KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Esau said to Jacob, 'Please give me some of that red stew! I'm starving!' This is why he was called Edom.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Esau was so hungry that he begged his brother Jacob for some red stew, and this moment gave him the nickname 'Edom' (which means 'red').
📚 Historical Context
This incident occurs when Esau returns from hunting, exhausted and famished, while Jacob is cooking a red lentil stew. The name 'Edom' comes from the Hebrew word meaning 'red,' referring both to the red stew and later to Esau's descendants who would become the nation of Edom. This sets up the famous story where Esau trades his birthright for a bowl of stew.
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