Jacob and Esau

19 And these [are] the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:

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20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

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21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she [was] barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

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22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If [it be] so, why [am] I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD.

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23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations [are] in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and [the one] people shall be stronger than [the other] people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

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24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, [there were] twins in her womb.

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25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

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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.

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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.

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28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of [his] venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.

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