Genesis 25:34
“Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles,.... This shows what the pottage was made of, of which see Gen 25:30;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 25:19-34
- LIII. Birth of Esau and Jacob 20. פדן padān, Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.” 25. עשׂי ‛êśâv, ‘Esaw,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Pottage of lentils - See note Gen 25:29.
Thus Esau despised his birthright - On this account the apostle, Heb 12:16,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 25:29-34
We have here a bargain made between Jacob and Esau about the birthright, which was Esau's by providence but Jacob's by…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
lentils The pottage here described is made of a small reddish kind of bean much in use for food in Palestine, Arab.…
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