March 22, 2010 – Genesis 25

First of all, I didn’t realize that Abraham then has a third woman that he has children with.  You hear about Isaac and Ishmael and their two mothers, but you never hear about this third.  I guess it gets glossed over because the focus soon becomes Jacob and Esau. 

Why do we think Esau cared little for his birthright.  You would think because he is the oldest and a hunter, I am assuming he is aggressive and competitive, he would strongly want his birthright.  It just doesn’t seem to fit.  A lot of new names to put into the family tree.  I will do that tomorrow.