³³ Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and ^(A)sold his birthright to Jacob.

¹⁶ that no one is ^(A)sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal.

¹⁶ For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes ^(A)an oath is final for confirmation.

³⁶ Esau said, ^(A)“Is he not rightly named Jacob?^[a] For he has cheated me these two times. ^(B)He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” Then he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

²³ And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, ^(A)up to half of my kingdom.”

⁶ Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, his livestock, all his beasts, and all his property that he had acquired in the land of Canaan. He went into a land away from his brother Jacob. ^7 (A)For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together. ^(B)The land of their sojournings could not support them because of their livestock.

³ that I may make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that ^(A)you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,

²² But Abram said to the king of Sodom, ^(A)“I have lifted my hand^[a] to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,