Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Genesis 27:6 - English Standard Version 2016 Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, 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 ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it,
‘Bring me game and prepare for me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you before the Lord before I die.’