Genesis 25
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 25:23-30

23The Lord said to her, “1Two nations are in your womb; 2And two peoples will be separated from your body; And one people shall be stronger than the other; And 3the older shall serve the younger.” 24When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25Now the first came forth red, 4all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau. 26Afterward his brother came forth with 5his hand holding on to Esau’s heel, so 6his name was called 7Jacob; and Isaac was 8sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

27When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a 9peaceful man, 1011living in tents. 28Now Isaac loved Esau, because 12he had 13a taste for game, 14but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29When Jacob had cooked 15stew, Esau came in from the field and he was 16famished; 30and Esau said to Jacob, “Please let me have a swallow of 17that red stuff there, for I am 18famished.” Therefore his name was called 19Edom.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 25:23 Gen 17:4-6, 16; Num 20:14; Deut 2:4, 8 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 25:23 Gen 27:29 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 25:23 Gen 27:40; Mal 1:2, 3; Rom 9:12 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 25:25 Gen 27:11 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 25:26 Hos 12:3 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 25:26 Gen 27:36 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 25:26 I.e. one who takes by the heel or supplants ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 25:26 Gen 25:20 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 25:27 Lit complete ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 25:27 Lit dwelling ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 25:27 Heb 11:9 ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 25:28 Lit game was in his mouth ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 25:28 Gen 27:19 ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 25:28 Gen 27:6-10 ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 25:29 2 Kin 4:38 ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 25:29 Lit weary ↩
  17. 17. Genesis 25:30 Lit the red, this red ↩
  18. 18. Genesis 25:30 Lit weary ↩
  19. 19. Genesis 25:30 I.e. red ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 25

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