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25 The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.[a] 26 After that, his brother came out, with his hand grabbing Esau’s heel. So he was named Jacob.[b] Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

27 The boys grew up. Esau was a skillful hunter, an outdoorsman. Jacob was a quiet man, who stayed home among the tents.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:25 Esau sounds like a Hebrew word for hairy.
  2. Genesis 25:26 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew word for heel.