Lesson 7 Flashcards
Isaac’s son; received his father’s blessing
Jacob
Isaac’s son; sold his birthright to Jacob
Esau
Jacob’s dream, in which angels were ascending and descending a ladder to Heaven
Jacob’s ladder
“He sold his birthright for a mess of pottage”
to sell your future for immediate pleasure
family inheritance for the firstborn
birthright
Books of History
Joshua Judges Ruth I Samuel II Samuel I Kings II Kings I Chronicls II Chronicles Exra Nehemiah Esther
Sold birthright for a mess of pottage
Esau
Isaac’s twin sons
Jacob and Esau
The three patriarchs
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
The three patriarch wifes
Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel
Why did Esau sell his birthright?
He sold it for something to eat. He lived for the present rather than planning for the future.
twenty
score
deer meat
venison
family inheritance for the firstborn
birthright
holder for arrows
quiver
to kill
slay
harness for a beast of burden
yoke
salty or flavorful
savory
to get or bring
fetch
young goats
kids
settled a score; got a payback
revenged
rage or anger
fury
heir of blessing
firstborn
punishment; opposite of blessing
curse
one who hides the truth or one who lies
deceiver
to grieve for a loss
mourn
Genesis 25:7
Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.