So Esau said to Jacob, “I am weak with hunger. Let me have some of those red beans.” (That is why people call him Edom. [148])
One time Esau came back from hunting. He was tired and weak from hunger. Jacob was boiling a pot of beans.
But Jacob said, “You must sell me your rights as the firstborn son [149] today.”
Jacob’s brother Esau was living in the area called Seir. This area was the hill country of Edom. [190] Jacob sent messengers to Esau.
Jacob told the messengers, “Tell these things to my master Esau: ‘Your servant Jacob says, I have lived with Laban all these years.
The family history of Esau (Edom).
Those men were all family leaders from Esau (Edom).
Esau is the father of the people of Edom. [216] These are the names of Esau’s family living in the hill country of Seir (Edom):
In Jehoram’s time Edom broke away from Judah’s rule. The people of Edom chose a king for themselves.
The commanders of Edom will shake with fear. The leaders of Moab will be afraid. The people of Canaan will lose courage.
This message is about Edom.
“You must not hate an Edomite. Why? Because he is your relative. You must not hate an Egyptian. Why? Because you were a stranger in his land.