1 Abraham took another wife, and her
name was Keturah.
2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan,
Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Jokshan became the father of Sheba,
and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were
Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher,
Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were
the children of Keturah.
5 Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac,
6 but Abraham gave gifts to the sons
of Abraham’s concubines. While he still
lived, he sent them away from Isaac his
son, eastward, to the east country.
7 These are the days of the years of Abraham’s
life which he lived: one hundred
seventy-five years.
8 Abraham gave up his spirit, and died
at a good old age, an old man, and full of
years, and was gathered to his people.
9 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 near Mamre,
10 the field which Abraham purchased
from the children of Heth. Abraham was
buried there with Sarah, his wife.
11 After the death of Abraham, God
blessed Isaac, his son. Isaac lived by Beer
Lahai Roi.
12 Now this is the history of the generations
of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom
Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore
to Abraham.
13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael,
by their names, according to the order
of their birth: the firstborn of Ishmael,
Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and
Kedemah.
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.
17 These are the years of the life of Ishmael:
one hundred thirty-seven years. He
gave up his spirit and died, and was gathered
to his people.
18 They lived from Havilah to Shur that is
before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He
lived opposite all his relatives.
19 This is the history of the generations
of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham became
the father of Isaac.
20 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.
21 Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife,
because she was barren. The LORD was
entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife
conceived.
22 The children struggled together
within her. She said, “If it is like this, why
do I live?” She went to inquire of the LORD.
23 The LORD said to her,
“Two nations are in your womb.
Two peoples will be separated from your
body.
The one people will be stronger than the
other people.
The elder will serve the younger.”
24 When her days to be delivered were
fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her
womb.
25 The first came out red all over, like a
hairy garment. They named him Esau.
26 After that, his brother came out, and
his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was
named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old
when she bore them.
27 The boys grew. Esau was a skillful
hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a
quiet man, living in tents.
28 Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate
his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 Jacob boiled stew. Esau came in from
the field, and he was famished.
30 Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me
with some of that red stew, for I am famished.”
Therefore his name was called
Edom.†
31 Jacob said, “First, sell me your
birthright.”
32 Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die.
What good is the birthright to me?”
33 Jacob said, “Swear to me first.”
He swore to him. He sold his birthright
to Jacob.
34 Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew.
He ate and drank, rose up, and went his
way. So Esau despised his birthright.
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