28 And Isaac loved Esau, for [a]venison was his meat, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 Now Jacob sod pottage, and Esau came from the field and was weary.

30 Then Esau said to Jacob, [b]Let me eat, I pray thee, of that pottage so red, for I am weary. Therefore was his name called Edom.

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  1. Genesis 25:28 Hebrew, venison in his mouth.
  2. Genesis 25:30 Or, feed me quickly.

28 Isaac, who had a taste for wild game,(A) loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.(B)

29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew,(C) Esau came in from the open country,(D) famished. 30 He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew!(E) I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.[a])(F)

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  1. Genesis 25:30 Edom means red.