Gênesis 25:25

25 Saiu o primeiro, ruivo, todo ele como um vestido de pelo; e chamaram-lhe Esaú.

Gênesis 25:25 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 25:25

And the first came out red
Either his body, or rather the hair it was covered with, red; which was a sign, as Jarchi observes, that he would be a shedder of blood, fierce and cruel as were he and his posterity: all over like an hairy garment;
his body was all over full of hair, which stood as thick as a garment made of hair, and was a sign of the roughness of his disposition, as well as of the strength of his body: and they called his name Esau;
his parents, and those present at his birth, all that saw him thus covered with hair; for he had his name not from the colour of his body or hair; for the word does not signify "red", but comes from a word which signifies "to make", he being a "maker": that made his way out before his brother, or an active man as afterwards, or because of his hair was "made" or born more like a man than a child; and so the Targum adds,

``because he was wholly perfect, with the hair of his head and beard, and with his teeth and grinders:''

but chiefly because of his hairiness, for Esau in the Arabic language signifies "covered" ^F6, as he was with hair: some say, a word in that language signifies a hairy garment made of camel's hair ^F7.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 <arabic> "texit", "operuit", Castel. col. 2930.
F7 Vid. Stockium. p. 923.

Gênesis 25:25 In-Context

23 Respondeu-lhe o Senhor: Duas nações há no teu ventre, e dois povos se dividirão das tuas estranhas, e um povo será mais forte do que o outro povo, e o mais velho servirá ao mais moço.

24 Cumpridos que foram os dias para ela dar � luz, eis que havia gêmeos no seu ventre.

25 Saiu o primeiro, ruivo, todo ele como um vestido de pelo; e chamaram-lhe Esaú.

26 Depois saiu o seu irmão, agarrada sua mão ao calcanhar de Esaú; pelo que foi chamado Jacó. E Isaque tinha sessenta anos quando Rebeca os deu � luz.

27 Cresceram os meninos; e Esaú tornou-se perito caçador, homem do campo; mas Jacó, homem sossegado, que habitava em tendas.