Observe here, 1. Concerning Esau himself, Gen. 36:1. He is called Edom (and again, Gen. 36:8), that name by which was perpetuated the remembrance of the foolish bargain he made, when he sold his birthright for that red, that red pottage . The very mention of that name is enough to intimate the reason why his family is turned off with such a short account. Note, If men do a wrong thing they must th...