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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 time to give birth was at hand, there were twins in her womb.
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The first came out red, all his body like a hairy mantle; so they named him Esau.
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Afterward his brother came out, with his hand gripping Esau's heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
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When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.
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Isaac loved Esau, because he was fond of game; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
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Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.
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Esau said to Jacob, "Let me eat some of that red stuff, for I am famished!" (Therefore he was called Edom. )
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Jacob said, "First sell me your birthright."
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Esau said, "I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?"
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Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.