Genesis 27:41-

” He is bent not just on murder but on fratricide; he is intent on slaying the very one whom he should protect. He is potentially a second Cain.

Gordon J. Wenham, Genesis 16–50, vol. 2, Word Biblical Commentary (Dallas: Word, Incorporated, 1994), 212.

This remark about Esau marrying an Ishmaelite suggests a close association between the two groups; 16:12 and 27:39–40 certainly suggest they were kindred spirits.

Gordon J. Wenham, Genesis 16–50, vol. 2, Word Biblical Commentary (Dallas: Word, Incorporated, 1994), 214.

According to the traditional source critics (see de Pury, Promesse divine, 34–35), this section comes from J and E. From J come vv 13–16, 19a, that is, the divine promises and the naming of Bethel; from E come vv 11–12, 17–18, 20–21a, 22, that is, the dream, the erection of the stone, and Jacob’s vow. There is wide agreement on this analysis, but no clear consensus about v 10 (either J or E), about 19b (J or redactor), or about 21b (E or redactor). In the fullest recent study on these lines, de Pury argues that v 10 is common to J and E and that 19b is redaction and v 21b is E. However, he points out that it is most unlikely that E’s version of the dream ended at v 12. All other ancient Near Eastern dreams directed to the foundation of a sanctuary end with the god himself appearing and speaking

Gordon J. Wenham, Genesis 16–50, vol. 2, Word Biblical Commentary (Dallas: Word, Incorporated, 1994), 219–220.

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