28
Isaac loved Esau because he loved his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29
One day Jacob was cooking a stew. Esau came in from the field, starved.
30
Esau said to Jacob, "Give me some of that red stew - I'm starved!" That's how he came to be called Edom (Red).
31
Jacob said, "Make me a trade: my stew for your rights as the firstborn."
32
Esau said, "I'm starving! What good is a birthright if I'm dead?"
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