Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for wild game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Genesis 27:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Rebekah said to her son Jacob, ‘Listen! I heard your father talking with your brother Esau. He said, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Rebekah said to Jacob her younger son, See here, I heard your father say to Esau your brother, American Standard Version (1901) And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, Common English Bible Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “I just heard your father saying to your brother Esau, Catholic Public Domain Version she said to her son Jacob: "I heard your father speaking with your brother Esau, and saying to him, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version She said to her son Jacob: I heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, and saying to him: |
Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for wild game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Now Rebekah was listening to what Isaac said to his son Esau. So while Esau went to the field to hunt some game to bring in,
“Bring me game and make a delicious meal for me to eat so that I can bless you in the Lord’s presence before I die.”