29 Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished. 27 When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. 27 When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents. 27 When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents. Aspire Quiet Living We find one of the major passages about this life in Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians, where he writes: …that you also aspire to lead a quiet life , to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing. 29 Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. God forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent in which He dwelt in man (Ps. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. 28 Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. Judges 18:7 - Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were in it living in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was no ruler humiliating them for anything in the land, and they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone. And Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. - American Standard Version (1901) And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents. 28 Isaac loved Esau, because he was fond of game; but Rebekah loved Jacob. Genesis 24:67 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. (ESV) I'm wondering about this word "quiet" (tām). 29 Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished. ( Bereishit 25:27) "A cunning hunter" — understanding how to entrap and deceive his father with his mouth. 78:60), where "tent" signifies the same as "temple," in which God is said to "dwell" when He is present with man in love. And the boys grew; and Esav was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Yaakov was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. Hence the man who lived in holy worship, was called by the ancients a tent, and afterwards a temple. And Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. 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