Genesis 25:19-34

The Birth of Esau and Jacob

19These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: aAbraham fathered Isaac, 20and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, bthe daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of cPaddan-aram, dthe sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. 21And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And ethe Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?”
Or  why do I live?
So she went gto inquire of the Lord.
23And the Lord said to her,

hTwo nations are in your womb,
and two peoples from within you
Or  from birth
shall be divided;
jthe one shall be stronger than the other,
kthe older shall serve the younger.”
24When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25The first came out red, lall his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. 26Afterward his brother came out with mhis hand holding Esau’s heel, so nhis name was called Jacob.
 Jacob means He takes by the heel, or He cheats
Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

27When the boys grew up, Esau was pa skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, qdwelling in tents. 28Isaac loved Esau because rhe ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Esau Sells His Birthright

29Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.
 Edom sounds like the Hebrew for  red
)
31Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” 32Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” 33Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and tsold his birthright to Jacob. 34Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

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