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23 Eternal One (to Rebekah): Two nations are growing inside of your womb,
        and the two peoples will be divided in the future.
    One will be stronger than the other,
        and the older will serve the younger.[a]

24 When it was time for Rebekah to give birth, she saw that she was carrying twins. 25 The first came out red—his entire body like a hairy blanket—so they named him Esau.

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23 The Lord said to her,

“Two nations(A) are in your womb,
    and two peoples from within you will be separated;
one people will be stronger than the other,
    and the older will serve the younger.(B)

24 When the time came for her to give birth,(C) there were twin boys in her womb.(D) 25 The first to come out was red,(E) and his whole body was like a hairy garment;(F) so they named him Esau.[a](G)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:25 Esau may mean hairy.