Isaac pleaded with God on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and God responded to his plea, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
But the children struggled in her womb, and she said, “If so, why do I exist?” She went to inquire of God,
and God answered her,
“Two nations are in your womb,
Two separate peoples shall issue from your body;
One people shall be mightier than the other,
And the older shall serve the younger.”
When her time to give birth was at hand, there were twins in her womb.
The first one emerged red, like a hairy mantle all over; so they named him Esau.
Then his brother emerged, holding on to the heel of Esau; so they named him Jacob.
(Genesis 25, 21-26)
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