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Genesis 25:23-25
Contemporary English Version

23 (A) and he told her:

“Your two sons will become
    two separate nations.[a]
The younger of the two
    will be stronger,
and the older son
    will be his servant.”

24 When Rebekah gave birth, 25 the first baby was covered with red hair, so he was named Esau.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 25.23 two separate nations: Or “two nations always in conflict.”
  2. 25.25 Esau: In Hebrew “Esau” sounds like “hairy.”
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