1 And on the day that Isaac the father of Jacob and Esau died, [2162 A.M.] the sons of Esau heard that Isaac had given the portion of the elder to his younger son Jacob and they were very angry. (JUB) 2 And they strove with their father, saying 'Why has thy father given Jacob the portion of the elder and passed over thee, although thou art the elder and Jacob the younger?' (JUB)
Book of Jubilees 37:1–2
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Book of Jubilees 24:6–8
6 And Jacob gave his brother Esau bread and pottage, and he eat till he was satisfied, and Esau despised his birthright; for this reason was Esau's name called Edom, on account of the red pottage which Jacob gave him for his birthright. (JUB) 7 And Jacob became the elde… (JUB)
Genesis 27:40–42
40 You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.” 41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father a…
Book of Jubilees 26:34–35
34 And by thy sword wilt thou live, And thou wilt serve thy brother. And it shall come to pass when thou becomest great, And dost shake his yoke from off thy neck, Thou shalt sin a complete sin unto death, And thy seed shall be rooted out from under heaven.' (JUB) 35 And… (JUB)
Book of Jubilees 37:11–13
11 And they said unto their father: Go forth with them and lead them, else we shall slay thee.' (JUB) 12 And he was filled with wrath and indignation on seeing that his sons were forcing him to go before (them) to lead them against Jacob his brother. (JUB) 13 But afterward he remem… (JUB)
Book of Jubilees 27:1–2
1 And the words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebecca in a dream, and Rebecca sent and called Jacob her younger son, (JUB) 2 and said unto him: 'Behold Esau thy brother will take vengeance on thee so as to kill thee. (JUB)
Genesis 27:35–37
35 But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.” 36 So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for…
Genesis 37:3–5
3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors. 4 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind… 5 …
Book of Jubilees 19:14–16
14 And the youths grew, and Jacob learned to write; but Esau did not learn, for he was a man of the field and a hunter, and he learnt war, and all his deeds were fierce. (JUB) 15 And Abraham loved Jacob, but Isaac loved Esau. (JUB) 16 And Abraham saw the deeds of Esau, and he knew… (JUB)
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