Genesis 25:29

And Jacob sod pottage,.... Or boiled broth; this he did at a certain time, for this was not his usual employment; the Targum of Jonathan says, it was on the day in which Abraham died; and whereas this…

- 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…

Sod pottage - יזד נזיד yazed nazid, he boiled a boiling; and this we are informed, Gen 25:34, was of עדשים adashim, what the Septuagint render φακος, and we, following them and the Vulgate lens,…

We have here a bargain made between Jacob and Esau about the birthright, which was Esau's by providence but Jacob's by promise. It was a spiritual privilege, including the excellency of dignity and…