Esau's Tears
Hebrews 12:16-17
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.…


Those tears of Esau, the sensuous, wild, impulsive man, almost like the cry of some "trapped creature," are amongst the most pathetic in the Bible.

(A. B. Davidson, LL. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

WEB: lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.




Esau's Sensuality and Profanity
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