Bible Verses About Birthright

Nowe Iaakob sod pottage, and Esau came from the fielde and was wearie.

Then Esau sayd to Iaakob, Let me eate, I pray thee, of that pottage so red, for I am wearie. Therefore was his name called Edom.

And Iaakob sayd, Sell me euen nowe thy birthright.

And Esau sayd, Lo, I am almost dead, what is then this birthright to me?

Iaakob then said, Sweare to me euen now. And he sware to him, and solde his birthright vnto Iaakob.

Then Iaakob gaue Esau bread and pottage of lentiles: and he did eate and drinke, and rose vp, and went his way: So Esau contemned his birthright.

If a man haue two wiues, one loued and another hated, and they haue borne him children, both the loued and also the hated: if the first borne be the sonne of the hated,

Then when the time commeth, that hee appointeth his sonnes to be heires of that which he hath, he may not make the sonne of the beloued first borne before the sonne of the hated, which is the first borne:

But he shall acknowledge the sonne of the hated for the first borne, and giue him double portion of all that he hath: for hee is the first of his strength, and to him belongeth the right of the first borne.

The sonnes also of Reuben the eldest sonne of Israel (for he was the eldest, but had defiled his fathers bed, therefore his birthright was giuen vnto the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel, so that the genealogie is not rekoned after his birthright.

For Iudah preuailed aboue his brethren, and of him came the prince, but the birthright was Iosephs)

It was said vnto her, The elder shall serue the yonger.

As it is written, I haue loued Iacob, and haue hated Esau.