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Genesis 25:25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Genesis 25:25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
25 The first to emerge was reddish,[a] and his whole body was like a hairy mantle; so they named him Esau.
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- 25:25 Reddish: in Hebrew, ’admoni, a reference to Edom, another name for Esau (v. 30; 36:1). Edom was also the name of the country south of Moab (southeast of the Dead Sea) where the descendants of Esau lived. It was called the “red” country because of its reddish sandstone. Moreover, “red” points ahead to the red stew in the next scene. Hairy: in Hebrew, se‘ar, a reference to Seir, another name for Edom (36:8).
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