Genesis 25:21–30

²¹And Isaac entreated Yahweh on behalf of his wife because she was barren; and ^aYahweh ¹was moved by his entreaty. So Rebekah his wife ^bconceived.

²²But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If it is so, why then am I this way?” So she went to ^ainquire of Yahweh.

²³And Yahweh said to her,

“^aTwo nations are in your womb;

^bAnd two peoples will be separated from your body;

And one people shall be stronger than the other;

And ^cthe older shall serve the younger.”

²⁴And her days to give birth were fulfilled, and behold, there were twins in her womb.

²⁵And the first came forth red, ^aall over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau.

²⁶Afterward his brother came forth with ^ahis hand holding on to Esau’s heel, so ^bhis name was called ¹Jacob; and Isaac was ^csixty years old when she gave birth to them.

Esau Sells His Birthright

²⁷And the boys grew up; Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a ¹peaceful man, ^2aliving in tents.

²⁸Isaac loved Esau because ¹he had ^aan appetite for hunted game, ^bbut Rebekah loved Jacob.

²⁹And Jacob had cooked ^astew. And Esau came in from the field, and he was ¹famished.

³⁰Then Esau said to Jacob, “Please give me a swallow from the red stuff—¹this red stuff, for I am ²famished.” Therefore his name was called ³Edom.