Genesis 25:33
Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
In Context
32He answered: Lo I die, what will the first birthright avail me.
Cross References
Genesis 14:22And he answered him: I lift up my hand to the Lord God the most high, the possessor of heaven and earth,
Genesis 27:36But he said again: Rightly is his name called Jacob; for he hath supplanted me lo this second time: my first birthright he took away before, and now this second time he hath stolen away my blessing. And again he said to his father: Hast thou not reserved me also a blessing?
Mark 6:23And he swore to her: Whatsoever thou shalt ask I will give thee, though it be the half of my kingdom.
Hebrews 12:16Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau; who for one mess, sold his first birthright.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 25:30-34
Esau Sells His Birthright. ( b. c. 1805.) 29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. 31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave… Read the whole commentary →