Romans 9:12

Geneva Bible (1560)

It was said vnto her, The elder shal serue the yonger.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 25:22-23 : 22 But the children stroue together within her: therefore shee sayde, Seeing it is so, why am I thus? wherefore she went to aske the Lord. 23 And the Lord sayd to her, Two nations are in thy wombe, and two maner of people shalbe diuided out of thy bowels, and the one people shall be mightier then the other, and the elder shall serue the yonger.
  • 2 Sam 8:14 : 14 And he put a garison in Edom: throughout all Edom put he souldiers, and all they of Edom became Dauids seruants: and the Lord kept Dauid whithersoeuer he went.
  • 1 Kgs 22:47 : 47 There was then no King in Edom: the deputie was King.

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  • Rom 9:13-14
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    84%

    13As it is written, I haue loued Iacob, and haue hated Esau.

    14What shall wee say then? Is there vnrighteousnes with God? God forbid.

  • Rom 9:7-11
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    82%

    7Neither are they all children, because they are the seede of Abraham: but, In Isaac shall thy seede be called:

    8That is, they which are the children of the flesh, are not the children of God: but the children of the promes, are counted for the seede.

    9For this is a worde of promes, In this same time wil I come, and Sara shall haue a sonne.

    10Neither he onely felt this, but also Rebecca when shee had conceiued by one, euen by our father Isaac.

    11For yer the children were borne, and when they had neither done good, nor euill (that the purpose of God might remaine according to election, not by workes, but by him that calleth)

  • Gen 25:22-24
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    22But the children stroue together within her: therefore shee sayde, Seeing it is so, why am I thus? wherefore she went to aske the Lord.

    23And the Lord sayd to her, Two nations are in thy wombe, and two maner of people shalbe diuided out of thy bowels, and the one people shall be mightier then the other, and the elder shall serue the yonger.

    24Therefore when her time of deliuerance was fulfilled, behold, twinnes were in her wombe.

  • Heb 11:18
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    18(To whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seede be called.)

  • Gen 27:15
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    15And Rebekah tooke faire clothes of her elder sonne Esau, which were in her house, and clothed Iaakob her yonger sonne:

  • 1 Chr 1:34
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    34And Abraham begate Izhak: the sonnes of Izhak, Esau, and Israel.

  • Gen 27:29
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    29Let people bee thy seruantes, and nations bowe vnto thee: be Lorde ouer thy brethren, and let thy mothers children honour thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

  • Heb 11:20
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    20By faith Isaac blessed Iacob and Esau, concerning things to come.

  • Gen 27:40-42
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    40And by thy sword shalt thou liue, and shalt be thy brothers seruant. But it shall come to passe, when thou shalt get the masterie, that thou shalt breake his yoke from thy necke.

    41Therefore Esau hated Iaakob, because of the blessing, wherewith his father blessed him; Esau thought in his minde, The dayes of mourning for my father will come shortly, then I will slay may brother Iaakob.

    42And it was told to Rebekah of the wordes of Esau her elder sonne, and shee sent and called Iaakob her yonger sonne, and sayd vnto him, Beholde, thy brother Esau is comforted against thee, meaning to kill thee:

  • Gen 25:26
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    26And afterward came his brother out, and his hande helde Esau by the heele: therefore his name was called Iaakob. Nowe Izhak was threescore yeere olde when Rebekah bare them.

  • Gen 27:37
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    37Then Izhak answered, and sayd vnto Esau, Beholde, I haue made him thy lorde, and all his brethre haue I made his seruants: also with wheate and wine haue I furnished him, & vnto thee now what shall I doe, my sonne?

  • Gen 29:26
    71%

    26And Laban answered, It is not the maner of this place, to giue the yonger before the elder.

  • Gen 27:6
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    6Then Rebekah spake vnto Iaakob her sonne, saying, Beholde, I haue heard thy father talking with Esau thy brother, saying,

  • Gen 21:10
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    10Wherefore she saide vnto Abraham, Cast out this bond woman and her sonne: for ye sonne of this bonde woman shall not be heire with my sonne Izhak.

  • Gal 4:22
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    22For it is written, that Abraham had two sonnes, one by a seruant, and one by a free woman.

  • Gen 48:19
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    19But his father refused, & sayd, I know well, my sonne, I know well: he shalbe also a people, and he shalbe great likewise: but his yonger brother shalbe greater then he, and his seede shall be full of nations.

  • Gen 25:28
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    28And Izhak loued Esau, for venison was his meate, but Rebekah loued Iaakob.

  • Ps 22:30
    69%

    30Their seede shall serue him: it shalbe counted vnto the Lord for a generation.

  • Gen 29:18
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    18And Iaakob loued Rahel, and sayde, I will serue thee seuen yeeres for Rahel thy yonger daughter.

  • 1 Chr 5:2
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    2For Iudah preuailed aboue his brethren, and of him came the prince, but the birthright was Iosephs)

  • Gen 29:16
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    16Now Laban had two daughters, the elder called Leah, and the yonger called Rahel.

  • Gen 36:9
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    9So these are the generations of Esau father of Edom in mount Seir.

  • Mal 1:2
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    2I haue loued you, sayth the Lorde: yet yee say, Wherein hast thou loued vs? Was not Esau Iaakobs brother, saith the Lord? yet I loued Iaakob,

  • Gen 25:33
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    33Iaakob then said, Sweare to me euen now; he sware to him, and solde his birthright vnto Iaakob.

  • Gal 4:30
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    30But what sayth the Scripture? Put out the seruant and her sonne: for the sonne of the seruant shall not be heire with the sonne of the free woman.

  • Gen 21:12
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    12But God said vnto Abraham, Let it not be grieuous in thy sight for the childe, and for thy bonde woman: in all that Sarah shall say vnto thee, heare her voyce: for in Izhak shall thy seede be called.

  • Acts 7:8
    68%

    8Hee gaue him also the couenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begate Isaac, and circumcised him the eight day: and Isaac begate Iacob, and Iacob the twelue Patriarkes.

  • Hos 12:3
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    3Hee tooke his brother by the heele in the wombe, and by his strength he had power with God,

  • Gen 25:31
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    31And Iaakob sayd, Sell me euen nowe thy birthright.

  • Gen 9:25
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    25And said, Cursed be Canaan: a seruant of seruants shall he be vnto his brethren.