Gen 25:23, 27:40, Num 24:18-19, Deu 20:13, Mal 1:2-3 | ESV | STEP | And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your womb , and two peoples from within you shall be divided ; the one shall be stronger than the other , the older shall serve the younger .

Genesis 25:23

23 And the Lord said to her,

^a“Two nations are in your womb,
and two peoples from within you ^{▼▼Or from birth} shall be divided;
^cthe one shall be stronger than the other,
^dthe older shall serve the younger.”

Genesis 27:40

40 By your sword you shall live,
and you ^eshall serve your brother;
but when you grow restless
^fyou shall break his yoke from your neck.”

Numbers 24:18-19

18 ^gEdom shall be dispossessed;
^hSeir also, his enemies, shall be dispossessed.
Israel is doing valiantly.
19 And one from Jacob shall exercise dominion
and destroy the survivors of cities!”

Deuteronomy 20:13

13 And when the Lord your God gives it into your hand, ⁱyou shall put all its males to the sword,

Malachi 1:2-3

The Lord’s Love for Israel

2 ^j“I have loved you,” says the Lord. ^kBut you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau ^lJacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet ^mI have loved Jacob 3 but Esau I have hated. ⁿI have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.”