Jacob, Esau and a Bowl of Soup (Genesis 25)

Podcast: Doxology Go · Matt Doan

Opublikowano: 2026-09-17

In Genesis 25, Esau came home from being out hunting, and he was absolutely starving. He sees his brother's Jacob's soup and basically says: “Give me some of that! I'm starving!” Seems like a pretty normal request from your brother, right? But Jacob says in Genesis 25:31: “First, sell me your birthright.” Wait…WHAT? A bowl of soup for a birthright? You might be wondering: What's a birthright? In their culture, the oldest, first born son normally received a...