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Commentary for Malachi 1:3

וְאֶת־עֵשָׂ֖ו שָׂנֵ֑אתִי וָאָשִׂ֤ים אֶת־הָרָיו֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה וְאֶת־נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְתַנּ֥וֹת מִדְבָּֽר׃

But Esau I hated, And made his mountains a desolation, And gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.

Rashi on Malachi

And I hated Esau to push him off to a land because of Jacob, his brother. Now it is customary in the world that, if one has two sons, he selects a beautiful portion for the firstborn.
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Rashi on Malachi

and I made his mountains desolate They do not compare to the mountains of Israel.
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Rashi on Malachi

for the jackals of the desert A den of jackals.
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