Romans 9:12
it was said to her, "The elder will serve the younger."
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- Gen 25:22-23 : 22 The children struggled together within her. She said, "If it be so, why do I live?" She went to inquire of Yahweh. 23 Yahweh said to her, "Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger."
- 2 Sam 8:14 : 14 He put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
- 1 Kgs 22:47 : 47 There was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
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13Even as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
14What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!
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7Neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children. But, "In Isaac will your seed be called."
8That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as a seed.
9For this is a word of promise, "At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son."
10Not only so, but Rebecca also conceived by one, by our father Isaac.
11For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,
- Gen 25:22-243 verses80%
22The children struggled together within her. She said, "If it be so, why do I live?" She went to inquire of Yahweh.
23Yahweh said to her, "Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger."
24When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
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18even he to whom it was said, "In Isaac will your seed be called;"
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15Rebekah took the good clothes of Esau, her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son.
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34Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.
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29Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers. Let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you. Blessed be everyone who blesses you."
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20By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.
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40By your sword will you live, and you will serve your brother. It will happen, when you will break loose, that you shall shake his yoke from off your neck."
41Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob."
42The words of Esau, her elder son, were told to Rebekah. She sent and called Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, "Behold, your brother Esau comforts himself about you by planning to kill you.
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26After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
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37Isaac answered Esau, "Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brothers have I given to him for servants. With grain and new wine have I sustained him. What then will I do for you, my son?"
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26Laban said, "It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.
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6Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, "Behold, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,
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10Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this handmaid and her son! For the son of this handmaid will not be heir with my son, Isaac."
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22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the free woman.
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19His father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations."
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28Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob.
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30Posterity shall serve him. Future generations shall be told about the Lord.
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18Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter."
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2For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
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16Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
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9This is the history of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir:
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2"I have loved you," says Yahweh. Yet you say, "How have you loved us?" "Wasn't Esau Jacob's brother?" says Yahweh, "Yet I loved Jacob;
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33Jacob said, "Swear to me first." He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Jacob.
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30However what does the Scripture say? "Throw out the handmaid and her son, for the son of the handmaid will not inherit with the son of the free woman."
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8He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
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3In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God.
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31Jacob said, "First, sell me your birthright."
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25He said, "Canaan is cursed. He will be servant of servants to his brothers."