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And Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. And Yahweh was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife became pregnant.

And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had a hold on Esau's heel. And his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was 60 years old when she bore them.

Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his venison. And Rebekah loved Jacob.

And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray you, with that same red [pottage]. For I am faint. Therefore his name was called Edom.

And Jacob said, Swear to me first. And he swore to him. And he sold his birthright to Jacob.

And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils. And he ate and drank, and rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.

And the men of the place asked him of his wife. And he said, She's my sister. For he feared to say, My wife, because the men of the place would kill me for Rebekah since she was fair to look at.

And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, look, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

Now all the wells which his father's slaves had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.

And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. And he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

And he built an altar there, and called on the name of Yahweh, and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's slaves dug a well.

Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son. And he said to him, Here I am.

And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

And you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death.

And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

And his mother said to him, Your curse be on me, my son. Only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother. And his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.

And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands, and on the smooth of his neck.