Genesis 25:21–30

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

²³The 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.”

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

²⁵Now 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.

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

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

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

³⁰and 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.