Genesis 25:23

Bible in Basic English 1965

And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.

Cross References

Genesis 17:16

And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring.

Genesis 17:4

As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.

Genesis 24:60

And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.

Genesis 25:24

And when the time came for her to give birth, there were two children in her body.

Genesis 25:27

And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

Genesis 27:29

Let peoples be your servants, and nations go down before you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons go down before you: a curse be on everyone by whom you are cursed, and a blessing on those who give you a blessing.

Genesis 27:33

And in great fear Isaac said, Who then is he who got meat and put it before me, and I took it all before you came, and gave him a blessing, and his it will be?

Genesis 27:37

And Isaac answering said, But I have made him your master, and have given him all his brothers for servants; I have made him strong with grain and wine: what then am I to do for you, my son?

Genesis 27:40

By your sword will you get your living and you will be your brother's servant; but when your power is increased his yoke will be broken from off your neck.

Genesis 32:6

When the servants came back they said, We have seen your brother Esau and he is coming out to you, and four hundred men with him.

Genesis 33:3

And he himself, going before them, went down on his face to the earth seven times till he came near his brother.

Genesis 36:31

And these are the kings who were ruling in the land of Edom before there was any king over the children of Israel.

Genesis 48:19

But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.

2 Samuel 8:14

And he put armed forces in Edom; all through Edom he had armed forces stationed, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.

1 Kings 22:47

At that time there was no king in Edom;

1 Chronicles 18:13

David put armed forces in all the towns of Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. The Lord made David overcome wherever he went.

Obadiah 1:21

And those who have been kept safe will come up from Mount Zion to be judges of the mountain of Esau; and the kingdom will be the Lord's.

Numbers 20:14

Then Moses sent men from Kadesh to the king of Edom to say to him, Your brother Israel says, You have knowledge of all the things we have been through;

Deuteronomy 2:4

And give the people orders, saying, You are about to go through the land of your brothers, the children of Esau, who are living in Seir; and they will have fear of you; so take care what you do:

Deuteronomy 2:8

So we went on past our brothers, the children of Esau, living in Seir, by the road through the Arabah, from Elath and Ezion-geber. And turning, we went by the road through the waste land of Moab.

1 Samuel 17:14

And David was the youngest: and the three oldest were with Saul's army.