Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.
Genesis 25:30 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stuff, for I am famished!” (Therefore he was called Edom.) More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Esau said to Jacob, I beg of you, let me have some of that red lentil stew to eat, for I am faint and famished! That is why his name was called Edom [red]. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible and said to Jacob, “I’m starving! Let me devour some of this red stuff.” That’s why his name is Edom. Catholic Public Domain Version said to him, "Give me this red stew, for I am very tired." For this reason, his name was called Edom. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was called Edom. |
Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.
Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom,
instructing them, “Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: Thus says your servant Jacob, ‘I have lived with Laban as an alien and stayed until now,
Magdiel, and Iram; these are the clans of Edom, that is, Esau, the father of Edom, according to their settlements in the land that they held.
These are the descendants of Esau, ancestor of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.
In his days Edom revolted against the rule of Judah and set up a king of their own.
Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed; trembling seized the leaders of Moab; all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.
Concerning Edom. Thus says the Lord of hosts: Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?
The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom: We have heard a report from the Lord, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: “Rise up! Let us rise against it for battle!”
“You shall not abhor any of the Edomites, for they are your kin. You shall not abhor any of the Egyptians, because you were an alien residing in their land.