Twins in the Bible

8 passages of the Berean Standard Bible, line by line, from Nave’s Topical Bible.

Esau and Jacob

Rebekah's twins struggled within herGen 25:22
The verses
Gen 25:22But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,
Esau came out first, red and covered with hairGen 25:24–25
The verses
Gen 25:24–25When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb. The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.
Jacob came out grasping Esau's heelGen 25:26
The verses
Gen 25:26After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
Isaac was sixty when the twins were bornGen 25:26
The verses
Gen 25:26After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

Perez and Zerah

Tamar bore twins; a scarlet thread was tied on one handGen 38:27–28
The verses
Gen 38:27–28When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb. And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced.
But his brother came out first and was named PerezGen 38:29
The verses
Gen 38:29But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
Then came Zerah, with the scarlet thread on his handGen 38:30
The verses
Gen 38:30Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.

Also

Paul sailed in an Alexandrian ship with the Twin Brothers figureheadActs 28:11
The verses
Acts 28:11After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.

Sources

From Nave’s Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1896; public domain): subjects chosen, lines shortened and put into modern words, lines of interpretation left out; each verse checked.

Berean Standard Bible · Public domain