twins

²⁴Now the time had arrived to give birth, and behold, twins were discovered in her womb.

²⁷Then, at the moment of birth, there appeared twins in the womb. And so, in the very delivery of the infants, one put forth a hand, on which the midwife tied a scarlet thread, saying,

⁹Therefore, it is better for two to be together, than for one to be alone. For they have the advantage of their companionship. ¹⁰If one falls, he shall be supported by the other. Woe to one who is alone. For when he falls, he has no one to lift him up. ¹¹And if two are sleeping, they warm one another. How can one person alone be warmed? ¹²And if a man can prevail against one, two may withstand him, and a threefold cord is broken with difficulty.

²⁷Then, at the moment of birth, there appeared twins in the womb. And so, in the very delivery of the infants, one put forth a hand, on which the midwife tied a scarlet thread, saying, ²⁸“This one will go out first.” ²⁹But in truth, drawing back his hand, the other came out. And the woman said, “Why is the partition divided for you?” And for this reason, she called his name Perez. ³⁰After this, his brother came out, on whose hand was the scarlet thread. And she called him Zerah.

¹¹In him, we too are called to our portion, having been predestined in accord with the plan of the One who accomplishes all things by the counsel of his will.

¹¹when the children had not yet been born, and had not yet done anything good or bad (such that the purpose of God might be based on their choice),

²²But the little ones struggled in her womb. So she said, “If it was to be so with me, what need was there to conceive?” And she went to consult the Lord.

¹¹And so, after three months, we sailed in a ship from Alexandria, whose name was ‘the Castors,’ and which had wintered at the island.

²⁴Now the time had arrived to give birth, and behold, twins were discovered in her womb. ²⁵He who departed first was red, and entirely hairy like a pelt; and his name was called Esau. At once the other departed and he held his brother’s foot in his hand; and because of this he was called Jacob. ²⁶Isaac was sixty years old when the little ones were born to him.

¹⁶And then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go, too, so that we may die with him.”

²These were together: Simon Peter and Thomas, who is called the Twin, and Nathanael, who was from Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.

¹Truly, Adam knew his wife Eve, who conceived and gave birth to Cain, saying, “I have obtained a man through God.” ²And again she gave birth to his brother Abel. But Abel was a pastor of sheep, and Cain was a farmer.

²⁴Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus arrived.

¹⁸These are the generations of Perez: Perez conceived Hezron, ¹⁹Hezron conceived Aram, Aram conceived Amminadab, ²⁰Amminadab conceived Nahshon, Nahshon conceived Salmon, ²¹Salmon conceived Boaz, Boaz conceived Obed, ²²Obed conceived Jesse, Jesse conceived David.

²⁵He who departed first was red, and entirely hairy like a pelt; and his name was called Esau. At once the other departed and he held his brother’s foot in his hand; and because of this he was called Jacob.