Fathers

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What the Fathers say

Genesis 25:23

Eastern Fathers

Cosmas Indicopleustes

Eighthly, a second time through Isaac and Rebecca, when twins were born, it was said: The elder shall serve the younger, thereby again showing there are two states, one of bondage and the other of freedom.

The Christian Topography, Book 6 ↗

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

We must now take a look at the history of the city of God, as it takes its course from this point on among the descendants of Abraham. In the period from Isaac's birth to his seventieth year, when his first children were born, there is one memorable fact: He asked God that his wife, who was barren, might bear him a child. God heard the prayer, and she conceived twins who leaped while still in her womb. …

City of God 16.35 ↗