Genesis 27:40, 41

Genesis 27:40 NIV

You will live by the sword and you will serve your brother. But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck.”

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Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

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