Genesis 27:36 — Esau replied, “My brother deserves the name Jacob, because he has already cheat… — CEV | maBible

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36 Esau replied, “My brother deserves the name Jacob, because he has already cheated me twice. The first time he cheated me out of my rights as the first-born son, and now he has cheated me out of my blessing.” Then Esau asked his father, “Don't you have any blessing left for me?”

Passage themes

The supplanter's name — Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times
Birthright and blessing lost — he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing

Notes and references

27.36 Gn 25.29-34.
Jacob: In Hebrew “Jacob” sounds like “cheat.”

Events in this chapter

27.1 — Jacob vole bénédiction d’Esaü, fuit vers Laban

Did you know?

Bereshit : « Au commencement » Le mot « Genèse » vient du grec genesis, qui signifie « origine ». En hébreu, le livre s'appelle Bereshit, « Au commencement », son tout premier mot.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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