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Gen. 25:27 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunningp hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling inq tents.

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Gen. 27:3• ³And now, I pray thee, take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt me venison, (Gen. 27:3)

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Heb. 11:9• ⁹By faith he sojourned as a stranger in the land of promise as a foreign country, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; (Heb. 11:9)

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a cunning.

Gen. 10:9• ⁹He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah; therefore it is said, As Nimrod, the mighty hunter before Jehovah! (Gen. 10:9)

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Gen. 21:20• ²⁰And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. (Gen. 21:20)

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Gen. 27:3‑5,40• ³And now, I pray thee, take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt me venison,
⁴and prepare me a savoury dish such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, in order that my soul may bless thee before I die.
⁵And Rebecca heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt venison, to bring it.
⁴⁰And by thy sword shalt thou live; And thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass when thou rovest about, That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. (Gen. 27:3‑5,40)

a plain main.

Gen. 6:9• ⁹This is the history of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect amongst his generations: Noah walked with God. (Gen. 6:9)

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Gen. 28:10‑11• ¹⁰And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went towards Haran.
¹¹And he lighted on a certain place, and lodged there, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of the place, and made it his pillow, and lay down in that place. (Gen. 28:10‑11)

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Gen. 31:39‑41• ³⁹What was torn I have not brought to thee; I had to bear the loss of it: of my hand hast thou required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.
⁴⁰Thus it was with me: in the day the heat consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.
⁴¹I have been these twenty years in thy house: I have served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou hast changed my wages ten times. (Gen. 31:39‑41)

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Gen. 46:34• ³⁴then ye shall say, Thy servants are men that have been occupied with cattle from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers; in order that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians. (Gen. 46:34)

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Job 1:1,8• ¹There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and this man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and abstained from evil.
⁸And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil? (Job 1:1,8)

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Job 2:3• ³And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil? and still he remaineth firm in his integrity, though thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause. (Job 2:3)

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Psa. 37:37• ³⁷Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace; (Psa. 37:37)

dwelling.

Heb. 11:9• ⁹By faith he sojourned as a stranger in the land of promise as a foreign country, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; (Heb. 11:9)

• In Jacob there was nothing naturally attractive (“Genesis 25” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the boys grew, and Esau became a man skilled in hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob was a homely man, dwelling in tents.