No, Esau and Jacob were not identical twins. They were fraternal twins, meaning they were born from the same pregnancy but did not have the same genetic makeup.
Isaac, the son of Abraham, had two sons named Esau and Jacob.
Identical twins, due to the fact that the one fertilized egg splits, have identical DNA. Fraternal twins, since they are from separate eggs, have different DNA.
Because the mother identical twins each have a different husband . . . half of his characteristics show up in their babies.
Identical offspring are referred to as "monozygotic twins" or simply "identical twins." They arise from a single fertilized egg that splits into two embryos, resulting in genetically identical individuals. This contrasts with "dizygotic twins," or fraternal twins, which develop from two separate eggs fertilized by two different sperm. Identical twins share the same genetic material, while fraternal twins do not.
(Person that asked the question)-Once twins are born, and old enough to determine whether they are identical or fraternal, how do you know if they are identical, or just fraternal twins that look identical? I was just curious.
Your are probably referring to Jacob and Esau. They were twins born to Isaac and Rebekah. God chose Jacob to continue the Hebrew (Israel) race and He rejected Esau. Esau became the "father" of the Edomite's. They would be distant cousins of Israel. To read of the fascinating story of Jacob and Esau see Genesis, chapter 27.
Jacob and Esau
It is Jacob and Esau.
They were the sons of Isaac Jacob and Esau.
Esau (Esav) and Jacob (Yaakov) were twins. Esau was the first to be born with Jacob coming out right on the heel of his brother.
Yes the stories of jacob and Esau are in the old testament, as they were twins born to Isaac , the son of Abraham in genesis.
In the Book of Genesis, the twins are Jacob and Esau (Gen. 25:19-34).
Isaac and Rebekah had twins; Jacob and Esau.
Esau (Esav) and Jacob (Yaakov) were twins. Esau was the first to be born, with Jacob emerging literally on the heel of his brother.
The Book of Genesis describes Jacob and Esau as twin brothers and rivals. There is a strong mythical element to the story, even to the extent of Jacob trying to pull Esau back into the womb so that he could be born first. The very origins of the story of this rivalry, long before the Bible story was written, could be that Jacob symbolised the moon god and Esau represented the sun god, natural rivals.
Esau was the twin of Jacob. Some very interesting reading can be found in Genesis chapter 25 starting in verse 24 through verse 34 and then chapter 27 & 28. This is a partial story on Esau and Jacob.
Esau (Esav) and Jacob (Yaakov) were twins. Esau was the first to be born, with Jacob emerging literally on the heel of his brother.