創世記 25:25

25 先 產 的 身 體 發 紅 ， 渾 身 有 毛 ， 如 同 皮 衣 ， 他 們 就 給 他 起 名 叫 以 掃 ( 就 是 有 毛 的 意 思 ) 。

創世記 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.

創世記 25:25 In-Context

23 耶 和 華 對 他 說 ： 兩 國 在 你 腹 內 ； 兩 族 要 從 你 身 上 出 來 。 這 族 必 強 於 那 族 ； 將 來 大 的 要 服 事 小 的 。

24 生 產 的 日 子 到 了 ， 腹 中 果 然 是 雙 子 。

25 先 產 的 身 體 發 紅 ， 渾 身 有 毛 ， 如 同 皮 衣 ， 他 們 就 給 他 起 名 叫 以 掃 ( 就 是 有 毛 的 意 思 ) 。

26 隨 後 又 生 了 以 掃 的 兄 弟 ， 手 抓 住 以 掃 的 腳 跟 ， 因 此 給 他 起 名 叫 雅 各 ( 就 是 抓 住 的 意 思 ) 。 利 百 加 生 下 兩 個 兒 子 的 時 候 ， 以 撒 年 正 六 十 歲 。

27 兩 個 孩 子 漸 漸 長 大 ， 以 掃 善 於 打 獵 ， 常 在 田 野 ； 雅 各 為 人 安 靜 ， 常 住 在 帳 棚 裡 。