25 Now the first came out red, (A)all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out with (B)his hand holding on to Esau’s heel, so (C)he was named [a]Jacob; and Isaac was (D)sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a [b]civilized man, (E)living in tents.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:26 I.e., one who takes by the heel or supplants
  2. Genesis 25:27 Lit complete

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