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Abraham and Keturah

Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah.

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The Death of Abraham

Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah.

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And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

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She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

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Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.

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Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.

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And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

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Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These were all descendants of Abraham through Keturah.

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And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.

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Abraham gave everything he owned to his son Isaac.

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But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east.

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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.

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Abraham’s Death and Burial

This is the sum of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years.

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Abraham lived for 175 years,

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Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.

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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.

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And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite,

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His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

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the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife.

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This was the field Abraham had purchased from the Hittites and where he had buried his wife Sarah.

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And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer Lahai Roi.

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After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahai-roi in the Negev.

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The Families of Ishmael and Isaac

Now this is the genealogy of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

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Ishmael’s Descendants

This is the account of the family of Ishmael, the son of Abraham through Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian servant.

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And these were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

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Here is a list, by their names and clans, of Ishmael’s descendants: The oldest was Nebaioth, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

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Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

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Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

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[a]Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

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Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

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These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their [b]settlements, twelve princes according to their nations.

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These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped.

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These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

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Ishmael lived for 137 years. Then he breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.

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(They dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt as you go toward Assyria.) He [c]died in the presence of all his brethren.

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Ishmael’s descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives.a

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This is the genealogy of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham begot Isaac.

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The Births of Esau and Jacob

This is the account of the family of Isaac, the son of Abraham.

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Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian.

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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.

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Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

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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.

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But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If all is well, why am I like this?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.

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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.

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And the Lord said to her:
“Two nations are in your womb,
Two peoples shall be separated from your body;
One people shall be stronger than the other,
And the older shall serve the younger.”

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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.”

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So when her days were fulfilled for her to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb.

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And when the time came to give birth, Rebekah discovered that she did indeed have twins!

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And the first came out red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name [d]Esau.

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The first one was very red at birth and covered with thick hair like a fur coat. So they named him Esau.b

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Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau’s heel; so his name was called [e]Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

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Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob.c Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

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So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a [f]mild man, dwelling in tents.

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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.

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And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

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Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

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Esau Sells His Birthright

Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary.

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One day when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau arrived home from the wilderness exhausted and hungry.

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And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore his name was called [g]Edom.

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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.”)

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But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.”

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“All right,” Jacob replied, “but trade me your rights as the firstborn son.”

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And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?”

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“Look, I’m dying of starvation!” said Esau. “What good is my birthright to me now?”

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Then Jacob said, [h]“Swear to me as of this day.”
So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.

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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.

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And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

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Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. Esau ate the meal, then got up and left. He showed contempt for his rights as the firstborn.

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Genesis 25

Genesis 25