Genesis 25:30
And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray you, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
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29And Jacob cook pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
31And Jacob said, Sell me this day your birthright.
Cross References
Genesis 32:4And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall all of you speak unto my lord Esau; Your servant Jacob says thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
Genesis 36:8Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
Genesis 36:19These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes.
Exodus 15:15Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
Deuteronomy 23:7You shall not detest an Edomite; for he is your brother: you shall not detest an Egyptian; because you were a stranger in his land.
Obadiah 1:1The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise all of you, and let us rise up against her in battle.
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 →