Genesis 25:24-26

Easy-to-Read Version

²⁴When the right time came, Rebekah gave birth to twins. ²⁵The first baby was red. His skin was like a hairy robe. So he was named Esau.^[a] ²⁶When the second baby was born, he was holding tightly to Esau’s heel. So that baby was named Jacob.^[b] Isaac was 60 years old when Jacob and Esau were born.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Genesis 25:25 Esau This name is like the word meaning “hairy.”
Genesis 25:26 Jacob This name is like the Hebrew word meaning “heel.” It also means “the one who follows” or “tricky.”