Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary
Genesis 25:27
Jacob was a plain man This probably means, that he was of a mild and gentle nature, of a contemplative turn of mind, and delighting in a pastoral life.
Jacob was a plain man This probably means, that he was of a mild and gentle nature, of a contemplative turn of mind, and delighting in a pastoral life.
Verse Genesis 25:27. _A MAN OF THE FIELD_] איש שדה _ish sadeh_, one who supported himself and family by _hunting_ and by _agriculture_. _JACOB_ WAS _A PLAIN MAN_] איש תם _ish tam_, a perfect or upri...
- LIII. Birth of Esau and Jacob 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...
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 ...
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...
CUNNING. knowing or skilled in. A MAN OF THE FIELD. "The field is the world. " PLAIN. upright or pure. Job 1:1; Job 1:8; Job 2:3, &c....
_a cunning hunter_ That is a skilful, expert hunter. The word "cunning" is used in its old English sense, with no idea of craft or deceit; see 1 Samuel 16:16. The Heb. means having a knowledge of the...
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...
_AND THE BOYS GREW: AND ESAU WAS A CUNNING HUNTER, A MAN OF THE FIELD; AND JACOB WAS A PLAIN MAN, DWELLING IN TENTS._ The boys grew - from the first opposite to each other in character, manners, and...
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...
CUNNING] i.e. clever. PLAIN] RM 'quiet' or 'harmless.' DWELLING IN TENTS] preferring home pursuits....
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...
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...
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHARACTERS OF ESAU AND JACOB. ESATU SELLS HIS BIRTHRIGHT. (27) THE “BOYS GREW. — With advancing years came also the formation of their characters. Esau became a skilful hunter, a “m...
וַֽ יִּגְדְּלוּ֙ הַ נְּעָרִ֔ים וַ יְהִ֣י עֵשׂ
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...
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...
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...
THE BIRTH OF JACOB AND ESAU After nineteen years of marriage, Isaac and Rebekah still had no children. Isaac prayed God would allow Rebekah to conceive. As John T. Willis observed, we may assume havin...
_A husbandman: a rustic, both in profession and manners, like Cain; while Jacob was a shepherd, in imitation of Abel, plain and honest. (Haydock)_...
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. How like was Esau to Nimrod! A man of the field, in scripture language means, a man...
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...
27._And the boys grew_. Moses now briefly describes the manners of them both. He does not, indeed, commend Jacob on account of those rare and excellent qualities, which are especially worthy of praise...
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...
AND THE BOYS GREW,.... In stature, became strong and fit for business, and betook themselves to different employments: AND ESAU WAS A CUNNING HUNTER, A MAN OF THE FIELD: whose business lay in tilling...
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob [was] a plain man, dwelling in tents. Ver. 27. _And the boys grew._] Nature, art, grace, all proceed from less perfect...
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...
And Jacob came unto Isaac, his father, unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. As Abraham had made the grove of terebinths which belonged to the Amorite...
THE TWO SONS, ESAU AND JACOB...
Jacob at Edar and Hebron...
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...
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...
27,28 Esau hunted the beasts of the field with dexterity and success, till he became a conqueror, ruling over his neighbours. Jacob was a plain man, one that liked the true delights of retirement, be...
ESAU WAS A HUNTER of wild beasts, and afterwards an oppressor of men. Compare GENESIS 10:9. This course of life was most agreeable to his complexion, fierce and violent. A MAN OF THE FIELD; one that d...
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...
Genesis 25:27 boys H5288 grew H1431 (H8799) Esau H6215 skillful H3045 (H8802) hunter H6718 man H376 field...
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...
Genesis 25:27 Esau was a huntsman. He belonged to the open air; he loved wild sports, and delighted to chase the wild beasts of the wilderness. Jacob, on the other hand, was more quiet, more self-rest...
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...
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,...
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...
_And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter_ ESAU, THE HUNTER I. A man of strong physical nature, a man of passion, with little self-restraint. II. A man of swift impulse. III. A man reckles...
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...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 25:25. Esau.] Signifies _hairy._ Some understand the word to be derived from a verb meaning done, or finished, and therefore describing one who was prematurely developed.— GE...
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,...
a cunning. Genesis 10:9 Genesis 21:20 Genesis 27:3 Genesis 27:40 a plain main....
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...
Esau was an hunter — And a man that knew how to live by his wits, for he was a cunning hunter. A man of the field — All for the game, and never so well but as when he was in pursuit of it. And Jacob w...