Genesis 25:24

And when the time came for her to give birth, there were two children in her body.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

In Context

23And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.

25And the first came out red from head to foot like a robe of hair, and they gave him the name of Esau.

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Cross References

Genesis 38:27And when the time came for her to give birth, it was clear that there were two children in her body.

Joshua 24:4And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau: to Esau I gave Mount Seir, as his heritage; but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 25:20-29

Birth of Esau and Jacob. ( b. c. 1837.) 19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac: 20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. 21 And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire… Read the whole commentary →

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