39. His father Isaac answered him, “Your dwelling will be away from the earth’s richness, away from the dew of heaven above.
40. 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.”
41. 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.”
42. When Rebekah was told what her older son Esau had said, she sent for her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Your brother Esau is planning to avenge himself by killing you.
43. Now then, my son, do what I say: Flee at once to my brother Laban in Harran.