21. Isaac prayed to Adonai on behalf of his wife because she was barren. Adonai answered his plea and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
22. But the children struggled with one another inside her, and she said, “If it’s like this, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of Adonai.
23. Adonai said to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from your body will be separated. One people will be stronger than the other people, but the older will serve the younger.”
24. When her time came to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb.
25. Now the first came out reddish, all of him was like a fur coat, and they named him Esau.
26. Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding onto Esau’s heel—so he was named Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when he fathered them.
27. When the boys grew up, Esau became a man knowledgeable in hunting, an outdoorsman, while Jacob was a mild man, remaining in tents.
28. Now Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for wild game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29. Now Jacob cooked a stew. When Esau came in from the field, he was exhausted,
30. so Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me some of this really red stuff, because I’m exhausted”—that is why he is called Edom.
31. So Jacob said, “Sell your birthright to me today.”