Genesis 25

[dreamer_easy]

Halfway mark!

- I think I'm starting to get an inkling of why the dispute over whether Ishmael or Isaac was the near-miss sacrificial victim is important: it's really a dispute over who's the first-born son and thus the rightful heir of Abraham. (Got a lift from a Uniting Church minister this evening who mentioned that many of these stories are also told in the Koran - must investigate.)

- Where is Shur? Is that Syria? (But then there are mentions of Syrians elsewhere, so I guess not.)

- Esau's hairiness reminds me of Enkidu. For no really very good reason. Moving swiftly on.

- I wonder if the story of the pottage recounts an actual business deal.

Comments

[kkglinka.livejournal.com]

Shur is probably another name for Ur, one of the main cities along the tigris and euphrates rivers. Ur had a lot of names, a bit like San Francisco (SanFran, Frisco, City of Angels, etc). Sometimes, it was the capitol city. But I know that from one of my art history courses (it was on architecture) not bible study. *shrug*

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

Bugger, we're both wrong.

Re: Cities

[kkglinka.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't mind. It's nice knowing there's an actual answer, for a change. :) 'Sides which, I tangled up SF and LA, just like I tangle up lemons and onions (now there's a good one, eh).