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30 He said to Jacob, “Let me eat a little of that red soup, for I am famished.” (This is why he was also called Edom.[a])

31 Jacob said, “First sell me your rights as firstborn.”

32 Esau answered, “I am about to die; what good will my rights as firstborn be?”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:30 Edom means “red” in Hebrew.

30 He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew!(A) I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.[a])(B)

31 Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.(C)

32 “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?”

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  1. Genesis 25:30 Edom means red.