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Genesis 25:26-28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 25:26-28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
26 After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel with his hand.(A) So he was named Jacob.[a](B) Isaac was 60 years old when they were born.
Esau Sells His Birthright
27 When the boys grew up, Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman,[b] but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.[c] 28 Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for wild game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.(C)
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- Genesis 25:26 = He Grasps the Heel
- Genesis 25:27 Lit a man of the field
- Genesis 25:27 Lit man living in tents
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
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