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25 The first one was very red at birth and covered with thick hair like a fur coat. So they named him Esau.[a] 26 Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob.[b] Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

Esau Sells His Birthright

27 As the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter. He was an outdoorsman, but Jacob had a quiet temperament, preferring to stay at home.

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Footnotes

  1. 25:25 Esau sounds like a Hebrew term that means “hair.”
  2. 25:26 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew words for “heel” and “deceiver.”

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