Gen 25:24-26, Deu 23:7-8, Obd 10, 12, Mal 1:2 | ESV | STEP | When her days to give birth were completed , behold , there were twins in her womb .

Genesis 25:24-26

24 When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out red, ^aall his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out with ^bhis hand holding Esau’s heel, so ^chis name was called Jacob. ^{▼▼ Jacob means He takes by the heel, or He cheats} Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

Deuteronomy 23:7-8

7 “You shall not abhor an Edomite, for ^ehe is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because ^fyou were a sojourner in his land. 8 Children born to them in the third generation may enter the assembly of the Lord.

Obadiah 10

Edom’s Violence Against Jacob

10 ^gBecause of the violence done to your brother Jacob,
shame shall cover you,
^hand you shall be cut off forever.

Obadiah 12

12 ⁱBut do not gloat over the day of your brother
in the day of his misfortune;
^jdo not rejoice over the people of Judah
in the day of their ruin;
^kdo not boast ^{▼▼Hebrew do not enlarge your mouth}
in the day of distress.

Malachi 1:2

The Lord’s Love for Israel

2 ^m“I have loved you,” says the Lord. ⁿBut you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau ^oJacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet ^pI have loved Jacob