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And Isaac prayed the Lord concerning Rebecca his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebecca conceived in her womb.
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And the babes leaped within her; and she said, If it will be so with me, why is this to me? And she went to enquire of the Lord.
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And the Lord said to her, There are two nations in thy womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy belly, and one people shall excel the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.
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And the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered, and she had twins in her womb.
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And the first came out red, hairy all over like a skin; and she called his name Esau.
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And after this came forth his brother, and his hand took hold of the heel of Esau; and she called his name Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when Rebecca bore them.
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And the lads grew, and Esau was a man skilled in hunting, dwelling in the country, and Jacob a simple man, dwelling in a house.
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And Isaac loved Esau, because his venison was his food, but Rebecca loved Jacob.
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And Jacob cooked pottage, and Esau came from the plain, fainting.
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And Esau said to Jacob, Let me taste of that red pottage, because I am fainting; therefore his name was called Edom.
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And Jacob said to Esau, Sell me this day thy birthright.