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Genesis 25:27

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The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was a quiet man, staying among the tents.

Genesis 25:28

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Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Genesis 25:29

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Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.

Genesis 25:30

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He said to Jacob, "Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!" (That is why he was also called Edom. )

Genesis 25:31

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Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright."

Genesis 25:32

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

Genesis 25:33

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But Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.

Genesis 25:34

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Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright.

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