also, i'd like to ask how esau became so evil or hated when isaac gave him a blessing also after blessing ya'qub:
deutoronomy 23 7-8:
7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
8 The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the Lord in their third generation. (KJV)
also, i'd like to ask how esau became so evil or hated when isaac gave him a blessing also after blessing ya'qub:
deutoronomy 23 7-8:
The Bible reveals that Esau was hated because he detested his blessing, so much so, that he was willing to give it away to his little brother. A lot of Christians do not understand this because of not being able to understand what happened over a process of time. After Esau gave it away, well, later, he wanted it back only because of the good benefits that became manifested later in time. But because he did not endure the hardship of what it took to embrace his blessing, therefore, God rejected him.
Now, WHAT DO I MEAN? WHAT AM I REFERRING TOO?
In order to understand this blessing more, the life of his little brother needs to be understood.
Jacob was a plain man who like his grandfather Abraham dwelt in tents.
But Esau wanted to be associated with 'a status quo' flashier lifestyle of which he saw that was occurring in the Egyptian lands of the Philistim and etc. Esau did not want to be associated with the rugged lifestyle of the Negroes of Ham and yes, Abra-HAMites. Oh no. He was drawn to the fabulous civilizations that were developing.
Esau hated his Birthright of a Firstborn--to be like AbraHam, a wilderness man who dwelt in tent. NO matter that his grandfather was dominant and had a very successful lifestyle too. Abra-HAM developed a tent city culture and it was awesome, but Esau was embarrassed by that type of lifestyle. However little brother was down with that. Jacob took on the challenge. And so did his mothers. Both Sarah and Rebecca respected their husbands and lived that way of life.
But now, once Jacob migrated back down south to take over the lands, well, Esau was like NO WAY! I want to be the inheritor of this land! I WANT MY BIRTHRIGHT BACK! LOL!
But God said to Esau, 'Beware, don't pursue your brother. Vacate the lands! You gave it up. It's not yours anymore.'
FAST FORWARD to more than a thousand years later, HEROD now wants to be considered a Jew and reign over the land of Jerusalem. Oh but no. Jesus the Jew was born...in his rightrul land. The land of Israel.
The Edomites of Idumaea still try to identify as descendants of AbraHam, but this is a problem.
The descendants of Abraham should not be looking like ASSYRIANS. They should be looking like Syrians or better still Abrah---HAMites.
THERE IS MORE TO THIS STORY, but this may help to understand why God hated Edom.
And why the descendants of Edom continue to contend with the Jews and Israelites.
The Israelites should be looking like KUSH HAMITES and NOT Canaanite Hamites.