Genesis 25:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)”
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“He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Esau saith unto Jacob, `Let me eat, I pray thee, some of this red red thing, for I <FI>am<Fi> weary;' therefore hath <FI>one<Fi> called his name Edom <FI>Red<Fi> ;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 25:30 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 32:4He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.
- Genesis 36:1This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).
- Genesis 36:8So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.
- Genesis 36:9This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.
- Genesis 36:19All these are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and they were their chiefs.
- Genesis 36:43Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.
- Exodus 15:15Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
- Numbers 20:14From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
- Deuteronomy 23:7Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
- 2 Kings 8:20In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
- Obadiah 1:1This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom— We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—
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