25 Now the first came out red, (A)all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out with (B)his hand holding on to Esau’s heel, so (C)he was named [a]Jacob; and Isaac was (D)sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:26 I.e., one who takes by the heel or supplants

28 Then (A)he said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but [a]Israel; for you have contended with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

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  1. Genesis 32:28 I.e., he who contends with God; or God contends

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