27 And as adults, Esau became a knowledgeable hunter and a man of agriculture, but Jacob, a simple man, dwelt in tents.
28 Isaac was fond of Esau, because he was fed from his hunting; and Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 Then Jacob boiled a small meal. Esau, when he had arrived weary from the field,
30 said to him, 'Give me this red stew, for I am very tired.' For this reason, his name was called Edom.
31 Jacob said to him, 'Sell me your right of the firstborn.'
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