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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.
Esau should have inherited the responsibilities and blessings that come with being the oldest son, but he rashly sold his birthright to his younger brother for a pot of stew. Later, in an elaborate act of deception, Rebekah and her favourite son, Jacob, tricked the elderly and blind Isaac.
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.
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.”. So Esau swore an oath, thereby selling all his rights as the firstborn to his brother, Jacob. English Standard Version. Jacob said, “Swear to me now.”.
Printables: Jacob, Esau and the Birthright. These printables can be used in a variety of ways, including illustrations for stories, cards to collect and match, bookmarks to take home and small pictures for attendance charts or matching games. These should be printed on the correct paper size to look their best.
20 sie 2024 · Esau's character was 'of the [red] earth', being a hunter of game, and so taken was he with material things that he sold his birth-right for a meal of red stew. Jacob appreciated the value of the birth-right and cunningly prised it from his brother, playing on his brother's weakness.
VERSE. Esau Sells His Birthright To Jacob. Genesis 25:27-34 KJV. Genesis Chapter 25. 27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
