25:1 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.
25:2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.
25:3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan; the descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites and the Leummites.
25:4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
25:5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.
25:6 But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.
25:7 Altogether, Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years.
25:8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people.
25:9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite,
25:10 the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.
25:11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi.
25:12 This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Sarah’s maidservant, Hagar the Egyptian, bore to Abraham.
25:13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
25:14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
25:15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah.
25:16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers according to their settlements and camps.
25:17 Altogether, Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people.
25:18 His descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the border of Egypt, as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
25:19 This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
25:20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.
25:21 Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
25:22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the LORD.
25:23 The LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
25:24 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb.
25:25 The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau.
25:26 After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.
25:27 The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was a quiet man, staying among the tents.
25:28 Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
25:29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.
25:30 He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
25:31 Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.”
25:32 “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?”
25:33 But Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.
25:34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright.
25:1 And Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.
25:2 And she bore him Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.
25:3 And Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurim and the Letushim and the Leummim.
25:4 And the sons of Midian: Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
25:5 And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.
25:6 But to the sons of the concubines that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. And he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he was still living, eastward to the east country.
25:7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham s life which he lived, one hundred seventy-five years.
25:8 And Abraham expired and died in a good old age, an old man and full of days, and he 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 faces Mamre,
25:10 The field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth; there Abraham was buried with Sarah his wife.
25:11 And after the death of Abraham, 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 female servant, bore to Abraham.
25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then 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 peoples.
25:17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, one hundred thirty-seven years. And he expired and died and was gathered to his people.
25:18 And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which faces Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He settled down opposite all his brothers.
25:19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham s son. Abraham begot Isaac.
25:20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramaean, 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 with each other within her. And she said, If it is so, why am I like this? And she went to inquire of Jehovah.
25:23 And Jehovah said to her, Two nations are in your womb, / And two peoples shall be separated from your bowels. / And the one people shall be stronger than the other people. / And the older 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 his brother came forth, and his hand was holding on to Esau s heel, so his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
25:27 And when the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
25:28 Now Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
25:29 And Jacob cooked a stew. And Esau came in from the field, and he was faint.
25:30 And Esau said to Jacob, Let me swallow down some of the red stew, that red stew there, for I am faint. Therefore his name was called Edom.
25:31 And Jacob said, First sell me your birthright.
25:32 And Esau said, I am now about to die. Of what use then is this birthright to me?
25:33 And Jacob said, First swear to me. And he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.
25:34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.