Genesis 25:31

But Jacob said, “Sell me first of all your right as the eldest.”

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In The King James Version

And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

In Context

30so he said to Jacob, “Let me swallow some of that red stew, for I am very hungry.” (This is why he was called Edom.)

32Esau replied, “See, I am nearly dead now! So of what use is this birthright to me?”

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Cross References

Genesis 32:28Then he said, “Your name will be no longer Jacob, but Israel, for you have struggled with God and with mortals and have won.”

Hebrews 12:16Take care that no one becomes immoral, or irreligious like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal.

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 →

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