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but to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.

But the children struggled together within her; and she said, "If it is so, why am I in this condition?" So she went to inquire of the LORD.

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a civilized man, living in tents.

Now Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for game; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

But Jacob said, "First sell me your birthright."

But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of flowing water,

that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the LORD."

But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, "Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man and I am a smooth man.

But his mother said to him, "Your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, get the goats for me."

So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, and he touched him and said, "The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau."

But Isaac replied to Esau, "Behold, I have made him your master, and I have given to him all his relatives as servants; and with grain and new wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?"

"And by your sword you shall live, And you shall serve your brother; But it shall come about when you become restless, That you will break his yoke from your neck."

Then he named that place Bethel; but previously the name of the city had been Luz.

But they said, "We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered, and they roll the stone from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep."

And Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in figure and appearance.

But Laban said, "It is not the practice in our place to marry off the younger before the firstborn.

Now the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was unable to have children.

But she said to her, "Is it a small matter for you to take my husband? And would you take my son's mandrakes also?" So Rachel said, "Therefore he may sleep with you tonight in return for your son's mandrakes."

But Laban said to him, "If it pleases you at all, stay with me; I have determined by divination that the LORD has blessed me on your account."

But Jacob said to him, "You yourself know how I have served you and how your livestock have fared with me.