Genesis 25:1-34.
Genesis 25.19-34
The Birth of Esau and Jacob
Isaac was the son of Abraham, and he was forty years old when he
married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel. She was also the sister of
Laban, the Aramean from northern Syria. Almost twenty years later,
Rebekah still had no children. So Isaac asked the Lord to let her have
a child, and the Lord answered his prayer. Before Rebekah gave birth,
she knew she was going to have twins, because she could feel them
inside her, fighting each other. She thought, "Why is this happening
to me?" Finally, she asked the Lord why her twins were fighting, and
he told her: "Your two sons will become two separate nations. The
younger of the two will be stronger, and the older son will be his
servant." When Rebekah gave birth, the first baby was covered with
red hair, so he was named Esau. The second baby grabbed on to his
brother's heel, so they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old
when they were born.
Esau Sells His Rights as the First-Born Son
As Jacob and Esau grew older, Esau liked the outdoors and became a
good hunter, while Jacob settled down and became a shepherd. Esau
would take the meat of wild animals to his father Isaac, and so Isaac
loved him more, but Jacob was his mother's favorite son. One day,
Jacob was cooking some stew, when Esau came home hungry and said,
"I'm starving to death! Give me some of that red stew right now!"
That's how Esau got the name "Edom." Jacob replied, "Sell me your
rights as the first-born son."
"I'm about to die," Esau answered. "What good will those rights do
me?" But Jacob said, "Promise me your birthrights, here and now!" And
that's what Esau did. Jacob then gave Esau some bread and some of the
bean stew, and when Esau had finished eating and drinking, he just got
up and left, showing how little he thought of his rights as the
first-born."
God bless you.
The Birth of Esau and Jacob
Isaac was the son of Abraham, and he was forty years old when he
married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel. She was also the sister of
Laban, the Aramean from northern Syria. Almost twenty years later,
Rebekah still had no children. So Isaac asked the Lord to let her have
a child, and the Lord answered his prayer. Before Rebekah gave birth,
she knew she was going to have twins, because she could feel them
inside her, fighting each other. She thought, "Why is this happening
to me?" Finally, she asked the Lord why her twins were fighting, and
he told her: "Your two sons will become two separate nations. The
younger of the two will be stronger, and the older son will be his
servant." When Rebekah gave birth, the first baby was covered with
red hair, so he was named Esau. The second baby grabbed on to his
brother's heel, so they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old
when they were born.
Esau Sells His Rights as the First-Born Son
As Jacob and Esau grew older, Esau liked the outdoors and became a
good hunter, while Jacob settled down and became a shepherd. Esau
would take the meat of wild animals to his father Isaac, and so Isaac
loved him more, but Jacob was his mother's favorite son. One day,
Jacob was cooking some stew, when Esau came home hungry and said,
"I'm starving to death! Give me some of that red stew right now!"
That's how Esau got the name "Edom." Jacob replied, "Sell me your
rights as the first-born son."
"I'm about to die," Esau answered. "What good will those rights do
me?" But Jacob said, "Promise me your birthrights, here and now!" And
that's what Esau did. Jacob then gave Esau some bread and some of the
bean stew, and when Esau had finished eating and drinking, he just got
up and left, showing how little he thought of his rights as the
first-born."
God bless you.
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