Genesis 25:30
So Esau said unto Jacob. Do let me devour some of the red—this red, for, famished, I am. For this cause, was his name called Edom.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
29And Jacob had boiled pottage,—when Esau came in from the field, he, being famished.
31And Jacob said,—Come sell, just now, thy birthright unto me.
Cross References
Genesis 32:4And he commanded them, saying, Thus, shall ye say to my lord to Esau, Thus, saith thy servant Jacob, With Laban, have I sojourned, and tarried until now:
Genesis 36:8So Esau dwelt in Mount Seir, Esau, is Edom.
Genesis 36:19These, are the sons of Esau, and, these, their chiefs—the same, is Edom.
Exodus 15:15Then, were amazed the chiefs of Edom, The mighty ones of Moab, there seizeth them, a trembling,—Melted away, have all the dwellers of Canaan:
Deuteronomy 23:7Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, for thy brother, he is,—thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, for a sojourner, becamest thou in his land;
Obadiah 1:1The vision of Obadiah,—Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, concerning Edom—A rumour, have we heard from Yahweh, and, a herald, throughout the nations, hath been sent, Up! and let us rise against her to war.
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 →