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And Jacob boiled pottage. And Esau came in from the field, and he was faint.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

פדן padān — Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.”

עשׂי ‛êśâv, Esau, “hairy, or made.”

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).

THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And Jacob sod pottage. This narration differs little from the games of children. Jacob is cooking pottage; his brother returns from huntin…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Jacob sod pottage
Or boiled broth; this he did at a certain time, for this was not his usual employment; the Tar…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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 priv…

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