GENE SIS XXV. birth , that bobs hand held his brother by the heele,was all, extraordinarily ftrange,and peril- !lofts lr the life of both mother and child. See the like after, in Gen.38,28. he called] that is, ever)onecalled;as in verf..25 it iswritten,thrycalled: or,hewaf called; fo verf. 30. See the notes on Gen. s 6. t 4. Ill&] that fignifieth one that Amid hart by the foot, or overthrow his brother. 2 7 Vert 27. a cunning bunt finan] Hebr. a man lVrew- ieg bunting. of the field] ranging the fields for to hunt beafts. Of a dlCppoption much like Ifmaelr, Gen. 16. 12. or Nimrodr,Gen.10.9. ppeerfeil] of a religious, honett, plaine andfimple dilpoli- tion, without guile or wickedneffe : as theGreek tranflateth, unfeigned. See Genef. 6. 9. dwel- ling] or, fitting in tent, : that is , either keeping home, (as Judg. 5. 24.) or being with tbefheep- folds as an hearder : for the fhepherds kept in coats, Gen. 4. 20. Efay 38. l a. and inch was la- stYbs trade, and his childrens, Gen. 46. 34. Be- fides, that dwelling in tents, fignified his pilgri- mage in the land, Heb. 15. 9. Hereupon layobs tents, are ufed for the Rate of the Commonwealth of Ifrael, Num.24.5. Mal. 2./ 2. The Greeke here tranflateth, dwelling in boufee: but the Chaldee faith, Aminiflerof the hoof ofDoïfrine: as giving himfelfe to religious Rudy and fchollerfhip. So other of the Hebrew Do&ors; as in Perkei R. Eli- ezer, chap. 2. it is Paid, Afier the children were grow m, the one walked in the way of life, the other walked in the way of death. Jakob our father walked in the way of life, for be dwelt in tents, and ffndied the Law all bis daies ; but Elan the wicked , walked in the we of death* kill Jacob Gen. 27. 41. Verf. 28. in bit mouth or, for hia mouth; namely, hio meat, as the Greeke explaineth it : that is, be- cauCe he delighted to gate of Efauf venifon. This love for carnall refpe&, continued contrarie to the Oracle of God, but it was difappointed, Ge- I ne .. 27. 4. 33. 29 Verl29. pottage] or broth: Hebrew, fad a fetbing. faint] with wearineffe ; as the word implieth. This fignified Efaua vaine imployment of his time and ftrength: whereas they that wait on the Lord fpiritually, faint not, Efay 40. 30, 31. but the righteous eatetb to the fatiafying of hie four, Prov. r3. 25. 30 1 Vert. 30. Let me tafle] or leIme bate a draught; the Greeke and Chaldee tranflate it, tafle. It is a wordnot ufed, but in this place. red] which in Hebrew is Adorn: whereupon his name was called "Edon. The doubling of the word red, and omit- , tiug the word pottage, noteth Efaur haft and gree- dineffe,increafed allo by the colour. be called] or, his name war called JEdom, that is, Rut : for pee was ruddy when pee was borne, verf 25. and now longing for red broth, and felling his birthright for it; this name was given him as a brand-marke of his greedtneffe and prophaneneffe. Verf. 31. this day] or, even now : the Hebr. Cajom, As to day, is often ufed for hajom , &it day, as the Greek here interpreteth it,and in ver.23. follow- ing. So in r Sam. 2.16.and 9.13.27.2 Chron.18. 4. And the Hebrew word for As, is often a very 2 97 affirmation: fee Gen.27.12. fir$ birthright] The dignity whereof, the law Iheweth to be great,in that all the firft- borne were peculiarly conCecra- ted and given unto God, Exod.22.29. were next in honour to their parents,Gen.49.3. had a dou- ble portion of their fathers goods, Deut. a r. 1y. fircceeded them in the government of the family, or kingdom, 2 Chron.z 1.3. and adminiltration of the Prielthood and fèrvice of God , Numb. 8. t 4, -17. Therefore the firfl -borne is ufed for one that is loved, and deare to his £ache; , Exò. 4. 22. and higher then his brethren, Plains. 89. 28. and figured Chrift, Rom. 8. 29. and trueChritlians heires of the kingdom ofheaven, Hebr. 52.23. This honcur lakób (trove to have at his birth; but miffing then, he feeketh now , and obtaineth it. The Greek tranflateth it plurally, firlI birthrights; and fo doth the Apoftle in Heb. 12.16. VerC 32. going to die] that is, ready ,orin danger to 32 die : which may be meant, both in refpeec of his prelim hunger, which could not (as he profane- ly thought ) be fatisfied with the title of his birthright : and of his daily danger to be killed by the wild beafts , in the field where he hunted. wherefore ferveth] or, wkatprofiteth ? as if he ehould fay, nothing at all. Verf..i3.Sweare to confirme the bargain,(Heb. 33 6. s 6.) and to make it irrevocable, (Pfal. t t o.4.& 15.4.)So by oath he renounced his birthright be- fore God, whole name is therfore ufed in oathes, Deut.6.13, be fold] It is recorded in the Jewes canon lawes, that the fir fl -borne who feletb thepar: ion ofbia birthright, even before it be parted, bit fateflande: b in force , becaufe the firfl -borne bath part in the birth- right before the parting thereof: Maimony treat. of Inheritances, chap. 3. feet. 6. Ver.34. of !moles] a kind of pull much like to 34 vetches ,or fmall peak; and but courfe food,fo vile an exchange did Efate make of his heavenly dig- nity: that not without caufe doth the holy Ghoft call him aprofane perlon ; who for one males meat fold bis frrribirobrights, Heb.12.r 6. It is a tradition of the Hebrew Doors, that Lentikr were wont to be eaten of men in their firrow and mourning: and that Jacob did feed upon Lemi /es, in mourning and forrow, for that the hingdame, and dominion, and fir birthright was Elates. Whereupon they alfò gather, that the formes of Efau fhould not fall , until! the re- mainder of Jacob come and give to the formes of Efau, food of Lentiles, with mourning and frrow , and take from them the damit/sm , kingdome , and firfl birthright which Jacob bought of him by oath. Piriei R. Eliezer, ch.35. eat and drinke] This feemethto intimate . not only a fatisfying of his hunger, but a carnal!' fecure defpifing of his honour now fold; as in'' t Cor. 1 5.32. Let tea eat and drink,for to morrow wee (hall die. went away] without (hewing any re- morfe or forrow, for his profane bargain. de- fßifed] unto this the Jerufalemie Paraphraft ad- deth , that bee o f de(f i fed hisportion in the' world to come; and denied the re fierretlion of the dead. Thus the Jewes efteemed his fa& moil irreligious and pro- fane : as the Apoitle alto doth, Heb. t a.16. K CHAP. / /
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