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Genesis - ch 25 v 21 - 34
- And Isaac maketh entreaty to Jehovah before his wife, for she `is' barren: and Jehovah is entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiveth,
- and the children struggle together within her, and she saith, `If `it is' right -- why `am' I thus?' and she goeth to seek Jehovah.
- And Jehovah saith to her, `Two nations `are' in thy womb, and two peoples from thy bowels are parted; and the `one' people than the `other' people is stronger; and the elder doth serve the younger.'
- And her days to bear are fulfilled, and lo, twins `are' in her womb;
- and the first cometh out all red as a hairy robe, and they call his name Esau;
- and afterwards hath his brother come out, and his hand is taking hold on Esau's heel, and one calleth his name Jacob; and Isaac `is' a son of sixty years in her bearing them.
- And the youths grew, and Esau is a man acquainted `with' hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob `is' a plain man, inhabiting tents;
- and Isaac loveth Esau, for `his' hunting `is' in his mouth; and Rebekah is loving Jacob.
- And Jacob boileth pottage, and Esau cometh in from the field, and he `is' weary;
- and Esau saith unto Jacob, `Let me eat, I pray thee, some of this red red thing, for I `am' weary;' therefore hath `one' called his name Edom `Red';
- and Jacob saith, `Sell to-day thy birthright to me.'
- And Esau saith, `Lo, I am going to die, and what is this to me -- birthright?'
- and Jacob saith, `Swear to me to-day:' and he sweareth to him, and selleth his birthright to Jacob;
- and Jacob hath given to Esau bread and pottage of lentiles, and he eateth, and drinketh, and riseth, and goeth; and Esau despiseth the birthright.
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