Genesis 25:19-26

Christian Standard Bible

The Birth of Jacob and Esau

¹⁹ These are the family records of Isaac son of Abraham. Abraham fathered Isaac.^{(A) 20} Isaac was forty years old when he took as his wife Rebekah^(B) daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram^(C) and sister of Laban the Aramean.^{(D) 21} Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless.^(E) The Lord was receptive to his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.^{(F) 22} But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” ^[a] So she went to inquire of the Lord.^{(G) 23} And the Lord said to her:

²⁴ When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb. ²⁵ The first one came out red-looking,^[b] covered with hair^[c] like a fur coat, and they named him Esau.^{(J) 26} After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel with his hand.^(K) So he was named Jacob.^[d](L) Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.