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Abraham and Keturah
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
The Death of Abraham
Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah.
Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah.
And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.
And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These were all descendants of Abraham through Keturah.
But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
But before he died, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them off to a land in the east, away from Isaac.
The Death of Abraham
And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
Abraham lived for 175 years,
Then 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.
and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
This was the field Abraham had purchased from the Hittites and where he had buried his wife Sarah.
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.
After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahai-roi in the Negev.
The Descendants of Ishmael
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
Ishmael’s Descendants
This is the account of the family of Ishmael, the son of Abraham through Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian servant.
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Here is a list, by their names and clans, of Ishmael’s descendants: The oldest was Nebaioth, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped.
And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
Ishmael lived for 137 years. Then he breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
Jacob and Esau
And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:
And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:
The Births of Esau and Jacob
This is the account of the family of Isaac, the son of Abraham.
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Isaac pleaded with the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The LORD answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.
And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD.
But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the LORD about it. “Why is this happening to me?” she asked.
And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
And the LORD told her, “The sons in your womb will become two nations. From the very beginning, the two nations will be rivals. One nation will be stronger than the other; and your older son will serve your younger son.”
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
And when the time came to give birth, Rebekah discovered that she did indeed have twins!
And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
Esau Sells His Birthright
As the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter. He was an outdoorsman, but Jacob had a quiet temperament, preferring to stay at home.
And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Esau Sells his Birthright
And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
One day when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau arrived home from the wilderness exhausted and hungry.
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.
Esau said to Jacob, “I’m starved! Give me some of that red stew!” (This is how Esau got his other name, Edom, which means “red.”)
And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
“All right,” Jacob replied, “but trade me your rights as the firstborn son.”
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
“Look, I’m dying of starvation!” said Esau. “What good is my birthright to me now?”
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
But Jacob said, “First you must swear that your birthright is mine.” So Esau swore an oath, thereby selling all his rights as the firstborn to his brother, Jacob.