Genesis 25:30 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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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.

Genesis 25:30 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 36:9
And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
Genesis 36:1
Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
2 Kings 8:20
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
Numbers 20:14-21
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: …
Genesis 36:43
Duke 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.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 29-34)

We have here a bargain made between Jacob and Esau about the birthright, which was Esau’s by providence but Jacob’s by promise. It was a spiritual privilege, including the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power, as well as the double portion, Gen. 49:3. It seemed to be such a birthright as had then the blessing annexed to it, and the entail of the promise. Now see, I. Jacob’s pious desi…