Gênesis 25:25

25 O primeiro a sair era ruivo,^[a] e todo o seu corpo era como um manto de pelos; por isso lhe deram o nome de Esaú.^[b]

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 Disse-lhe o SENHOR:“Duas nações estão em seu ventre;já desde as suas entranhas dois povos se separarão;um deles será mais forte que o outro,mas o mais velho servirá ao mais novo”.

24 Ao chegar a época de dar à luz, confirmou-se que havia gêmeos em seu ventre.

25 O primeiro a sair era ruivo, e todo o seu corpo era como um manto de pelos; por isso lhe deram o nome de Esaú.

26 Depois saiu seu irmão, com a mão agarrada no calcanhar de Esaú; pelo que lhe deram o nome de Jacó Tinha Isaque sessenta anos de idade quando Rebeca os deu à luz.

27 Os meninos cresceram. Esaú tornou-se caçador habilidoso e vivia percorrendo os campos, ao passo que Jacó cuidava do rebanho e vivia nas tendas.

Footnotes

• [a] Ou "moreno"
• [b] "Esaú " pode significar "peludo, cabeludo."