...his name was called Jacob; and Isaac was threescore years old and when she bare him. 27) 28) 29) 3o) And Esau said to Jacob, "Feed me, I pray thee, with...pottage, for I am faint," therefore was his name called Edom(RED) 31) 32) 33) 34) Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink...

...a hunting expedition. He came home famished. Jacob, his brother, was cooking a mess of red lentils. "And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint — And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die:...

...in tents. 28. And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29. And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: 30. And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray you, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore...

...in tents. 28. And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29. And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: 30. And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray you, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore...

...pottage one day (a kind of soup or stew made with lentils), when Esau returned from hunting. Esau said, "Feed me I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint." To be faint does not mean dying. Its primary meaning is to be weary. Esau was tired and hungry, but...