It was not because of anything they did but because of God’s choice. So Rebekah was told,“ The older son will serve the younger one.”( Genesis 25:23)

神就对利百加说：“将来，大的要服侍小的。”

不是凭着人的行为，而是凭着那呼召人的，上帝就对利百加说：“将来，大的要服侍小的。”

不是凭着人的行为，而是凭着那呼召人的，神就对利百加说：“将来，大的要服侍小的。”

便对利百加说：“将来大的要服侍小的。”

神就对她说：“将来大的要服事小的。”

神就对莉白加说：“大的将要服事小的。”

神就對利百加說：「將來，大的要服事小的。」

不是憑着人的行為，而是憑着那呼召人的，上帝就對利百加說：「將來，大的要服侍小的。」

不是憑着人的行為，而是憑着那呼召人的，神就對利百加說：「將來，大的要服侍小的。」

便對利百加說：「將來大的要服侍小的。」

神就對她說：“將來大的要服事小的。”

上帝就對利伯加說：『大的必服事小的』；

神就對莉百加說：「大的將要服事小的。」

遂諭利百加曰、長子必事幼子、

諭利百加氏曰、長子必服幼子、

乃謂莉百嘉曰：『來日長當事幼。』

not by works but by him who calls— she was told,“ The older will serve the younger.”

she was told,“ The older will serve the younger.”

he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.) She was told,“ Your older son will serve your younger son.”

not from works but from the one who calls— she was told, The older will serve the younger.

it was said to her,“ The older will serve the younger.”

it was said to her,“ The older shall serve the younger.”

it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

not from works but from the One who calls— she was told: The older will serve the younger.

It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

it was said to her,“ The elder will serve the younger.”

The babies struggled with each other inside her. She said,“ Why is this happening to me?” So she went to ask the Lord what she should do.The Lord said to her,“ Two nations are in your body. Two tribes that are now inside you will be separated. One nation will be stronger than the other. The older son will serve the younger one.”

At that time Edom didn’t have a king. An area governor was in charge.

He stationed some soldiers all through Edom. The whole nation of Edom was brought under David’s rule. The Lord helped him win his battles everywhere he went.