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One day when Esau returned from a hunting trip, he was extremely hungry. Jacob had just finished cooking some red stew, and when Esau came in, he smelled the stew and wanted some. Jacob made Esau swear his inheritance rights to him before he would give him anything to eat.

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How did Jacob talk Esau out of his birthright?

Jacob offered Esau a pot of soup in exchange for the birthright. The choice was Esau's, and he made it. He decided that the soup was worth more to him than the birthright, and he agreed to the swap.


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Jacob tricked his brother Esau as described in Genesis 25:29-34 where Esau sold his birthright to his Jacob in exchange for a meal.


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What do the Christians say about Esau the brother of Jacob?

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What do the Jews say about Esau the brother of Jacob?

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What did Esau sell to Jacob and what was the price?

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What does Islam say about Esau the brother of Jacob?

Muslims say that Esau got the birthright from Issac


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Jacob tricked Issac, his father, into thinking that he was Esau by putting a fur on his arms and wearing Esau's clothes because Issac was blind.


What is the chapter of the birth of Esau and Jacob?

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How did Jacob take over Esaus birthright as the first born son?

Genesis 25:29-3429 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. 30 He said to Jacob, "Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!" (That is why he was also called Edom.)31 Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright."32 "Look, I am about to die," Esau said. "What good is the birthright to me?"33 But Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left.So Esau despised his birthright.