Genesis 25
25:1 And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.
25:2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak,
and Shuah.
25:3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim,
and Letushim, and Leummim.
25:4 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and
Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
25:5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
25:6 But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts.
And he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the
east country.
25:7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, a
hundred threescore and fifteen years.
25:8 And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and
full `of years', and was gathered to his people.
25:9 And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the
field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre.
25:10 The field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth. There was
Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
25:11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his
son. And Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.
25:12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the
Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham.
25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according
to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, and
Adbeel, and Mibsam,
25:14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
25:15 Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
25:16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their
villages, and by their encampments. Twelve princes according to their nations.
25:17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and
seven years. And he gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered unto his
people.
25:18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as thou goest
toward Assyria. He abode over against all his brethren.
25:19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham begat
Isaac.
25:20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of
Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his
wife.
25:21 And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren. And
Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
25:22 And the children struggled together within her. And she said, If it be so,
wherefore do I live? And she went to inquire of Jehovah.
25:23 And Jehovah said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples
shall be separated from thy bowels. And the one people shall be stronger than
the other people. And the elder shall serve the younger.
25:24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins
in her womb.
25:25 And the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment. And they
called his name Esau.
25:26 And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau's
heel. And his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was threescore years old when she
bare them.
25:27 And the boys grew. And Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field. And
Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
25:28 Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison. And Rebekah loved
Jacob.
25:29 And Jacob boiled pottage. And Esau came in from the field, and he was
faint.
25:30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red
`pottage'. For I am faint. Therefore was his name called Edom.
25:31 And Jacob said, Sell me first thy birthright.
25:32 And Esau said, Behold, I am about to die. And what profit shall the
birthright do to me?
25:33 And Jacob said, Swear to me first. And he sware unto him. And he sold his
birthright unto Jacob.
25:34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils. And he did eat and
drink, and rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.
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