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He ate and drank, and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. Esau ate the meal, then got up and left. He showed contempt for his rights as the firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised <i>his</i> birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised <i>his</i> birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and got up and went on his way. So Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and rose and went on his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and rose and went on his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank and rose and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and got up and went on his way. In this way Esau scorned his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave bread and lentil stew to Esau; he ate, drank, got up, and went away. So Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave bread and lentil stew to Esau; he ate, drank, got up, and went away. So Esau despised his birthright. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: so Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jacob then gave Esau some bread and some of the bean stew, and when Esau had finished eating and drinking, he just got up and left, showing how little he thought of his rights as the first-born. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: so Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave Esau a meal of bread and lentils. He ate and drank, and then he got up and left. This is how Esau showed his contempt for his rights as firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave him some bread and some of the soup. He ate and drank and then got up and left. That was all Esau cared about his rights as the first-born son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave Esau some of his food, along with some boiled stew. So Esau ate, drank, got up, and left, after having belittled his own birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew; Esau ate and drank, then got up and went out. So Esau despised his birthright. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he ate and drank, and rose and went his way: thus Esau despised his birth-right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Jacob has given bread and stew of lentils to Esau, and he eats, and drinks, and rises, and goes; and Esau despises the birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Jacob hath given to Esau bread and pottage of lentiles, and he eateth, and drinketh, and riseth, and goeth; and Esau despiseth the birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob gave Esau food, and the boiling of lentiles; and he will eat and drink and will rise and go forth: and Esau will despise the birth-right.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, taking bread and the food of lentils, he ate, and he drank, and he went away, giving little weight to having sold the right of the firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jacob then gave him some bread and the lentil stew; and Esau ate, drank, got up, and went his way. So Esau treated his right as firstborn with disdain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank, and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage; and he ate, and drank, and rose up and went his way; thus Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yaquuv gave to Esau bread and stew of lentils to eat, and he ate and drank, and he stood and went; and Esau despised concerning the firstborn inheritance. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob gave bread to Esau, and pottage of lentiles; and he ate and drank, and he arose and departed; so Esau slighted his birthright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/25-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6005" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/25.htm">Esau Sells His Birthright</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">33</span>“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Then Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">some bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/5742.htm" title="5742: ‘ă·ḏā·šîm (N-mp) -- A lentil. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a lentil.">and lentil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5138.htm" title="5138: ū·nə·zîḏ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Something sodden or boiled, pottage. From zuwd; something boiled, i.e. Soup.">stew</a> <a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215: lə·‘ê·śāw (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Apparently a form of the passive participle of asah in the original sense of handling; rough; Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.">to Esau,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: way·yō·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">who ate</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: way·yê·šət (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">and drank</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">and then got up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·laḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and went away.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215: ‘ê·śāw (N-proper-ms) -- Apparently a form of the passive participle of asah in the original sense of handling; rough; Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.">Thus Esau</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/959.htm" title="959: way·yi·ḇez (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To despise. A primitive root; to disesteem.">despised</a> <a href="/hebrew/1062.htm" title="1062: hab·bə·ḵō·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- The right of first- born. Or bkorah; feminine of bkowr; the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture.">his birthright.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16-17</a></span><br />See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-10.htm">Romans 9:10-13</a></span><br />Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-3</a></span><br />“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-19.htm">Philippians 3:19</a></span><br />Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-32.htm">1 Corinthians 15:32</a></span><br />If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-26.htm">Matthew 16:26</a></span><br />What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-25.htm">Luke 16:25</a></span><br />But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-4.htm">2 Timothy 3:4</a></span><br />traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32</a></span><br />For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-27.htm">Proverbs 15:27</a></span><br />He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-15.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:15</a></span><br />So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Isaiah 22:13</a></span><br />But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13</a></span><br />“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49</a></span><br />Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.</p><p class="hdg">eat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-15.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:15</a></b></br> Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Isaiah 22:13</a></b></br> And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/15-32.htm">1 Corinthians 15:32</a></b></br> If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.</p><p class="hdg">thus Esau.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24</a></b></br> Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/11-13.htm">Zechariah 11:13</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty <i>pieces</i> of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-5.htm">Matthew 22:5</a></b></br> But they made light of <i>it</i>, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/genesis/25-33.htm">Birthright</a> <a href="/genesis/25-33.htm">Birth-Right</a> <a href="/genesis/21-14.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/jude/1-12.htm">Caring</a> <a href="/genesis/16-5.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/genesis/24-54.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/genesis/24-54.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-29.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/genesis/25-32.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/25-33.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-9.htm">Lentils</a> <a href="/genesis/24-43.htm">Little</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Pottage</a> <a href="/genesis/24-54.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Soup</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Stew</a> <a href="/genesis/25-22.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/26-30.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/genesis/27-36.htm">Birthright</a> <a href="/genesis/27-36.htm">Birth-Right</a> <a href="/genesis/27-17.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-19.htm">Caring</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-43.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/genesis/26-30.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/genesis/26-30.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/genesis/26-30.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/27-25.htm">Eateth</a> <a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/26-30.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/27-6.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">Lentils</a> <a href="/genesis/26-10.htm">Little</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">Pottage</a> <a href="/genesis/26-31.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/judges/6-20.htm">Soup</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">Stew</a> <a href="/genesis/26-31.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-1.htm">The sons of Abraham by Keturah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-5.htm">The division of his goods.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-7.htm">His age, death, and burial.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-11.htm">God blesses Isaac.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-12.htm">The generations of Ishmael.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-17.htm">His age and death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-19.htm">Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-22.htm">The children strive in her womb.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-24.htm">The birth of Esau and Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Their different characters and pursuits.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Esau sells his birthright.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The bread and lentil stew symbolize the immediate, tangible satisfaction that Esau chooses over his long-term inheritance. In the cultural context of the time, a birthright was a significant privilege, granting the firstborn son a double portion of the inheritance and leadership of the family. This act foreshadows the later tension between Jacob and Esau, as well as the broader theme of God's sovereignty in choosing Jacob over Esau, as seen in <a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Romans 9:13</a>.<p><b>who ate and drank and then got up and went away</b><br>Esau's actions here are quick and dismissive, indicating his lack of appreciation for the birthright. The verbs "ate," "drank," "got up," and "went away" suggest a transactional and indifferent attitude. This reflects a broader biblical theme of valuing spiritual blessings over immediate physical needs, as seen in <a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a>, where Jesus teaches to seek first the kingdom of God.<p><b>Thus Esau despised his birthright</b><br>The word "despised" indicates a deep disregard and contempt for something valuable. In <a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16</a>, Esau is described as "godless" for trading his birthright for a single meal, serving as a warning against prioritizing temporary desires over eternal blessings. This moment is pivotal in the narrative of Genesis, as it sets the stage for the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham through Jacob, rather than Esau. The birthright, in a typological sense, can be seen as a precursor to the inheritance believers receive through Christ, emphasizing the importance of valuing spiritual heritage.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, known for his cunning and desire for the birthright and blessing.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, a skilled hunter, who impulsively traded his birthright for a meal.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/birthright.htm">Birthright</a></b><br>A significant inheritance right in ancient Hebrew culture, typically given to the firstborn son, including leadership of the family and a double portion of the inheritance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lentil_stew.htm">Lentil Stew</a></b><br>The meal Jacob prepared, which Esau accepted in exchange for his birthright, symbolizing Esau's shortsightedness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/despised.htm">Despised</a></b><br>The Hebrew word used here is (bazah), meaning to hold in contempt or to regard as worthless, indicating Esau's disregard for his birthright.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_spiritual_inheritance.htm">Value of Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>Just as Esau undervalued his birthright, we must be careful not to undervalue our spiritual inheritance in Christ. Our eternal inheritance should be prioritized over temporary, worldly desires.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_impulsiveness.htm">Consequences of Impulsiveness</a></b><br>Esau's decision was made in a moment of physical hunger, teaching us the importance of self-control and foresight in our decisions, especially those affecting our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_responsibility.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Responsibility</a></b><br>While God’s sovereign plan unfolds, human choices have real consequences. Esau's choice to despise his birthright had lasting implications, reminding us to make choices aligned with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_despising_god's_gifts.htm">The Danger of Despising God's Gifts</a></b><br>Esau's contempt for his birthright serves as a warning against taking God's blessings for granted. We should cherish and steward the gifts and responsibilities God entrusts to us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_jacob's_pride_important.htm">What is the significance of Jacob's pride?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jacob's_biblical_life_unfold.htm">How did Jacob's life unfold in biblical narratives?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_choose_a_deceiver_for_god's_lineage.htm">Why would God’s chosen lineage pass through someone who blatantly deceived his father (Genesis 27:35–36)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jacob,_also_known_as_israel.htm">Who is Jacob, also known as Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) <span class= "bld">He did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way.</span>--These words graphically describe Esau's complete indifference to the spiritual privileges of which he had denuded himself. There is no regret, no sad feeling that he had prolonged his life at too high a cost. And if Jacob is cunning, and mean in the advantage he took of his brother, still he valued these privileges, and in the sequel he had his reward and his punishment. He was confirmed in the possession of the birthright, and became the progenitor of the chosen race, and of the Messiah; but henceforward his life was full of danger and difficulty. He had to flee from his brother's enmity, and was perpetually the victim of fraud and the most cruel deceit. But gradually his character ripened for good. He ceased to be a scheming, worldly-minded Jacob, and became an Israel, and in his pious old age we see a man full of trust and faith in God, unworldly and unselfish, and animated by tender and loving feeling. Purified from his early infirmities, and with all his better nature strengthened and sanctified by sorrow, he shows himself worthy of his second name, and becomes "a prince with God."<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 34.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils</span>. "Lentiles (<span class="hebrew">עֲדָשִׁים</span>; <span class="accented">Ervum lens</span>) were and are extensively and carefully grown in Egypt, Syria, and Palestine (<a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">2 Samuel 17:28</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/23-11.htm">2 Samuel 23:11</a>); those of Egypt were, at a later period particularly famous; and the manner of cooking them is even immortalized on monuments" (Kalisch). "The lentil does not grow more than six or eight inches high, and is pulled like flax, not cut with the sickle, When green it resembles an incipient pea-vine, only the leaves are differently arranged, smaller and more delicate-somewhat like those of the mimosa, or sensitive plant" (Thomson, 'Land and Book,' p. 596). <span class="cmt_word">And he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way.</span> A graphic portrait of an utterly carnal mind, which lives solely in and for the immediate gratification of appetite. <span class="cmt_word">Thus Esau despised his birthright</span> - and thus Scripture both proclaims his guilt and describes his offence. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/25-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַעֲקֹ֞ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gave</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some bread</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֚חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lentil</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲדָשִׁ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḏā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5742.htm">Strong's 5742: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lentil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stew</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְזִ֣יד</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·zîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5138.htm">Strong's 5138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something sodden or boiled, pottage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Esau;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵשָׂ֗ו</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm">Strong's 6215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esau -- oldest son of Isaac</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he ate</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אכַל</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and drank,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·šət)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and then got up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֖קָם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·qām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and went away.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Thus Esau</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵשָׂ֖ו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm">Strong's 6215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esau -- oldest son of Isaac</span><br /><br /><span class="word">despised</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּ֥בֶז</span> <span class="translit">(way·yi·ḇez)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_959.htm">Strong's 959: </a> </span><span class="str2">To disesteem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his birthright.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·ḵō·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1062.htm">Strong's 1062: </a> </span><span class="str2">The firstling of man, beast, primogeniture</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/25-34.htm">Genesis 25:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/25-34.htm">Genesis 25:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/25-34.htm">Genesis 25:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/25-34.htm">Genesis 25:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/25-34.htm">Genesis 25:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/25-34.htm">Genesis 25:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/25-34.htm">Genesis 25:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/25-34.htm">Genesis 25:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/25-34.htm">Genesis 25:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/25-34.htm">Genesis 25:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/25-34.htm">OT Law: Genesis 25:34 Jacob gave Esau bread and stew (Gen. 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