Genesis 25

Genesis 25:24-26:
 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

Thomas Adams

 Live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. 2 Cor. xiii. 11. PEACE is the daughter of righteousness, and the mother of knowledge ; the nurse of arts, and the improvement of all blessings. It is delectable to all that taste it, profitable to them that practice it ; to them that look upon it, amiable ; to them that enjoy it, a benefit invaluable. The building of Christianity knows no other materials. If we look upon the church itself, there is one body ; if upon the very soul of it, there is one Spirit ; if upon the endowment of it, there is one hope ; if upon the head of it, there is one Lord ; if upon the life of it, there is one faith ; if upon the door of it, there is one baptism ; if upon the Father of it, there is one God, and Father of all, Eph. iv. 4. ----Thomas Adams; The Sermons of Thomas Adams

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==genesis 25:29-34:

​Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. 
​30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore his name was called Edom.
31 But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.”
32 And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?”
33 Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of this day.”
So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. 
​34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

August 22, 2014: Ryan Fraser wrote: ​I seem to find myself in a constant state of restlessness. It often feels nearly impossible to quiet my mind and still my spirit. OK — I confess — it's likely that I have way too much going on in my life all at once. Can you relate? I bet you can!
The Bible speaks volumes about our common experience of restlessness and dis-ease as human beings. Eve's restlessness in the Garden of Eden was the byproduct of Satan's diabolical scheme to sow seeds of doubt in her mind about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 3:1-7).Jacob's dissatisfaction and power-hungry-pursuit in being the second-born led to his manipulative and deceptive behaviors in stealing his older twin Esau's birthright and firstborn blessing (Gen. 25:29-34; Gen. 27).
Israel's murmuring in the wilderness while impatiently waiting for Moses to descend from Mt. Sinai from his sacred summit with God resulted in their persuasion of Aaron to create for them the Golden Calf (Gen. 32), invoking God's displeasure.