Even in the womb, Jacob is a wrestler. Back in Genesis 25, Rebekah is pregnant with twins: “The children struggled together within her” (Gen 25:22). And then at birth, Esau is born first, but Jacob is born holding his heel—in other words, in the middle of some neonatal jujitsu. But it doesn’t stop there. We find out that later in life, Jacob still loves wrestling. Let's see how!
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