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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.