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But Jacob said, “First you must swear that your birthright is mine.” So Esau swore an oath, thereby selling all his rights as the firstborn to his brother, Jacob.

Jan 16

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highlighted Genesis 25:31 NLT

“All right,” Jacob replied, “but trade me your rights as the firstborn son.”

Jan 16

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highlighted Genesis 25:29 NLT

One day when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau arrived home from the wilderness exhausted and hungry.

Jan 16

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highlighted Genesis 25:28 NLT

Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Jan 16

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highlighted Genesis 25:27 NLT

As the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter. He was an outdoorsman, but Jacob had a quiet temperament, preferring to stay at home.

Jan 16

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highlighted Genesis 25:26 NLT

Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

Jan 16

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highlighted Genesis 25:25 NLT

The first one was very red at birth and covered with thick hair like a fur coat. So they named him Esau.

Jan 16

But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the LORD about it. “Why is this happening to me?” she asked. And the LORD told her, “The sons in your womb will become two nations. From the very beginning, the two nations will be rivals. One nation will be stronger than the other; and your older son will serve your younger son.”

Jan 16

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highlighted Genesis 25:21 NLT

Isaac pleaded with the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The LORD answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.

Jan 16

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highlighted Genesis 25:19 NLT

This is the account of the family of Isaac, the son of Abraham.

Jan 16

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highlighted Genesis 25:18 NLT

Ishmael’s descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives.

Jan 16

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highlighted Genesis 25:16 NLT

These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped.

Jan 16

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highlighted Genesis 25:12 NLT

This is the account of the family of Ishmael, the son of Abraham through Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian servant.

Jan 16

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highlighted Genesis 25:9-10 NLT

This was the field Abraham had purchased from the Hittites and where he had buried his wife Sarah. His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

Jan 16