Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 25:24 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 24. 24And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
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Role in This Section
When Rebekah reaches full term, the narrator announces that there are twins in her womb. The verse turns from oracle to birth but does not identify or interpret either child by itself.
Read It With
- Genesis 25:19–26
Read verses 24–26 together. Verse 24 introduces the twin delivery; verses 25–26 describe each newborn, record the name wordplays, and close the twenty-year chronology with Isaac's age.
Why It Needs Context
Reading verse 24 alone would omit the distinct birth descriptions and the literary signals that prepare the brothers' later story.
Read Genesis 25:24–26 together
Why these verses belong together: The twin-birth announcement, Esau's appearance and name, Jacob's heel-grasping and name, and Isaac's age form one delivery and naming scene.
Verse 24. 24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
Verse 25. 25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
Verse 26. 26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Genesis 25:19–26 — Isaac Prays, Rebekah Inquires, and Twins Are BornSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? very strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, thought-unit boundary, chronology, prayer, inquiry, oracle, twin birth, name wordplays, later family narrative, Israel-Edom movement, and canonical reception.
Exact location: Genesis 25:19–26 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source; compared with Genesis 17:15–21; 21:1–7; 24:1–67; 25:12–34; 27:1–45; 33:1–20; 2 Samuel 8:14; 2 Kings 8:20–22; Malachi 1:2–4; Romans 9:10–13
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Toledot structure, Aramean language, prayer, violent struggle, inquiry, two-peoples parallelism, compressed service clause, appearance descriptions, and heel-name wordplay.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 25:19–26; lemmas and morphology for toledot, arammi, wayye'tar, lenokhach, vayyitrotsetsu, lidrosh, goyim, le'omim, rav, ya'avod, tsa'ir, admoni, se'ar, aqev, and Ya'akov
Open source ↗