Holy Scripture
Genesis 25:30
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 30) And Esau said to Jacob: Give me a taste of that red stew, for I am famished. That is why he was called Edom. Red or tawny is called Edom in the Hebrew language. Therefore, from the fact that he sold his birthright for red food, he obtained the name Edom, which means tawny.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
30And Esau said to Jacob, Let me taste of that red pottage, because I am fainting; therefore his name was called Edom.
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In context
28And Isaac loved Esau, because his venison was his food, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29And Jacob cooked pottage, and Esau came from the plain, fainting.
— Genesis 25:30 —
31And Jacob said to Esau, Sell me this day thy birthright.
32And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and for what good does this birthright belong to me?