Genesis 25:24–34

²⁴And her days to bear are fulfilled, and lo, twins are in her womb; ²⁵and the first cometh out all red as a hairy robe, and they call his name Esau; ²⁶and afterwards hath his brother come out, and his hand is taking hold on Esau’s heel, and one calleth his name Jacob; and Isaac is a son of sixty years in her bearing them. ²⁷And the youths grew, and Esau is a man acquainted with hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob is a plain man, inhabiting tents; ²⁸and Isaac loveth Esau, for his hunting is in his mouth; and Rebekah is loving Jacob.

²⁹And Jacob boileth pottage, and Esau cometh in from the field, and he is weary; ³⁰and Esau saith unto Jacob, ‘Let me eat, I pray thee, some of this red red thing, for I am weary;’ therefore hath one called his name Edom Red; ³¹and Jacob saith, ‘Sell to-day thy birthright to me.’ ³²And Esau saith, ‘Lo, I am going to die, and what is this to me—birthright?’ ³³and Jacob saith, ‘Swear to me to-day:’ and he sweareth to him, and selleth his birthright to Jacob; ³⁴and Jacob hath given to Esau bread and pottage of lentiles, and he eateth, and drinketh, and riseth, and goeth; and Esau despiseth the birthright.

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