World English Bible
Genesis 25:30
“Esau said to Jacob, "Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am famished." Therefore his name was called Edom.”
Verse in context — Genesis 25
28
Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob.
29
Jacob boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.
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Esau said to Jacob, "Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am famished." Therefore his name was called Edom.
31
Jacob said, "First, sell me your birthright.
32
Esau said, "Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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