Now I can’t say for certain that Esau’s son was the same Eliphaz the Temanite from the book of Job, but there exists the slight chance that it could have been. When dealing with chapters of genealogy, like this one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apparently Esau’s two Hittite wives were a “source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah”, according to Genesis 26:35, 27:46, and 28:8. Somehow, he didn’t figure this out until Isaac sent Jacob away to find a wife from their extended family.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Following up last week’s strip with one that occurs almost simultaneously and includes Moth. If you haven’t read the story already, here is the crux: A blind and elderly Isaac tells Esau to bring home some wild game so they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’re wondering where the title characters are this week, tune in next Monday to find out. In the meantime, read Genesis 27 to make sense of this silent cartoon.
This short story at the end of Genesis 25 has always stuck with me. Up until this point, we had not heard much about birthrights, and it seems no one in this account comes out smelling like roses. The parents[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So while Esau was running around hunting animals for dad, his brother Jacob was honing his culinary skills in the kitchen with mom. Apparently he made a pretty mean red stew. And that’s an oil lamp lighting up over Jacob’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hope you had a wonderful July 4 and ate lots of meat… or mushrooms, or tofu, or whatever you people eat.
So a brief word of explanation for those who might not be familiar with the story in Genesis 25 already: Esau means “hairy”, and he was also called Edom which means “red”. Both names describe him at birth. Jacob means[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
