18. His descendants lived as nomads from the region of Havilah to Shur, which is near Egypt, in the direction of Assyria. They all fought with each other.
19. This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac and his descendants. Abraham was the father of Isaac.
20. Isaac was 40 years old when he married Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.
21. Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
22. When the children inside her were struggling with each other, she said, “If it’s like this now, what will become of me?” So she went to ask the Lord.
23. The Lord said to her,“Two countries are in your womb.Two nations will go their separate ways from birth.One nation will be stronger than the other,and the older will serve the younger.”
24. When the time came for her to give birth, she had twins.