“Esau, because of his meat, cast away the birthright together with the blessings, and he became a slave unto sin, and one who was subject under the hand of his brother. And do not imagine that the lust for dainty meats only is accounted gluttony, for behold, the gluttony of Esau was made manifest through a mess of pott…”
Philoxenus of Mabbug, 6th c. — 13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 10 -- On Gluttony
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33And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
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31And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
32And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
— Genesis 25:33 —
34Then 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.