Genesis 25:33

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright.

Cross References

Hebrews 12:16

Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau; who for one mess, sold his first birthright.

Hebrews 6:16

For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy.

Genesis 27:36

But he said again: Rightly is his name called Jacob; for he hath supplanted me, lo, this second time. My first birthright he took away before, and now this second time he hath stolen away my blessing. And again he said to his father: Hast thou not reserved me also a blessing?

Mark 6:23

And he swore to her: Whatsoever thou shalt ask I will give thee, though it be the half of my kingdom.

Genesis 24:3

That I may make thee swear by the Lord the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell:

Genesis 14:22

And he answered him: I lift up my hand to the Lord God the most high, the possessor of heaven and earth,

Genesis 25:32

He answered: Lo, I die. What will the first birthright avail me?

Genesis 25:34

And so, taking bread and the pottage of lentils, he ate, and drank, and went his way; making little account of having sold his first birthright.

Genesis 27:1

Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.

Genesis 27:32

And Isaac said to him: Why? Who art thou? He answered: I am thy firstborn son Esau.