Genesis 27:36 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

He puts a perverse construction upon Jacob's name, as if it belonged not to him so properly, because of the manner of his birth, as because of his falseness and deceitfulness, and his tripping up his brother's heels. He took away my birthright; a false accusation; Jacob did not take it deceitfully, but Esau sold it profanely.

Genesis 27:36

36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?