Genesis 25:30
he seide to Jacob, Yyue thou to me of this reed sething, for Y am ful weri; for which cause his name was clepid Edom.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
In Context
29Sotheli Jacob sethide potage; and whanne Esau cam weri fro the feld,
31And Jacob seide to him, Sille to me the riyt of the first gendrid childe.
Cross References
Genesis 32:4and comaundide to hem, and seide, Thus speke ye to my lord Esau, Thi brothir Jacob seith these thingis, Y was a pilgrym at Laban, `and Y was `til in to present dai;
Genesis 36:8And Esau dwellide in the hil of Seir; he is Edom.
Genesis 36:19These weren the sones of Esau, and thei weren duykis of hem; he is Edom.
Exodus 15:15Thanne the pryncis of Edom weren disturblid; tremblyng held the stronge men of Moab.
Deuteronomy 23:7Thou schalt not `haue abhomynacioun of a man of Ydumye, for he is thi brothir, nethir of a man of Egipt, for thou were a comelyng in the lond of hym.
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 →