Genesis 27:39-41

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³⁹Then his father Isaac answered him:

Look, your dwelling place will be
away from the richness of the land,
away from the dew of the sky above.
⁴⁰You will live by your sword,
and you will serve your brother.
But when you rebel,^[a]
you will break his yoke from your neck.

Esau’s Anger

⁴¹Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau determined in his heart: “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

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