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Esau Sells His Birthright. 29 Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore his name was called [a]Edom. 31 But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.”
This chart unveils the Family Tree of Esau, the hairy elder twin of Jacob, as chronicled in the Old Testament. Born to Isaac and Rebecca, Esau traded his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew, a decision that reverberated through generations.
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.
The narrative of Esau selling his birthright to Jacob, in Genesis 25, [27] states that Esau despised his birthright. However, it also alludes to Jacob being deceitful. In Esau's mother and father's eyes, the deception may have been deserved. Rebecca later abets Jacob in receiving his father's blessing disguised as Esau.
7 sty 2024 · So in Genesis 25 (NKJV) we see Esau sell off his birthright to Jacob. 29 Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.”. Therefore his name was called [g]Edom.
Berean Standard Bible. “Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright. King James Bible. And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. New King James Version. Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of this day.”.
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.
