הָאֹמֵ֗ר אֶבְנֶה־לִּי֙ בֵּ֣ית מִדּ֔וֹת וַעֲלִיּ֖וֹת מְרֻוָּחִ֑ים וְקָ֤רַֽע לוֹ֙ חַלּוֹנָ֔י וְסָפ֣וּן בָּאָ֔רֶז וּמָשׁ֖וֹחַ בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃
na nagsasabi: “Magtatayo ako para sa aking sarili ng isang malaking bahay at mga maluwang na silid sa itaas”; at binubuksan niya para sa kanyang sarili ang mga bintana nito, at binabalutan ito ng sedro, at pinipintahan ng pulang pangulay.
Bereshit Rabbah
“Jacob cooked a stew, and Esau came from the field and he was weary” (Genesis 25:29).
“Jacob cooked a stew” – he [Esau] said to him: ‘What is the nature of this stew?’ He said to him: ‘It is because that elder31Abraham. died.’ He said: ‘Did the attribute of justice strike that elder?’ He said to him: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘If so, there is no granting of reward and no revival of the dead.’32Esau was claiming that if the righteous Abraham died at a young age relative to Adam and Noah, that proved that there was no reward for righteousness. (Etz Yosef) The Divine Spirit screams: “Do not weep for the dead, and do not be moved for him” (Jeremiah 22:10) – this is Abraham; “Weep for one who is leaving” (Jeremiah 22:10) – this is Esau.
“Jacob cooked a stew” – he [Esau] said to him: ‘What is the nature of this stew?’ He said to him: ‘It is because that elder31Abraham. died.’ He said: ‘Did the attribute of justice strike that elder?’ He said to him: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘If so, there is no granting of reward and no revival of the dead.’32Esau was claiming that if the righteous Abraham died at a young age relative to Adam and Noah, that proved that there was no reward for righteousness. (Etz Yosef) The Divine Spirit screams: “Do not weep for the dead, and do not be moved for him” (Jeremiah 22:10) – this is Abraham; “Weep for one who is leaving” (Jeremiah 22:10) – this is Esau.