Genesis 25:28

And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison,.... Better than Jacob, not only because he was his firstborn, but because he brought him of the flesh of creatures, which he took in hunting,…

- LIII. Birth of Esau and Jacob 20. פדן padān, Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.” 25. עשׂי ‛êśâv, ‘Esaw, “hairy, or made.” 26. יעקב ya‛ăqôb, Ja’aqob, “he shall take the heel.” 27. תם…

Isaac loved Esau - but Rebekah loved Jacob - This is an early proof of unwarrantable parental attachment to one child in preference to another. Isaac loved Esau, and Rebekah loved Jacob; and in…

We have here an account of the birth of Jacob and Esau, the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah: their entrance into the world was (which is not usual) one of the most considerable parts of their story;…

because … venison Cf. Gen 27:3-4.

Rebekah loved Jacob i.e. more than Esau. We have in this verse the division of the two pairs, Isaac and Esau, Rebekah and Jacob, on which turns the narrative in chap.…