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Genesis 25:25

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And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
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  1. Genesis 27:11Rank 1 from verse 25
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    11And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:

  2. Genesis 27:16Rank 2 from verse 25
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    16And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

  3. Genesis 27:23Rank 3 from verse 25
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    23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.

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Genesis 25:25

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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hairy

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Overgrown with hair; covered with hair; abounding with hair.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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garment

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1. An article of clothing or covering worn or placed about the body. 2. Figuratively, something that covers or surrounds as clothing does.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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24¶ And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

25And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

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26And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

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