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NASB | Genesis 25:31 But Jacob said, "First sell me your birthright." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 25:31 Jacob answered, "First sell me your birthright (the rights of a firstborn)." |
Subject: Reticence In The Jacob/Esau Story? |
Bible Note: Reticence means "the state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness" Professor Eugene Narrett says "Some Midrash attribute the lengthy list of kings and dukes descending from Esau (among them, Amalek, 36:12) to Jacob’s excessive reticence." http://www.propheticround-up.com/SelectArticles/jacob.htm |