Bible Strands
Genesis 25:30
He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Esau speaks to Jacob immediately after returning from the field exhausted and famished, while Jacob is cooking stew.
The words — The term אָדֹם (a.Dom) literally means "red" and directly explains the etymology of his new name, Edom.
The thread — The designation Edom recurs in Genesis 36:1, Genesis 36:9, and Genesis 36:43 to identify Esau and his descendants as the founders of the Edomite nation.
Why it lands — The text records a man trading his birthright for immediate physical relief, demanding a clear assessment of whether present appetite outweighs future inheritance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
Cross-references
- Genesis 36:1 This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).
- Genesis 36:9 This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.
- Genesis 36:43 Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.
- Exodus 15:15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
- Numbers 20:14 From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
- Deuteronomy 23:7 Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
- 2 Kings 8:20 In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.