Note 5 at Ro 9:12: There is no record in Scripture that the individual Esau ever served the individual Jacob. However, Esau's posterity (Edomites, Ge 32:3) did serve Jacob's posterity (1Ch 18:13). Although Paul was making reference to the actual birth of these two individuals, the prophecy given to Rebekah and its fulfillment were referring to the nations that came from these men.