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Genesis 25:32

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And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

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  1. Genesis 25:30

    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.

  2. Genesis 25:31

    And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

  3. Genesis 25:33

    And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

  4. Genesis 25:34

    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 his birthright.

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