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His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn`t speak peaceably to him.
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The Poison of Parental Favoritism
Commentators warn that Jacob's visible favoritism was the direct cause of the brothers' hatred. Matthew Henry explicitly cautions parents against making such distinctions between children, as they inevitably lead to quarrels. The brothers' reaction demonstrates the destructive consequences of partiality within a family.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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