Genesis 25:20-26. Isaac married Rebekah in 2025BC. They eventually, twenty years, later had twin boys, Esau and Jacob.
Jacob was the younger twin of Esau. From Jacob, whose name was later changed by God to Israel, and from his sons came the twelve tribes of Israel.
Jacob was Rebekah’s favorite son whereas Esau was Isaac’s favorite son. Start of family problems right here.
Isaac ordered Jacob, the younger twin of Esau, to take a wife among the daughters of Laban, his mother’s brother. Remember Esau the older twin had gone against his father’s wishes in marrying a Canaanite girl.
Background Reading: – Jacob Isaac’s son
20 Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the Aramean from Paddan-aram and sister of Laban the Aramean. 21 Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, since she was unable to conceive children, and the LORD responded to him—his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
22 But when the infants kept on wrestling each other inside her womb, she asked herself, “Why is this happening?” So she asked the LORD for an explanation.
23 “Two nations are in your womb,” the LORD responded, “and two separate people will emerge. One people will be the stronger, and the older one will serve the younger.”
24 Sure enough, when her due date arrived, she delivered twin sons. 25 The first son came out reddish—his entire body was covered with hair—so they named him Esau. 26 After that, his brother came out with his hand clutching Esau’s heel, so they named him Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when they were born.
Genesis 25:20-26
More Information:
Jacob was the younger twin of Esau. His name in Hebrew means: the supplanter because he was born gripping Esau’s heel. Later in life he tricked his brother, Esau, out of his birthright.
After an encounter with God, Jacob’s name was changed to Israel, which means: The Prince of God.
Key Thoughts:
The unhappiness produced by family troubles.
The transforming power of fellowship with God.
Prophetic faith.
Other modules in this unit:
- In the beginning, God created the earth
- The 7 or Seven Days of Creation
- Adam was the first created man specifically named in Scripture
- Eve the first woman specifically named in Scripture
- Tree of Life
- Cain the first human murderer and older brother of Abel
- Abel a righteous man
- Seth
- About a 1100 Year gap between the birth of Adam and the birth of Noah
- Enoch did not die
- Noah built an ark with God's instructions
- The Ark, God's way of saving people from the Flood
- The Tower of Babel
- 400 years between Noah and Abraham
- Abraham the father of nations
- Sarah was the wife of Abraham
- Lot is rescued by Abraham
- Melchizedek was the King of Salem
- Hagar, an Egyptian slave given to Abraham by the Pharaoh of Egypt
- The birth of Isaac Abraham's son
- Ishmael the son of Hagar and Abraham
- Rebekah married Isaac
- Esau the son that Isaac loved
- The birth of Jacob the son of Isaac
- King Abimelech a local king and Isaac
- Questions and Answers 1-11
- Questions and Answers 12-26
- Genesis Part Two » »
- Time Line for Genesis part one »
- Resources – The book of Genesis