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Genesis 25:29–34

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¶ And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
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.
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
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.
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From verse 29

  1. Isaiah 40:30–31Rank 1 from verse 29
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    30Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

    31But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

  2. Proverbs 13:25Rank 2 from verse 29
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    25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

  3. 1 Samuel 14:28Rank 3 from verse 29
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    28Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.

  4. 1 Samuel 14:31Rank 4 from verse 29
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    31And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

  5. Judges 8:4–5Rank 5 from verse 29
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    4¶ And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.

    5And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

From verse 30

  1. 2 Kings 8:20Rank 1 from verse 30
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    20¶ In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

  2. Deuteronomy 23:7Rank 2 from verse 30
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    7¶ Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.

  3. Exodus 15:15Rank 3 from verse 30
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    15Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

  4. Genesis 36:1Rank 4 from verse 30
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    1NOW these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.

  5. Genesis 36:43Rank 5 from verse 30
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    43Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.

From verse 32

  1. Job 21:15Rank 1 from verse 32
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    15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

  2. Job 22:17Rank 2 from verse 32
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    17Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?

  3. Job 34:9Rank 3 from verse 32
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    9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

  4. Malachi 3:14Rank 4 from verse 32
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    14Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?

  5. Exodus 22:9Rank 5 from verse 32
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    9For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.

From verse 33

  1. Hebrews 12:16Rank 1 from verse 33
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    16Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

  2. Genesis 27:36Rank 2 from verse 33
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    36And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

  3. Hebrews 6:16Rank 3 from verse 33
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    16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

  4. Genesis 24:3Rank 4 from verse 33
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    3And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

  5. Genesis 36:6–7Rank 5 from verse 33
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    6And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.

    7For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.

From verse 34

  1. Hebrews 12:16–17Rank 1 from verse 34
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    16Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

    17For 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.

  2. Philippians 3:18–19Rank 2 from verse 34
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    18(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

    19Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

  3. 1 Corinthians 15:32Rank 3 from verse 34
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    32If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

  4. Isaiah 22:13Rank 4 from verse 34
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    13And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

  5. Matthew 26:15Rank 5 from verse 34
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    15And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

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Genesis 25:29

COMBINED MEANING

faint

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1. Weak or failing in heart, spirit, or mind; to lose courage or cease to persevere. 2. Weak, weary, or exhausted in bodily strength; to become weak or exhausted.

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Genesis 25:30

COMBINED MEANING

feed

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Sense 1: To give or take food; to nourish, tend, or graze. Sense 2: Food for animals.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

pray

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Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

faint

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1. Weak or failing in heart, spirit, or mind; to lose courage or cease to persevere. 2. Weak, weary, or exhausted in bodily strength; to become weak or exhausted.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 25:31

COMBINED MEANING

sell

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1. To transfer for a price. 2. To betray or surrender into another's power.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

birthright

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A right, privilege, or inheritance belonging to a person by birth, especially to the firstborn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 25:32

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

point

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Sense 1: A sharp end or exact place. Sense 2: A particular matter, moment, or degree. Sense 3: As a verb, to indicate or direct.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

profit

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Sense 1: Benefit or advantage. Sense 2: To benefit, improve, or advance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

birthright

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A right, privilege, or inheritance belonging to a person by birth, especially to the firstborn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 25:33

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

birthright

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A right, privilege, or inheritance belonging to a person by birth, especially to the firstborn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 25:34

COMBINED MEANING

gave

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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rose

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1. A flowering plant or its flower. 2. Arose or stood up.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

birthright

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A right, privilege, or inheritance belonging to a person by birth, especially to the firstborn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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28And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.

29¶ And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:

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30And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

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31And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

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32And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

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33And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

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34Then 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.

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