“And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.”
Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob. The parental favoritism is stated flatly and without editorial comment — but its effects will run through the family for a generation. Isaac's preference is sensory and relational; Rebekah's preference carries the weight of the divine announcement in verse 23. Proverbs 17:2 and 22:6 speak to the formation of children; Colossians 3:21 warns against embitterment of children. The application: parental favoritism in the biblical narrative consistently produces family conflict. The text records it honestly without commending it.
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