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פדן padān — Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.”
עשׂי ‛êśâv, Esau, “hairy, or made.”
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
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
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
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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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes