Genesis 25:21–30

²¹And Isaac prayed to Yahweh on behalf of his wife, for she was barren. And Yahweh responded to his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. ²²And the children in her womb jostled each other, and she said, “If it is going to be like this, why be pregnant?”ⁱ And she went to inquire of Yahweh. ²³And Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from birth^j shall be divided. And one people shall be stronger than the other.^k And the elder shall serve the younger.” ²⁴And when her days to give birth were completed,^l then—behold—twins were in her womb. ²⁵And the first came out red, all his body^m was like a hairy coat, so they called his name Esau. ²⁶And afterward his brother came out, and his hand grasped the heel of Esau, so his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years oldⁿ at their birth. ²⁷And the boys grew up. And Esau was a skilled^o hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents. ²⁸And Isaac loved Esau because he could eat of his game,^p but Rebekah loved Jacob. ²⁹Once^q Jacob cooked a thick stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. ³⁰And Esau said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stuff^r to gulp down, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom).