- by giving:
- "And Abrahamª gaveª°¹ all¹ that¹ he had unto Isaac.ª ... But unto the sonsª of the concubines,ª which¹ Abrahamª had, Abrahamª gaveª° gifts,ª and sent them awayª° from¹¹ Isaacª his son,ª while he yet¹ lived,ª eastward,ª unto¹ the eastª country.ª" {Gen 25:5-6} + "And Esauª said,ª° Behold,¹ I¹ [am] at the pointª° to die:ª° and what profit¹ shall this¹ birthrightª do to me?" {Gen 25:32} + "Then Jacobª gaveª° Esauª breadª and pottageª of lentiles;ª and he did eatª° and drink,ª° and rose up,ª° and went his way:²°¹ thus Esauª despisedª°¹ [his] birthright.ª" {Gen 25:34} + "Now the sonsª of Reubenª the firstbornª of Israel,ª (for¹ he¹ [was] the firstborn;ª but, forasmuch as he defiledª° his father'sª bed,ª his birthrightª was givenª° unto the sonsª of Josephª the sonª of Israel:ª and the genealogy is not to be reckonedª°¹ after the birthright.ª ... For¹ Judahª prevailedª° above his brethren,ª and of¹ him [came] the chief ruler;ª but the birthrightª [was] Joseph's:)ª" {1Ch 5:1-2}
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