Bible Verses About "Who Was Esau in the Bible"
Esau was Isaac's firstborn son who sold his birthright for a bowl of stew and lost his father's blessing to his brother Jacob.
Esau was Isaac's firstborn son who sold his birthright for a bowl of stew and lost his father's blessing to his brother Jacob.
"And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright." — Genesis 25:30-31 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Esau in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright."
"Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright."
"Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears."
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