Berean Study BibleAfter this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.Douay-Rheims BibleIsaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him. ...
We find in the Bible the first twins with evidence of a clinical problem. They are Jacob and Esau, the sons of Isaac and Rebecca. The prophecy dictated that Rebecca’s sons would have distinct qualities and would rival since the sharing of space within the womb: Esaù was darkly red and...
Bea is an American name that means “blessed” or “bringer of happiness.” Lea is a Hebrew name that means “delicate” and can also be spelled as “Leah.” It also means “weary,” an allusion to the biblical Leah, the wife of the patriarch Jacob. He didn’t love her because he...
Full brothers mentioned in the Bible, sons of the same father and the same mother, include Cain and Abel, sons of Adam and Eve (Ge 4:1, 2; 1Jo 3:12); Jacob and Esau, twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah (Ge 25:24-26); James and John, sons of Zebedee and his wife (Mt 4:21; ...