In the womb he took his brother by the heel; And in his manhood he had power with God.
"Took his brother by the heel ..." This, of course, is a reference to the Genesis account of Jacob's birth.  The most amazing comment encountered on this passage is May's denial that Hosea knew this story as recorded in Genesis![6]  The inconsequential difference in details given, such as Jacob's weeping  (Hosea 12:4), or his taking his brother by the heel "in the womb" instead of after he came out, are no basis whatever for denying that here we have a solid reference to the Book of Genesis.