Isaac’s Sons

19 Now these are the records of athe generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham 1became the father of Isaac;

20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took aRebekah, the bdaughter of Bethuel the 1Aramean of Paddan-aram, the csister of Laban the 1Aramean, to be his wife.

21 Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and athe Lord 1answered him and Rebekah his wife bconceived.

22 But 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 the Lord.

23 The Lord 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.”

24 When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

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

26 Afterward 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.

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

28 Now Isaac loved Esau, because 1he had aa taste for game, bbut Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 When Jacob had cooked astew, Esau came in from the field and he was 1famished;

30 and Esau said to Jacob, “Please let me have a swallow of 1that red stuff there, for I am 2famished.” Therefore his name was called 3Edom.

31 But Jacob said, “1First sell me your abirthright.”

32 Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die; so of what use then is the birthright to me?”

33 And Jacob said, “1First swear to me”; so he swore to him, and asold his birthright to Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and rose and went on his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.