Esau, the Hunter
Genesis 25:27
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.


I. A man of strong physical nature, a man of passion, with little self-restraint.

II. A man of swift impulse.

III. A man reckless of consequences. The present, the immediate, arrests him.

IV. Esau had no sense of spiritual things.

(L. D. Bevan.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

WEB: The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.




Dwelling in Tents
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