Genesis 25:19–28 · BSB
25:19
This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
25:20
and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
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25:21
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
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But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,
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and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
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When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
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The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.
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After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
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When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.
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Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
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