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and Isaac was forty years old when he took to wife Rebekah, the daughter of Bethu'el the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.
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And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
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The children struggled together within her; and she said, "If it is thus, why do I live?" So she went to inquire of the LORD.
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And the LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples, born of you, shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the elder shall serve the younger."
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When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
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The first came forth red, all his body like a hairy mantle; so they called his name Esau.
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Afterward his brother came forth, and his hand had taken hold of Esau's heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
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When the boys grew up, Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
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Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his game; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
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Once when Jacob was boiling pottage, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.
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And Esau said to Jacob, "Let me eat some of that red pottage, for I am famished!" (Therefore his name was called Edom.)