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#610: Is Red a Jewish Color?

Rashi on Parashat Toldot, Bereshit/Genesis 25:25

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Bereshit/Genesis 25:25

וַיֵּצֵא הָרִאשׁוֹן אַדְמוֹנִי כֻּלּוֹ כְּאַדֶּרֶת שֵׂעָר וַיִּקְרְאוּ שְׁמוֹ עֵשָׂו׃

The first one emerged red, like a hairy mantle all over; so they named him Esau.

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The Torah says that Esau was born with a full mantle of red hair. Why red …

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