Gen 25:27-30 | ESV | STEP | When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter , a man of the field , while Jacob was a quiet man , dwelling in tents .

Genesis 25:27-30

27 When the boys grew up, Esau was ^aa skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, ^bdwelling in tents. 28 Isaac loved Esau because ^che ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Esau Sells His Birthright

29 Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom. ^{▼▼ Edom sounds like the Hebrew for red})