Genesis 25:27-34

Evangelical Heritage Version

²⁷ The boys grew up. Esau was a skillful hunter, an outdoorsman. Jacob was a quiet man, who stayed home among the tents. ²⁸ Now Isaac loved Esau more, because he ate Esau’s wild game. Rebekah loved Jacob. ²⁹ Once Jacob was cooking stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was starving. ³⁰ Esau said to Jacob, “Come on, let me eat some of that red stew, that red stew there, because I am starving.” (That is why Esau was also called Edom.^[a])

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

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

³³ Jacob said, “Swear to me first.”

So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. ³⁴ Jacob gave Esau bread and a stew made of lentils. Esau ate and drank, got up, and went on his way. So Esau treated his birthright as if it was worthless.