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26 The second baby grabbed on to his brother's heel, so they named him Jacob.[a] Isaac was 60 years old when they were born.

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  1. 25.26 Jacob: In Hebrew “Jacob” sounds like “heel.”

26 After this, his brother came out,(A) with his hand grasping Esau’s heel;(B) so he was named Jacob.[a](C) Isaac was sixty years old(D) when Rebekah gave birth to them.

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  1. Genesis 25:26 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.