²⁶ The second one was born holding on tightly to the heel of Esau, so he was named Jacob.^[a] Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.

Esau Sells His Rights as the First-Born Son

²⁷ The boys grew up, and Esau became a skilled hunter, a man who loved the outdoors, but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home. ²⁸ Isaac preferred Esau, because he enjoyed eating the animals Esau killed, but Rebecca preferred Jacob.