Genesis 25:30

And Esav said to Ya'akov, Let me eat now some of the adom (red stew); for I am famished; therefore was shmo called Edom.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

29And Ya'akov cooked stew: and Esav came from the sadeh, and he was famished.

31And Ya'akov said, First sell me today thy bechorah (birthright, right of the firstborn).

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Cross References

Genesis 32:4And Ya'akov sent malachim before him to Esav achiv unto Eretz Se'ir, the country of Edom.

Genesis 36:8Thus dwelt Esav in har Se'ir; Esav is Edom.

Genesis 36:19These are the Bnei Esav, who is Edom, and these are their alufim (chiefs).

Exodus 15:15Then the chief men of Edom shall be amazed; 1 the mighty men of Moav, trembling shall take hold upon them; 1 all the inhabitants of Kena'an shall melt away with weakness. 1

Deuteronomy 23:7Thou shalt not seek their shalom nor their tovat all thy yamim l'olam.

Obadiah 1:1The chazon (vision) of Ovadyah. 1 Thus saith Adonoi Hashem concerning Edom: 1 We have heard a report from Hashem, 1 and an envoy is sent among the Goyim, 1 Arise ye, and let us rise up against her (Edom) in battle. 1

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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