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Genesis 25:31–34

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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 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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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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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.

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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