Genesis 25:23

and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”

Cross References (25)

  • Romans 9:10–13 (14)

    Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.

  • Genesis 27:40 (14)

    You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

  • Genesis 27:29 (12)

    May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your moth

  • 2 Samuel 8:14 (10)

    He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious where

  • Malachi 1:2–5 (8)

    “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LO

  • 1 Chronicles 18:13 (7)

    He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he w

  • Ezekiel 25:12–14 (7)

    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grie

  • Genesis 24:60 (6)

    And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your o

  • Genesis 17:16 (6)

    And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kin

  • Psalms 60:8–9 (5)

    Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

  • Jeremiah 49:7–22 (5)

    Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the

  • Isaiah 34:1–17 (5)

    Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all

  • Numbers 20:14 (5)

    From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the ha

  • Genesis 33:3 (4)

    But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

  • Psalms 83:5–15 (4)

    For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—

  • Genesis 36:31 (4)

    These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:

  • Obadiah 1:1–16 (4)

    This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy

  • Genesis 17:4 (4)

    “As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.

  • 1 Kings 22:47 (4)

    And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:11–12 (4)

    Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Sei

  • Isaiah 63:1–6 (4)

    Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the

  • Amos 1:11–12 (4)

    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he purs

  • Genesis 25:27 (4)

    When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home

  • Ezekiel 35:1–15 (3)

    Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Genesis 32:6 (3)

    When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and