Genesis 25:27

A Conservative Version

And the boys grew. And Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field. And Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

Cross References

Hebrews 11:9

By faith he lived alien in the land of promise as a foreigner, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow heirs of the same promise.

Genesis 21:20

And God was with the lad, and he grew. And he dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.

Genesis 10:9

He was a mighty hunter before LORD. Therefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before LORD.

Genesis 6:9

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.

Psalm 37:37

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for there is a [happy] end to the man of peace.

Job 1:8

And LORD said to Satan, Have thou considered my servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was perfect and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

Genesis 46:34

that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers, that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen, for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.

Genesis 27:40

And by thy sword thou shall live, and thou shall serve thy brother. And it shall come to pass, when thou shall break loose, that thou shall shake his yoke from off thy neck.

Job 2:3

And LORD said to Satan, Have thou considered my servant Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although thou m

Jeremiah 35:7

Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any, but all your days ye shall dwell in tents, that ye may live many days in the land in which ye sojourn.