Genesis 27:37
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37 Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, (A)I have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and (B)with grain and wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?”
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Romans 9:10-12
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10 And not only so, but (A)also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, 11 though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of (B)him who calls— 12 she was told, (C)“The older will serve the younger.”
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2 Samuel 8:14
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14 Then he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, (A)and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
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Genesis 27:28-29
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28 May God give you of (A)the dew of heaven
and of the fatness of the earth
and (B)plenty of grain and wine.
29 Let peoples serve you,
and nations (C)bow down to you.
(D)Be lord over your brothers,
and may your mother's sons bow down to you.
(E)Cursed be everyone who curses you,
and blessed be everyone who blesses you!”
Genesis 25:23
English Standard Version
23 And the Lord said to her,
(A)“Two nations are in your womb,
and two peoples from within you[a] shall be divided;
(B)the one shall be stronger than the other,
(C)the older shall serve the younger.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 25:23 Or from birth
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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