Genesis 25:24-33

Lexham English Bible

²⁴ And when her days to give birth were completed,^[a] then—behold—twins were in her womb. ²⁵ And the first came out red, all his body^[b] was like a hairy coat, so they called his name Esau. ²⁶ And afterward his brother came out, and his hand grasped the heel of Esau, so his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old^[c] at their birth. ²⁷ And the boys grew up. And Esau was a skilled^[d] hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents. ²⁸ And Isaac loved Esau because he could eat of his game,^[e] but Rebekah loved Jacob. ²⁹ Once^[f] Jacob cooked a thick stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. ³⁰ And Esau said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stuff^[g] to gulp down, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom). ³¹ Then Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright first.”^{[h] 32} And Esau said, “Look, I am going to die; now what is this birthright to me?” ³³ Then Jacob said, “Swear to me first.”^[i] And he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.