Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Genesis
Chapter 25  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 25:29 GSB -> Study Notes on 25:29 JFB -> Commentary on 25:29 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 25:29 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 25:29 TSK -> Commentary on 25:29 TSK -> Entry for 25:29 WEN -> Notes on 25:29 NTB -> Birthright; Dishonesty; Esau; Firstborn; Jacob; Responsibility EBD -> Lentiles; Pottage 25:29 - [In Context] One time Esau came back from hunting. He was tired and weak from hunger. Jacob was boiling a pot of beans.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 25:30 GSB -> Study Notes on 25:30 JFB -> Commentary on 25:30 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 25:30 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 25:30 TSK -> Commentary on 25:30 TSK -> Entry for 25:30 WEN -> Notes on 25:30 NTB -> Birthright; Dishonesty; Edom; Esau; Firstborn; Gluttony; Jacob; Responsibility; Worldliness TTT -> Gluttony EBD -> Colour; Edom; Food; Lentiles 25:30 - [In Context] 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. F148 )
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 25:31 GSB -> Study Notes on 25:31 JFB -> Commentary on 25:31 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 25:31 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 25:31 SRN -> Study Notes on 25:31 WEN -> Notes on 25:31 NTB -> Birthright; Covetousness; Craftiness; Dishonesty; Esau; Extortion; Firstborn; Gluttony; Jacob; Responsibility; Worldliness TTT -> First Born, The; Gluttony EBD -> First-born; Lentiles SBD -> Children 25:31 - [In Context] But Jacob said, "You must sell me your rights as the firstborn son F149 today."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 25:32 GSB -> Study Notes on 25:32 JFB -> Commentary on 25:32 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 25:32 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 25:32 TSK -> Commentary on 25:32 TSK -> Entry for 25:32 WEN -> Notes on 25:32 NTB -> Birthright; Craftiness; Dishonesty; Esau; Firstborn; Gluttony; Jacob; Responsibility; Worldliness TTT -> Gluttony EBD -> Lentiles 25:32 - [In Context] Esau said, "I am almost dead with hunger. If I die, all of my father's wealth will not help me. So I will give you my share."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 25:33 GSB -> Study Notes on 25:33 JFB -> Commentary on 25:33 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 25:33 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 25:33 TSK -> Commentary on 25:33 TSK -> Entry for 25:33 WEN -> Notes on 25:33 NTB -> Birthright; Craftiness; Dishonesty; Esau; Firstborn; Gluttony; Jacob; Oath; Responsibility; Sacrilege; Worldliness TTT -> First Born, The; Gluttony EBD -> Birthright; Lentiles 25:33 - [In Context] But Jacob said, "First, promise me that you will give it to me." So Esau made a promise to Jacob. Esau sold his part of their father's wealth to Jacob.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 25:34 JFB -> Commentary on 25:34 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 25:34 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 25:34 TSK -> Commentary on 25:34 TSK -> Entry for 25:34 WEN -> Notes on 25:34 NTB -> Birthright; Esau; Firstborn; Gluttony; Jacob; Lentiles; Responsibility; Worldliness TTT -> Gluttony; Herbs, &c EBD -> First-born; Food; Lentiles SBD -> Lentils 25:34 - [In Context] Then Jacob gave Esau bread and food. Esau ate and drank and then left. So Esau showed that he did not care about his rights as the firstborn son. F150
FOOTNOTES: F148: Edom   This name means "red." F149: rights as the firstborn son   Usually, after the father died, the firstborn son got half of the father's property and became the new head of the family. F150: rights as the firstborn son   Usually, after the father died, the firstborn son got half of the father's property and became the new head of the family.

Abbreviations Legend: GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.