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Birth of Jacob and Esau

1835 BC traditional (Jones)

Passage
Gen 25:24-26
People
Jacob, Esau, Isaac, Rebekah
Before
Death of Shem
After
Nimrod's kingdom begins

Participants

Taking part, as Theographic records them, most often named first.

Every verse

All 3 verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Genesis3 verses
  1. 25:24

    When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.

  2. 25:25

    The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.

  3. 25:26

    After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.