person
Esau
In Genesis 27 the hairy elder twin of Jacob, who deceived their blind father Isaac when Jacob covered himself with kidskin to feel like Esau. Rilke's dog, offering its furred paw, is 'Esau in his hide.'
Reading notes
- The Sonnets to Orpheus §16 Esau in his hide
Genesis 27: Jacob deceived his blind father by wearing kidskin to feel like his hairy brother Esau. Rilke's dog, holding out its furred paw, is 'Esau in his hide.'