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IsaacיִצְחָקlovedוַיֶּאֱהַבEsau,אֶת עֵשָׂוbecauseכִּיgameצַיִדwas to his taste,בְּפִיוbut RebekahוְרִבְקָהlovedאֹהֶבֶתJacob.אֶת יַעֲקֹב
Genesis 25:28
Study it in the app“Isaac loved Esau, because game was to his taste, but Rebekah loved Jacob.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 25:28, word by word
- Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak
Isaac
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” appears- lovedיֶּאֱהַבyeehav
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “yeehav” appears- Esauעֵשָׂוesav
Esau
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” appears- gameצַיִדtsayid
game
What is hunted.
Where else “tsayid” appears- was to his tasteפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- but Rebekahרִבְקָהrivka
Rebekah
Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, wife of Isaac; mother of Esau and Jacob.
Where else “rivka” appears- Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
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” appears
The context
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.
28 · This verse (above)
29Jacob cooked a stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted.
To study Genesis 25 in a group
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?