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Read Full Chapter (Genesis 25) Genesis 25:31-33 KJV
"And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob."
Genesis Chapter 25, Verse 31-33
Genesis 25:31-33 in Context (Verses 28–34 KJV)
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And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.*
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¶ And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
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And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.**
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And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
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And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?*
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And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
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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.