And (A)his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of (B)Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite,

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His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him(A) in the cave of Machpelah(B) near Mamre,(C) in the field of Ephron(D) son of Zohar the Hittite,(E)

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25 And the first came out red. He was (A)like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name [a]Esau.

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  1. Genesis 25:25 Lit. Hairy

25 The first to come out was red,(A) and his whole body was like a hairy garment;(B) so they named him Esau.[a](C)

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  1. Genesis 25:25 Esau may mean hairy.

26 Afterward his brother came out, and (A)his hand took hold of Esau’s heel; so (B)his name was called [a]Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

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  1. Genesis 25:26 Supplanter or Deceitful, lit. One Who Takes the Heel

26 After this, his brother came out,(A) with his hand grasping Esau’s heel;(B) so he was named Jacob.[a](C) Isaac was sixty years old(D) when Rebekah gave birth to them.

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  1. Genesis 25:26 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.

Esau Sells His Birthright(A)

29 Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary.

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29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew,(A) Esau came in from the open country,(B) famished.

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28 And He said, (A)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but [a]Israel; for you have (B)struggled with God and (C)with men, and have prevailed.”

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  1. Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God

28 Then the man said, “Your name(A) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[a](B) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(C)

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  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.