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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Genesis 25:29

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Jacob sod pottage--made of lentils or small beans, which are common in Egypt and Syria. It is probable that it was made of Egyptian beans, which Jacob had procured as a dainty; for Esau was a stranger to it. It is very palatable; and to the weary hunter, faint with hunger, its odor must have been irresistibly tempting.
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