Bible Verses About Jacob

Therefore when her time of deliuerance was fulfilled, behold, twinnes were in her wombe.

So he that came out first was red, and he was all ouer as a rough garment, and they called his name Esau.

And afterward came his brother out, and his hande helde Esau by the heele: therefore his name was called Iaakob. Nowe Izhak was threescore yeere olde when Rebekah bare them.

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.

And when Izhak was olde, and his eyes were dimme (so that he coulde not see) he called Esau his eldest sonne, and sayde vnto him, My sonne. And he answered him, I am here.

Then he sayd, Beholde, I am nowe olde, and knowe not the day of my death:

Wherefore nowe, I pray thee take thine instruments, thy quiuer and thy bowe, and get thee to the fielde, that thou mayest take mee some venison.

Then make mee sauourie meate, such as I loue, and bring it me that I may eat, and that my soule may blesse thee, before I die.

(Nowe Rebekah heard, when Izhak spake to Esau his sonne) and Esau went into the fielde to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

Then Rebekah spake vnto Iaakob her sonne, saying, Beholde, I haue heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, saying,

Bring mee vension, and make mee sauourie meate, that I may eate and blesse thee before the Lord, afore my death.

Nowe therefore, my sonne, heare my voyce in that which I command thee.

Get thee nowe to the flocke, and bring me thence two good kids of the goates, that I may make pleasant meate of them for thy father, such as he loueth.

Then shalt thou bring it to thy father, and he shall eate, to the intent that he may blesse thee before his death.

But Iaakob sayde to Rebekah his mother, Beholde, Esau my brother is rough, and I am smoothe.

My father may possibly feele me, and I shall seem to him to be a mocker: so shall I bring a curse vpon me, and not a blessing.

But his mother sayd vnto him, vpon me be thy curse, my sonne: onely heare my voyce, and go and bring me them.

So he went and set them, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made pleasant meat, such as his father loued.

And Rebekah tooke faire clothes of her elder sonne Esau, which were in her house, and clothed Iaakob her yonger sonne:

And she couered his hands and the smoothe of his necke with the skinnes of the kiddes of the goates.