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Genesis 25:33

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

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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.

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Genesis 25:33

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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

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

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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