Jacob and Esau are born
Patriarchs · Draft · BSB
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Date: Isaac aged 60 · Abraham 160 (calculated)
Rebekah cannot conceive until Isaac prays for her. The twins struggle within her, and the LORD tells her that two nations are in her womb and the older will serve the younger. Esau is born first, red and hairy, and Jacob follows, grasping his brother’s heel.
Primary Scripture
25:19 This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
25:20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
25:21 Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
25:22 But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,
25:23 and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
25:24 When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
25:25 The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.
25:26 After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
Related Scripture
Paul cites the choice of Jacob before the twins were born.
Location evidence
No event map marker is assigned. Do not infer an exact venue from related places.
For the class
What do the twins’ birth and names suggest about the story to come?
Interpretation and reuse
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