Esau Sells His Birthright

27 When the boys grew up, Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman,(a) but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.(b) 28 Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for wild game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.(A)

Footnotes:

a. Genesis 25:27: Lit a man of the field
b. Genesis 25:27: Lit man living in tents

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