'Isaac prayed to Jehovah' means communication of the Divine which is the Son with the Divine which is the Father. 'On behalf of his wife because she was barren' means that the Divine Natural did not as yet exist. 'And Jehovah granted his prayer' means carried into effect. 'And Rebekah his wife conceived' means from Divine Truth as the mother. 'And the sons struggled together within her' means conflict, which is the subject here. 'And she said, If this is so, why am I [going through this]?' means distress. 'And she went to inquire of Jehovah' means a state of communication. 'And Jehovah said to her' means perception from the Divine. 'Two nations are in your womb' means the natural as regards good, interior and exterior, which is conception. 'And two peoples will be separated from your bowels' means resulting truth. 'And [one] people will prevail over [the other] people' means that at first truth must be superior to the good of truth. 'And the greater will serve the less' means that the good of truth must for a time be subordinate.