The Book Of Jasher 26

# And The Most High heard the prayer of Isaac the son of Abraham, and Yahweh was entreated of him and Rebecca his wife conceived.

# And in about seven months after the children struggled together within her, and it pained her greatly that she was wearied on account of them, and she said to all the women who were then in the land, Did such a thing happen to you as it has to me? and they said unto her, No.

# And she said unto them, Why am I alone in this amongst all the women that were upon earth? and she went to the land of Moriah to seek The Most High on account of this; and she went to Shem and Eber his son to make inquiries of them in this matter, and that they should seek Yahweh in this thing respecting her.

# And she also asked Abraham to seek and inquire of The Most High about all that had befallen her.

# And they all inquired of Yahweh Thy Father , concerning this matter, and they brought her word from Yahweh and told her, Two children are in thy womb, and two nations shall rise from them; and one nation shall be stronger than the other, and the greater shall serve the younger.

# And when her days to be delivered were completed, she knelt down, and behold there were twins in her womb, as Yahweh had spoken to her.

# And the first came out red all over like a hairy garment, and all the people of the land called his name Esau, saying, That this one was made complete from the womb.

# And after that came his brother, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel, therefore they called his name Yaaqob.

# And Yitsḥaq , the son of Abraham, was sixty years old when he begat them.

# And the boys grew up to their fifteenth year, and they came amongst the society of men. Esau was a designing and deceitful man, and an expert hunter in the field, and Yaaqob was a man perfect and wise, dwelling in tents, feeding flocks and learning the instructions of Yahweh and the commands of his Dad and mother.