Genesis 25:19–26

¹⁹And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: ^rAbraham begat Isaac: ^20*And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, ^sthe daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of ^tPadan-aram, ^uthe sister to Laban the Syrian. ²¹And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: ^wand the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. ²²And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she ^xwent to inquire of the Lord. ²³And the Lord said unto her,

^yTwo nations are in thy womb,

And two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;

And the one people shall be stronger than the other people;

And ^zthe elder shall serve the younger.

²⁴And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. ²⁵And the first came out red, ^aall over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. ²⁶And after that came his brother out, and ^bhis hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and ^chis name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.