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What does Genesis 25:28 mean?
"Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob."
— Genesis 25:28 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.
After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.
Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob.
Jacob boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.
Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am famished.” Therefore his name was called Edom.
Jacob said, “First, sell me your birthright.”
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