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Genesis 25:23-27

Genesis 25:23

And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body; And one people will be stronger than the other; And the older will serve the younger.”

Genesis 25:24

When her days leading to the delivery were at an end, behold, there were twins in her womb.

Genesis 25:25

Now the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau.

Genesis 25:26

Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding on to Esau’s heel, so he was named Jacob; and Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

Genesis 25:27

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a civilized man, living in tents.