6.1.15 Gen. 25: Abraham’s Death

After the courtship of Isaac, described with oriental detail and clear  narrative joy, Abraham’s mission is now fulfilled. Very briefly, as it were  under a distant second, are now dealt with one after the other:

•  Abraham’s second marriage including family tree 
• Abraham’s death and burial 
• Ishmael and his family tree 
• Birth of Esau and Jacob and finally the 
• Sale of the birthright for a dish of lentils. 

According to vRad, there is an unusual self-irony in the folk  etymological explanation of the name Jacob יעקב from the word for heel  עקב (‘kb) in 25:26. יעקב probably means “God may protect.”