Genesis 25:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 25:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 25:30 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 25:30 — KJV
“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. with...: Heb. with that red, with that red pottage Edom: that is Red”
— Genesis 25:30 (KJV)
Genesis 25:30 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 25:30
“And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets? of...: Heb. from thence”
Shares key themes with Genesis 25:30: same, red, therefore
“Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time. delivered: Heb. shut up”
Shares key themes with Genesis 25:30: pray, red, therefore
“Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. accept: Heb. smell abiding: Heb. cleaving”
Shares key themes with Genesis 25:30: pray, red, therefore
“And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. by prophets: Heb. by the hand of prophets”
Shares key themes with Genesis 25:30: red, therefore, called
“Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name. it be called...: Heb. my name be called upon it”
Shares key themes with Genesis 25:30: therefore, name, called
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