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Jacob and Esau Part 2 ‘Esau Sells His Birthright’ is a Bible story from the Book of Genesis chapter 25. Esau returns from a hunt and sells his birthright to his brother, Jacob, for a...
English Standard Version. Esau Sells His Birthright. 29 Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.[a]) 31 Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” 32 Esau said, “I am about ...
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright. KJV : King James Version Read Genesis 25
Genesis 25:27-34. New Living Translation. Esau Sells His Birthright. 27 As the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter. He was an outdoorsman, but Jacob had a quiet temperament, preferring to stay at home. 28 Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Audio Crossref Comm Hebrew. Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version. But Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob. New Living Translation. But Jacob said, “First you must swear that your birthright is mine.”
New Living Translation. Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. Esau ate the meal, then got up and left. He showed contempt for his rights as the firstborn. English Standard Version. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright. Berean Standard Bible.
Esau has sold his birthright for a bowl of bean soup, and Jacob has taken that birthright as his own. Through a combination of Esau's recklessness and Jacob's trickery, this has become an outrageously expensive arrangement for Esau.
