Genesis 25:27

Modern English Version

So the boys grew. Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a calm man, living in tents.

Cross References

Genesis 10:9

He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. Therefore it is said, “Even like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.”

Genesis 21:20

God was with the boy; and he grew and lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

Genesis 27:40

You will live by your sword and will serve your brother. When you become restless, you will break his yoke from your neck.”

Genesis 46:34

you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, because every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”

Genesis 6:9

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man and blameless among his contemporaries. Noah walked with God.

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, fearing God and avoiding evil.

Job 1:8

And the Lord said to the Adversary, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man, who fears God, and avoids evil?”

Job 2:3

The Lord said to the Adversary, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man, who fears God and avoids evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you moved Me against him, to destroy him without cause.”

Psalm 37:37

Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.

Jeremiah 35:7

You shall not build a house, sow seed, plant a vineyard, nor own one, but all your days you shall dwell in tents, so that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.’

Hebrews 11:9

By faith he dwelt in the promised land, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs of the same promise,