² Sarah became pregnant and bore a son^(A) to Abraham in his old age,^(B) at the very time God had promised him.^{(C) 3} Abraham gave the name Isaac^[a](D) to the son Sarah bore him.

Jacob and Esau

¹⁹ This is the account^(A) of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac.

Abraham became the father of Isaac,

²⁵ The first to come out was red,^(A) and his whole body was like a hairy garment;^(B) so they named him Esau.^{[a](C) 26} After this, his brother came out,^(D) with his hand grasping Esau’s heel;^(E) so he was named Jacob.^[b](F) Isaac was sixty years old^(G) when Rebekah gave birth to them.

²⁸ Then the man said, “Your name^(A) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,^[a](B) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”^(C)

²⁹ Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”^(D)

But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?”^(E) Then he blessed^(F) him there.