Esau and Jacob, though twin brothers, differed in character, Esau being warlike and Jacob peaceable. Genesis 25:27:⁠—

“And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.”

“And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.”

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Romulus, called Quirinus, because he always carried a spear ( quiris ), was of such obscure birth, that the Romans, to dignify their origin, pretended he was born of Mars. ↩