Genesis 25:34
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 25
“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.”Genesis 25:34
What Does Genesis 25:34 Mean?
Genesis 25:34 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 25, verse 34 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Genesis 25:34 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 12:16“Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.”Philippians 3:18“(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:”Isaiah 22:13“And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.”Matthew 26:15“And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.”1 Corinthians 15:32“If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.”Psalms 106:24“Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:”Zechariah 11:13“And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.”Matthew 22:5“But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:”Luke 14:18“And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.”Acts 13:41“Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.”Ecclesiastes 8:15“Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.”Numbers 14:31“But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.”
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