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24 When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb. 25 The first one came out red-looking,[a] covered with hair[b] like a fur coat, and they named him Esau.(A) 26 After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel with his hand.(B) So he was named Jacob.[c](C) Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.

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  1. 25:25 In Hb, red-looking sounds like ‘Edom’; Gn 32:3.
  2. 25:25 In Hb, hair sounds like ‘Seir’; Gn 32:3.
  3. 25:26 = He Grasps the Heel

28 ‘Your name will no longer be Jacob,’(A) he said. ‘It will be Israel[a] because you have struggled with God(B) and with men and have prevailed.’

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  1. 32:28 In Hb, the name Israel sounds like ‘he struggled (with) God.’