19And these are the generations of Isaac son of Abraham. Abraham fathered Isaac.20Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, sister of Laban the Aramean, as his wife.21Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was barren, and the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.22The children struggled within her, and she said, "If it is so, why is this happening to me?" And she went to inquire of the LORD.23The LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from your inward parts will be divided; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger."24When her days to give birth were completed, behold, twins were in her womb.25The first came out red, all of him like a hairy garment, and they called his name Esau.26Afterward his brother came out, and his hand was grasping Esau's heel, so he called his name Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.27When the boys grew up, Esau became a man knowing wild game, a man of the field, while Jacob was a complete man dwelling in tents.28Isaac loved Esau because his game was in his mouth, but Rebekah loved Jacob.29Jacob boiled stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint.30Esau said to Jacob, "Please let me eat some of that red stuff, for I am faint." Therefore he called his name Edom.31Jacob said, "Sell me your birthright today."32Esau said, "Behold, I am going to die; of what use is the birthright to me?"33Jacob said, "Swear to me today." So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.34Then Jacob gave Esau food and lentil stew; he ate and drank, rose and went, and Esau despised the birthright.