Genesis 25:29-34

29 Ya`akov boiled stew. Esav came in from the field, and he was famished.

30 Esav said to Ya`akov, "Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am famished." Therefore his name was called Edom.

31 Ya`akov said, "First, sell me your birthright."

32 Esav said, "Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?"

33 Ya`akov said, "Swear to me first." He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Ya`akov.

34 Ya`akov gave Esav bread and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esav despised his birthright.

Genesis 25:29-34 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 25

This chapter contains an account of Abraham's marriage with another woman, and of the children he had by her and of their posterity Ge 25:1-4; of Abraham's disposal of his substance; and his sons, Ge 25:5,6; of the years of his life, his death and burial, Ge 25:7-11; of the children of Ishmael, and of the years of his life, and of his death, Ge 25:12-18; and of the sons of Isaac the fruit of prayer, and of the oracle concerning them before they were born, and of their temper and disposition, conduct and behaviour, Ge 25:19-34.