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Jacob and Esau were the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and the grandsons of Abraham and Sarah. Of the twins, Esau was the first to be born with Jacob following, holding his heel. Isaac was sixty years old when the boys were born. Esau, a "man of the field", became a hunter [1] who had "rough" [2] qualities that distinguished him from his twin brother.
The following is a family tree for the descendants of the line of Noah's son Shem, through Abraham to Jacob and his sons. Dashed lines are marriage connections. Not all individuals in this portion of the Bible are given names. For example, one English translation of the Bible states in Genesis 11:13 that "After the birth of Shelah,
Jacob divides his family into two camps such that if one is taken the other might escape. [17] Jacob sends messengers to Esau, as well as gifts meant to appease him. [14] Jacob gets the name Israel after he wrestles with the Angel of God as he is traveling to Esau. His hip is knocked out of joint but he keeps on wrestling and gains the name. [a]
The New Testament states Isaac was "offered up" by his father Abraham, and that Isaac blessed his sons. [32] Paul contrasted Isaac, symbolizing Christian liberty , with the rejected older son Ishmael, symbolizing slavery; [ 5 ] [ 39 ] Hagar is associated with the Sinai covenant, while Sarah is associated with the covenant of grace, into which ...
Rashi says Isaac's suspicions were aroused even more, because Esau never used the personal name of God. [21] Isaac demanded that Jacob come close so he could feel him, but the goatskins felt just like Esau's hairy skin. Confused, Isaac exclaimed, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau!"
Other Christians from the period saw Isaac as a type of the "Word of God" who prefigured Christ. [25] This interpretation can be supported by symbolism and context such as Abraham sacrificing his son on the third day of the journey (Genesis 22:4), [26] or Abraham taking the wood and putting it on his son Isaac's shoulder (Genesis 22:6). [27]
The team discovered that within the King James Version Bible, a total of 3,418 distinct names were identified. Among these, 1,940 names pertain to individuals, 1,072 names refer to places, 317 names denote collective entities or nations, and 66 names are allocated to miscellaneous items such as months, rivers, or pagan deities.
The book of Genesis records the descendants of Adam and Eve.The enumerated genealogy in chapters 4, 5, and 11, reports the lineal male descent to Abraham, including the age at which each patriarch fathered his named son and the number of years he lived thereafter.