Genesis - 28:8

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8 Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan didn't please Isaac, his father.

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 28:8.

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And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father.
Experiencing also that his father was not well pleased with the daughters of Chanaan:
And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan were evil in the sight of Isaac his father.
and Esau seeth that the daughters of Canaan are evil in the eyes of Isaac his father,
It was clear to Esau that his father had no love for the women of Canaan,
having evidence also that his father did not look with favor upon the daughters of Canaan,
Videns praeterea Esau quod malae filiae Chenaan in oculis Ishac patris sui:

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father. Who he perceived was displeased with the daughters of Canaan, or that they were "evil in his eyes" (i), offensive to him, and disapproved of by him, because of their ill manners: Rebekah is not mentioned, whose displeasure he cared not for.
(i) "malae in oculis", Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Drusius, Schmidt.

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