Going through Genesis, looking at the patriarchs, and this is a common theme:
Isaac was younger than Ishmael
Jacob was younger the Esau
Josephs sons, Ephraim was younger then Manasseh
It is a curious repetition.
I have seen some commentary by secular scholars that this was related to the politics of the tribes in Canaan / Israel. I'm not really interested in a discussion about that.
I was wondering if anyone has read or knows of a reference on the significance of this from a Biblical perspective. I have not been able to identify any due to the amount of information about the political view.
Isaac was younger than Ishmael
Jacob was younger the Esau
Josephs sons, Ephraim was younger then Manasseh
It is a curious repetition.
I have seen some commentary by secular scholars that this was related to the politics of the tribes in Canaan / Israel. I'm not really interested in a discussion about that.
I was wondering if anyone has read or knows of a reference on the significance of this from a Biblical perspective. I have not been able to identify any due to the amount of information about the political view.