Holy Scripture
Genesis 25:34
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“Jacob saw that the right of the firstborn was despised by Esau, and he contrived to take it from him, trusting in God who had said, "The elder shall serve the younger." Jacob boiled some lentils, and "Esau came home famished after hunting and said to Jacob, 'Let me eat some of that red pottage,' " that is, "Let me eat…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
34And Jacob gave bread to Esau, and pottage of lentils; and he ate and drank, and he arose and departed; so Esau slighted his birthright.
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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.
— Genesis 25:34 —