Study it in the app“After that his brother came out, with his hand holding on to the heel of Esau, and he called his name Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.”
After thatוְאַחֲרֵי כֵןhis brotherאָחִיוcame out,יָצָאwith his handוְיָדוֹholdingאֹחֶזֶתon to the heelבַּעֲקֵבof Esau,עֵשָׂוand he calledוַיִּקְרָאhis nameשְׁמוֹJacob.יַעֲקֹבIsaacוְיִצְחָקwas sixtyשִׁשִּׁיםyears oldבֶּן שָׁנָהwhen she boreבְּלֶדֶתthem.אֹתָם
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsa” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsseize
To take something in the hand and not let go.
Where else “ochezet” appearsheel
The back part of the foot, under the ankle.
Where else “akev” appearsEsau
Esau, the elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob; also called Edom, father of the Edomites. The name also stands for his descendants.
Where else “esav” appearscall
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearsJacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appearsIsaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appearssixty
Sixty.
Where else “shishim” appearsyears old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “ben” appearsage
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shana” appearsbear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “ledet” appears“Jacob” (Yaaqov) sounds like “heel” (aqev).
25The first came out reddish, all of him like a cloak of hair, and they called his name Esau.
26 · This verse (above)
27The boys grew up, and Esau became a man skilled in hunting, a man of the field, while Jacob was a man of integrity, living in tents.
1. What it says
What did Esau do with his birthright, and what did he receive in exchange (vv. 29-34)?
2. What it means
What does the text mean when it ends, “Thus Esau despised his birthright” (v. 34)?
3. How I live it
What valuable thing are you at risk of trading away for a need of the moment?
