Genesis 25: 23

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THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES CALLED
GENESIS

CHAPTER 25

23 And the Lord said unto her, ^aTwo nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the ^belder shall serve the younger.

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23a

Gen. 17: 16.

16 And I will bless her, and ^agive thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a ^bmother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

Gen. 24: 60.

60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the ^amother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the ^bgate of those which ^chate them.

Gen. 27: 40.

40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy ^abrother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt ^bbreak his ^cyoke from off thy neck.

Rom. 9: 12.

12 It was said unto her, The ^aelder shall serve the younger.

1 Ne. 3: 29.

29 And it came to pass as they smote us with a rod, behold, an ^aangel of the Lord came and stood before them, and he spake unto them, saying: Why do ye smite your younger brother with a rod? Know ye not that the Lord hath chosen him to be a ^bruler over you, and this because of your iniquities? Behold ye shall go up to Jerusalem again, and the Lord will ^cdeliver Laban into your hands.

1 Ne. 18: 10.

10 And I, Nephi, began to fear exceedingly lest the Lord should be angry with us, and smite us because of our iniquity, that we should be swallowed up in the depths of the sea; wherefore, I, Nephi, began to speak to them with much soberness; but behold they were ^aangry with me, saying: We will not that our younger brother shall be a ^bruler over us.