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# General Information:
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Hosea the prophet is speaking about Jacob the ancestor of the Israelites.
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# In the womb Jacob grasped his brother by the heel
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Jacob wanted to take his brother's place as the firstborn, so he tried to keep his brother from being born first. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# He struggled with the angel and won
Jacob fought with an angel so that the angel would bless him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])