12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

Quoted or echoed by 1 later passage.

• Rom 9:12 · adapted
  "It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger."
  Genesis: the older shall serve the younger — Paul on divine election

• Chosen People
• Covenant
• Sovereignty of God

• The Elder Shall Serve the Younger

8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

• 1Chr 18:13 — And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David’s servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
• 1Kgs 22:47 — There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
• 2Chr 25:11 — And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
• 2Sam 8:14 — And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
• 2Sam 8:14 — And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
• Amos 1:11 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his a
• Ezek 25:12 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;
• Ezek 35:1 — Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
• Gen 17:4 — As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
• Gen 17:16 — And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
• Gen 24:60 — And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
• Gen 25:27 — And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
• Gen 27:1 — And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
• Gen 27:8 — Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
• Gen 27:13 — And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
• Gen 27:29 — Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
• Gen 27:37 — And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unt
• Gen 27:40 — And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
• Gen 27:40 — And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
• Gen 32:6 — And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
• Gen 33:3 — And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
• Gen 36:31 — And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
• Gen 36:31 — And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
• Isa 34:1 — Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
• Isa 42:11 — Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
• Isa 63:1 — Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
• Jer 49:7 — Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
• Mal 1:2 — I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
• Num 20:14 — And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
• Obad 1:1 — The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
• Ps 60:8 — Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
• Ps 60:8 — Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
• Ps 83:5 — For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
• Rom 9:10 — And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;