12 [a]It was said unto her, (A)The Elder shall serve the younger.

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  1. Romans 9:12 He proveth the casting away of Esau by that, that he was made servant to his brother: and proveth the choosing of Jacob by that that he was made Lord of his brother, although his brother were the first begotten. And lest that any man might take this saying of God, and refer it to external things, the Apostle showeth out of Malachi, who is a good interpreter of Moses, that the servitude of Esau was joined with the hatred of God, and the Lordship of Jacob with the love of God.

12 not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 9:12 Gen. 25:23