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Genesis - ch 25 v 21 - 34
- Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child.
- And the children were fighting together inside her, and she said, If it is to be so, why am I like this? So she went to put her question to the Lord.
- And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.
- And when the time came for her to give birth, there were two children in her body.
- And the first came out red from head to foot like a robe of hair, and they gave him the name of Esau.
- And after him, his brother came out, gripping Esau's foot; and he was named Jacob: Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.
- And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.
- Now Isaac's love was for Esau, because Esau's meat was greatly to his taste: but Rebekah had more love for Jacob.
- And one day Jacob was cooking some soup when Esau came in from the fields in great need of food;
- And Esau said to Jacob, Give me a full meal of that red soup, for I am overcome with need for food: for this reason he was named Edom.
- And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright.
- And Esau said, Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me?
- And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob.
- Then Jacob gave him bread and soup; and he took food and drink and went away, caring little for his birthright.
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