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Verse Genesis 25:31. _SELL ME THIS DAY THY BIRTHRIGHT._] What the
בחרה _bechorah_ or birthright was, has greatly divided both
ancient and modern commentators. It is generally supposed that the
followi...
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20. פדן _padān_, Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut,
plow.”
25. עשׂי _‛__êśâv_, ‘Esaw, “hairy, or made.”
26. יעקב _ya‛ăqôb_, Ja’aqob, “he shall take the hee...
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IX. THE GENERATIONS OF ISAAC
CHAPTER 25:19-34 Esau and Jacob
_ 1. Rebekah barren and the answered prayer (Genesis 25:19)_
2. The birth of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 25:23)
3. The growth of the boys ...
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THE BIRTH OF JACOB AND ESAU. JACOB TAKES ADVANTAGE OF ESAU TO SECURE
HIS BIRTHRIGHT. At this point we pass to the story of Jacob. In the
present section Genesis 25:19 f., Genesis 25:26_ b_ belong to P...
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THIS DAY. Hebrew "as on this very day. "Figure of speech _Simile._
App-6. Compare Luke 23:43.
BIRTHRIGHT. Included (1) the Father's blessing and supremacy (which
went to Jacob, Genesis 27, and Jud 49:...
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_this day_ Rather, as R.V. marg., _first of all_. So also in Genesis
25:33. See 1 Samuel 2:16, "they will surely burn the fat _presently_,"
where "presently" = Heb. "this day," i.e. "first of all." Th...
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SELL ME THY BIRTH-RIGHT— To judge rightly of the _profaneness_ of
Esau, (Hebrews 12:16.) we must consider what rights were attached to
primogeniture. Now these were, 1st, Pre-eminence over the rest of...
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PART THIRTY-SEVEN
THE STORY OF ISAAC; THE TWINS AND THE BIRTHRIGHT
(Genesis 25:19-34)
_1. Introduction_
Having concluded the account of all that needed to be known about
Ishmael and his progeny, th...
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_AND JACOB SAID, SELL ME THIS DAY THY BIRTHRIGHT._
Jacob said, Sell me ... thy birth-right - i:e., the rights and
privileges of the first-born, which were very important. The Chief of
these were a do...
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25:31 now (f-6) Or, 'first.'...
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THE SONS OF ABRAHAM BY KETURAH. DEATH AND BURIAL OF ABRAHAM.
DESCENDANTS OF ISHMAEL. BIRTH AND YOUTH OF ESAU AND JACOB
1. It is not known at what period of his life Abraham took Keturah as
his seconda...
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SELL ME.. THY BIRTHRIGHT] The birthright included the headship of the
family, a double portion of the inheritance (Deuteronomy 21:17),
priestly rights (in these early days), and in the family of Abrah...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 25
ABRAHAM DIES
V1 Abraham married another wife, who was called Keturah. V2 She
became the mother of Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and S...
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The right of the oldest son was very important. There were two reasons
for this. The oldest son took most of his father’s possessions when
his father died. That was one reason, but the other reason wa...
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THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham begat Isaac — The _Tôldôth_ in its original form gave
probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing up his des...
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וַ יֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִכְרָ֥ה כַ †
יֹּ֛ום...
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ESAU AND JACOB
Genesis 25:1
"He goeth as an ox goeth to the slaughter, till a dart strike through
his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is
for his life."- Proverbs 7:22...
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JACOB AND ESAU, TWIN BROTHERS
Genesis 25:19
In the thought of that age, the birthright carried with it the
spiritual leadership of the tribe. To be the priest of the family, to
stand between the Most...
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The record of the death of Abraham is full of beauty. His life had
been spent in the realm of the supernatural, the region of vision, the
power of the spiritual. The whole of it is summed up in the wo...
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THE SELLING OF THE BIRTHRIGHT
A special blessing ordinarily went to the firstborn. In fact, under
the law of Moses, the firstborn received a double portion when the
inheritance was distributed. Of co...
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Sell me. He had been informed by his mother, that God had transferred
the birth-right to him; and, therefore, he takes this opportunity to
obtain the consent of Esau quietly. The latter, who knew noth...
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And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red
pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. And...
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Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the
remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the
Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
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We have next the election of God which now sets apart the earthly
people, Jacob. It is remarkable how little we have of Isaac, nothing
but his remaining in heavenly places, I mean of course in the fig...
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AND JACOB SAID, SELL ME THIS DAY THY BIRTHRIGHT. Which had many
privileges annexed to it, as honour and authority in the family next
to parents; a double portion of inheritance; some say the exercise...
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_Sod_ That is, boiled. _Edom_, or _red. Sell me this day thy
birthright_ He cannot be excused in taking advantage of Esau's
necessity; yet neither can Esau be excused, who was profane, Hebrews
12:16,...
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1 The sonnes of Abraham by Keturah.
5 The diuision of his goods.
7 His age and death.
9 His buriall.
12 The generations of Ishmael.
17 His age, and death.
19 Isaac prayeth for Rebekah being barr...
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Esau Sells His Birthright...
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And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. This was not a low
form of cunning which took advantage of the opponent's weakness, but
the believing Jacob made use of the opportunity to acquire lega...
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SECOND SECTION
_Jacob and Esau_
GENESIS 25:19-34
19And these _are_ the generations [genealogies] of Isaac, Abraham’s
son: Abraham begat Isaac: 20And Isaac was forty years old when he took
Rebekah to...
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OTHER GENERATIONS OF ABRAHAM
We are not told what time Abraham took Keturah as a wife. Of course,
God could enable him to be a father of children even after Sarah had
died, but in this case he would b...
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29-34 We have here the bargain made between Jacob and Esau about the
right, which was Esau's by birth, but Jacob's by promise. It was for a
spiritual privilege; and we see Jacob's desire of the birth...
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_ 1805_ i.e. Speedily, without delay. So this Hebrew word is used 1
SAMUEL 2:16, 1 SAMUEL 9:13,27 2 CHRONICLES 18:4. The birthright then
had divers singular privileges; as,
1. Dignity and authority ov...
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In the opening of this chapter, Abraham's second marriage is set
before us, an event not without its interest to the spiritual mind,
when viewed in connection with what we have been considering in the...
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Genesis 25:31 Jacob H3290 said H559 (H8799) Sell H4376 (H8798)
birthright H1062 day H3117...
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THE SALE OF THE BIRTHRIGHT (GENESIS 25:27).
Genesis 25:27
‘And the boys grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the open
country, and Jacob was a perfect man, dwelling in tents.'
The two boys...
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BIRTHRIGHT
The "birthright" had three elements:
(1) Until the establishment of the Aaronic priesthood the head of the
family exercised priestly rights.
(2) The Abrahamic family held the Edenic prom...
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Genesis 25
_(with Hebrews 12:16)_
The chief use, apparently, of some men's lives is that they may serve
as beacons, warning off those who come after them from quicksand or
whirlpool. They flame amids...
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Genesis 25:29
The story of the birthright shows us what kind of a man Esau was:
hasty, careless, fond of the good things of this life. He had no
reason to complain if he lost his birthright. He did no...
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CONTENTS: Abraham weds Keturah. Isaac becomes Abraham's heir. Death of
Abraham. Generations of Ishmael and Isaac. Birth of Esau and Jacob and
the sale of the birthright.
CHARACTERS: Abraham, Keturah,...
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Genesis 25:1. _Keturah_ is here called a wife; but a learned writer in
his _Bibliotheca Biblia,_ printed at Oxford 1720, brings forward a
supposition of the Jews, that Hagar returned to Abraham after...
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_Esau despised his birthright_
THE STORY OF THE BIRTHRIGHT
The story of the birthright shows us what kind of a man Esau was:
hasty, careless, fond of the good things of this life.
He had no reason t...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 25:27 These verses tell of ESAU selling his
birthright to JACOB. While Jacob may be criticized for exploiting his
brother in a moment of weakness, Esau is indifferent toward hi...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 25:29. Sod pottage.] “That is, _seethed or boiled_—_a
soup._ This pottage is a very common dish in that country. It is made
up of different grain or lentiles, bruised and boi...
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Then in chapter twenty-five we find that
Abraham [after Sarah's death] took another wife, her name was Keturah.
[The name means, "mother of us all".] And she bare him Zimran,
Jokshan, Medan, Midian,...
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Genesis 25:31...
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JACOB, A PRINCE WITH GOD
Genesis 25:27
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Our study centers around Jacob, one of the ancient heroes of the
faith.
1. JACOB WAS AN HEBREW OF THE HEBREWS. He was, in fact, the head of...
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Sell me this day thy birth — right — He cannot be excused in
taking advantage of Esau's necessity, yet neither can Esau be excused
who is profane, Hebrews 12:16, because for one morsel of meat he sold...
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Did Jacob purchase the birthright or get it by deception?
PROBLEM: This text says Esau was asked by Jacob to “sell” him the
birthright. But Genesis 29:1ff tells how he got it by deception.
SOLUTION:...