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.

25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

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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

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.

26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

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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