2 Esdras 3:16

16 And unto him Thou gavest Isaac, and unto Isaac also Thou gavest Jacob and Esau. As for Jacob, Thou didst choose him to Thee and put off Esau; and so Jacob became a great multitude.

2 Esdras 3:16 In-Context

14 Him Thou loved, and unto him only Thou showed Thy will

15 and madest an everlasting covenant with him, promising him that Thou wouldest never forsake his seed.

16 And unto him Thou gavest Isaac, and unto Isaac also Thou gavest Jacob and Esau. As for Jacob, Thou didst choose him to Thee and put off Esau; and so Jacob became a great multitude.

17 And it came to pass that, when Thou leddest his seed out of Egypt, Thou broughtest them up to Mount Sinai.

18 And, bowing the heavens, Thou didst set fast the earth, moved the whole world, and madest the depths to tremble, and troubled the men of that age.Œ