When the time came, Rebekah gave birth to twins.
The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your body, and two groups of people will be taken from you. One group will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
The first baby was born red. Since his skin was like a hairy robe, he was named Esau.
This is the family history of Esau (also called Edom).
When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her body.
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac’s sons were Esau and Israel.
Don’t hate Edomites; they are your close relatives. Don’t hate Egyptians, because you were foreigners in their country.
I gave Isaac two sons named Jacob and Esau. I gave the land around the mountains of Edom to Esau, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
