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Genesis 25:30

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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.

Genesis 25:30 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 25:30

Theological / Devotional

Feed me. The word translated “feed” occurs only in this passage, and means “to eat greedily” or “to devour.”

Therefore was his name called Edom. From ’admon, “red.” There is no discrepancy in ascribing his name both to his red complexion (v. 25) and to the color of the lentils.

The name was thus doubly appropriate. The Arabs are still fond of giving surnames such as this to famous persons. The Edomites are mentioned more frequently in Egyptian and Assyrian inscriptions than are the Israelites. In Egypt the name Edom appears as Idwm, and in cuneiform texts as Udumu.

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