Genesis 25:26
New Living Translation
26 Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob.[a] Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
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- 25:26 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew words for “heel” and “deceiver.”
Hosea 12:3
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3 Even in the womb,
Jacob struggled with his brother;
when he became a man,
he even fought with God.
Genesis 27:36
New Living Translation
36 Esau exclaimed, “No wonder his name is Jacob, for now he has cheated me twice.[a] First he took my rights as the firstborn, and now he has stolen my blessing. Oh, haven’t you saved even one blessing for me?”
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- 27:36 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew words for “heel” and “deceiver.”
Genesis 38:28-30
New Living Translation
28 While she was in labor, one of the babies reached out his hand. The midwife grabbed it and tied a scarlet string around the child’s wrist, announcing, “This one came out first.” 29 But then he pulled back his hand, and out came his brother! “What!” the midwife exclaimed. “How did you break out first?” So he was named Perez.[a] 30 Then the baby with the scarlet string on his wrist was born, and he was named Zerah.[b]
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