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Genesis 25:19-34 (AMP)
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19 And this is the history of the descendants of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham was the father of Isaac. 20 Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Padan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean. 21 And Isaac prayed much to the Lord for his wife because she was unable to bear children; and the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife became pregnant. 22 children struggled together within her; and she said, If it is so , why am I like this? And she went to inquire of the Lord. 23 The Lord said to her, two nations are in your womb, and the separation of two peoples has begun in your body; the one people shall be stronger than the other, and the elder shall serve the younger. 24 When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out red all over like a hairy garment, and they named him Esau . 26 Afterward his brother came forth, and his hand grasped Esau's heel; so he was named Jacob . Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them. 27 When the boys grew up, Esau was a cunning and skilled hunter, a man of the outdoors; but Jacob was a plain and quiet man, dwelling in tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of Esau's game; but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 Jacob was boiling pottage (lentil stew) one day, when Esau came from the field and was faint . 30 And Esau said to Jacob, I beg of you, let me have some of that red lentil stew to eat, for I am faint and famished! That is why his name was called Edom . 31 Jacob answered, Then sell me today your birthright (the rights of a firstborn). 32 Esau said, See here, I am at the point of death; what good can this birthright do me? 33 Jacob said, Swear to me today ; and he swore to and sold him his birthright. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils, and he ate and drank and rose up and went his way. Thus Esau scorned his birthright as beneath his notice.
This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 21) Receiving God's Promises (2015-08-18)
(v. 22) Genesis 25 - Esau and Jacob (part II) (2016-01-29)
(v. 23) Genesis 27 - Jacob Steals Esau's Blessing (2016-11-16)
(v. 27) Why can't we be friends? (2010-09-16)
(v. 28) Genesis 25 - Esau and Jacob (part II) (2016-01-29)
(v. 28) Raising Awesome Kids - Love each one with your time (2008-12-04)
(v. 28) Why can't we be friends? (2010-09-16)
(v. 29) Why can't we be friends? (2010-09-16)
(v. 30) Why can't we be friends? (2010-09-16)
(v. 31) Why can't we be friends? (2010-09-16)
(v. 32) Why can't we be friends? (2010-09-16)
(v. 32) Genesis 25 - Esau and Jacob (part II) (2016-01-29)
(v. 33) Why can't we be friends? (2010-09-16)
(v. 34) Why can't we be friends? (2010-09-16)
(v. 34) Genesis 25 - Esau and Jacob (part II) (2016-01-29)
Definition(s):
Abraham (Ab-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Abraham (Ehb-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Bethuel (Beth-yew-el): filiation of God
Edom (Ee-dom): red, earthy; of blood
Esau (Ee-saw): he that acts or finishes
Isaac (Eye-zakk): laughter
Jacob (Jeh-kobb): that supplants, undermines; the heel
Laban (Leh-ban): white; shining; gentle; brittle
Rebekah (Re-bekk-a): fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased
