Note the poetical form of the oracle. See RV. Shall be separated, etc.] or 'From thy womb they will separate from one another,' i. e. be at variance from their birth. The elder shall serve the younger] the descendants of the elder son (the Edomites) would be subject to those of the younger (the Israelites). See on Genesis 27:40. The knowledge of this prediction explains in some measure the later conduct of Rebecca and Jacob.

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