Gen 25:25 | TNotes | STEP | 25:25 Two wordplays anticipate Esau’s later life. Esau sounds like Hebrew se‘ar, which means “hair”; Esau’s later homeland, Edom, was known as Seir (“hairy”) because it was wooded (as though covered with hair). • red (Hebrew ’admoni ) sounds like Esau’s other name, Edom (25:27-34 ); Edom had red soil. • Esau’s >hair was like the fur coat of an animal, foreshadowing his unspiritual character (25:34 ; Heb 12:16 ; cp. Lev 26:22 ; Deut 7:22 ; 1 Cor 15:32 ). The description of the child uses words that highlight the Edomites’ nature.

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‏ Genesis 25:25

25:25 ^a Two wordplays anticipate Esau’s later life. Esau sounds like Hebrew se‘ar, which means “hair”; Esau’s later homeland, Edom, was known as Seir (“hairy”) because it was wooded (as though covered with hair).

• red (Hebrew ’admoni) sounds like Esau’s other name, Edom (25:27-34 ^b); Edom had red soil.

• Esau’s >hair was like the fur coat of an animal, foreshadowing his unspiritual character (25:34 ^c; Heb 12:16 ^d; cp. Lev 26:22 ^e; Deut 7:22 ^f; 1 Cor 15:32 ^g). The description of the child uses words that highlight the Edomites’ nature.