Genesis 36: Hatred Travels Through Heritage. Renounce It!

The genealogy of Esau–the Edomite or ‘red’ one–is charged with rancor, hatred, and cruelty against the lineage of Jacob. Jealousy and bitterness dominate their behavior against the Israelites through history, blocking their passage through their land during the exodus their Israelites from Egypt and betraying them to the Babylonians during the fall of Jerusalem. A glimmer of hope can be seen through the rise of a ruler by the name of Jobab–who could be the Biblical Job from the book of Job, the most righteous man alive on earth at the time. Hatred can be broken off our heritage, but we must commit to renounce hatred against our relatives no matter what they have done.