Genesis 8:10

8:10 He waited seven more days and then sent out the dove again from the ark.

Genesis 8:16

8:16 “Come out of the ark, you, your wife, your sons, and your sons’ wives with you.

Genesis 8:18

8:18 Noah went out along with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives.

Genesis 22:10

22:10 Then Abraham reached out his hand, took the knife, and prepared to slaughter ¹  his son.

Genesis 25:25

25:25 The first came out reddish ²  all over, ³  like a hairy ⁴  garment, so they named him Esau. ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “in order to slaughter.”

² sn Reddish. The Hebrew word translated “reddish” is אַדְמוֹנִי (’admoni), which forms a wordplay on the Edomites, Esau’s descendants. The writer sees in Esau’s appearance at birth a sign of what was to come. After all, the reader has already been made aware of the “nations” that were being born.

³ tn Heb “all of him.”

⁴ sn Hairy. Here is another wordplay involving the descendants of Esau. The Hebrew word translated “hairy” is שֵׂעָר (se’ar); the Edomites will later live in Mount Seir, perhaps named for its wooded nature.

⁵ tn Heb “And they called his name Esau.” The name “Esau” (עֵשָׂו, ’esav) is not etymologically related to שֵׂעָר (se’ar), but it draws on some of the sounds.