Genesis 25:19-26

International Standard Version

The Births of Esau and Jacob

¹⁹ This is the account of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham fathered Isaac. ²⁰ Isaac was forty years old when he married^[a] Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the Aramean^[b] from Paddan-aram^[c] and sister of Laban the Aramean.^{[d] 21} Later, Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, since she was unable to conceive children, and the Lord responded to him—his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

²² But when the infants^[e] kept on wrestling each other inside her womb,^[f] she asked herself, “Why is this happening?”^[g] So she asked the Lord for an explanation.^[h]

²³ “Two nations^[i] are in your womb,” the Lord responded, “and two separate people will emerge. One people will be the stronger, and the older one will serve the younger.”

²⁴ Sure enough, when her due date arrived, she delivered twin sons.^{[j] 25} The first son came out reddish—his entire body was covered with hair—so they named him Esau.^{[k] 26} After that, his brother came out with his hand clutching Esau’s heel, so they named him Jacob.^[l] Isaac was 60 years old when they were born.