Holy Scripture
Genesis 25:31
A church father on this verse
“This vice of gluttony delivered Adam up to death; by the pleasure of the appetite consummate evil was brought into the world. Through it Noah was mocked, Canaan was cursed, Esau was deprived of his birthright and married into a Canaanite family. Lot became his own son-in-law and father-in-law, by marrying his own daug…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
31And Jacob said to Esau, Sell me this day thy birthright.
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29And Jacob cooked pottage, and Esau came from the plain, fainting.
30And Esau said to Jacob, Let me taste of that red pottage, because I am fainting; therefore his name was called Edom.
— Genesis 25:31 —
32And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and for what good does this birthright belong to me?
33And Jacob said to him, Swear to me this day; and he swore to him; and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob.