Genesis 25:21-23

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²¹ Later, Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, since she was unable to conceive children, and the Lord responded to him—his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

²² But when the infants^[a] kept on wrestling each other inside her womb,^[b] she asked herself, “Why is this happening?”^[c] So she asked the Lord for an explanation.^[d]

²³ “Two nations^[e] are in your womb,” the Lord responded, “and two separate people will emerge. One people will be the stronger, and the older one will serve the younger.”