Genesis 25:33

New Century Version

But Jacob said, “First, promise me that you will give it to me.” So Esau made a promise to Jacob and sold his part of their father’s wealth to Jacob.

Cross References

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I make a promise to the Lord, the God Most High, who made heaven and earth.

Genesis 24:3

Make a promise to me before the Lord, the God of heaven and earth. Don’t get a wife for my son from the Canaanite girls who live around here.

Genesis 25:32

Esau said, “I am almost dead from hunger. If I die, all of my father’s wealth will not help me.”

Genesis 25:34

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and vegetable soup, and he ate and drank, and then left. So Esau showed how little he cared about his rights as the firstborn son.

Genesis 27:1

When Isaac was old, his eyesight was poor, so he could not see clearly. One day he called his older son Esau to him and said, “Son.” Esau answered, “Here I am.”

Genesis 27:32

Isaac asked, “Who are you?” He answered, “I am your son—your firstborn son—Esau.”

Genesis 27:36

Esau said, “Jacob is the right name for him. He has tricked me these two times. He took away my share of everything you own, and now he has taken away my blessing.” Then Esau asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”

Mark 6:23

He promised her, “Anything you ask for I will give to you—up to half of my kingdom.”

Hebrews 12:16

Be careful that no one takes part in sexual sin or is like Esau and never thinks about God. As the oldest son, Esau would have received everything from his father, but he sold all that for a single meal.

Hebrews 6:16

People always use the name of someone greater than themselves when they swear. The oath proves that what they say is true, and this ends all arguing.