Genesis 25:25-27

Good News Translation

²⁵The first one was reddish, and his skin was like a hairy robe, so he was named Esau.^[a] ²⁶The second one was born holding on tightly to the heel of Esau, so he was named Jacob.^[b] Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.

Esau Sells His Rights as the First-Born Son

²⁷The boys grew up, and Esau became a skilled hunter, a man who loved the outdoors, but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

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Footnotes

Genesis 25:25 This name is taken to refer to Seir, the territory later inhabited by Esau's descendants; Seir sounds like the Hebrew for “hairy.”
Genesis 25:26 This name sounds like the Hebrew for “heel.”