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The Death of Abraham
Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah.
Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah.
Abraham’s Death and His Descendants
Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.
Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.
She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.
Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These were all descendants of Abraham through Keturah.
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
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.
But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country.
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.
Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre,
This was the field Abraham had purchased from the Hittites and where he had buried his wife Sarah.
the field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife.
After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahai-roi in the Negev.
After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi.
Ishmael’s Descendants
This is the account of the family of Ishmael, the son of Abraham through Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian servant.
These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.
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 names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped.
These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes.
Ishmael lived for 137 years. Then he breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
(These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.)
The Births of Esau and Jacob
This is the account of the family of Isaac, the son of Abraham.
The Birth of Esau and Jacob
These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac,
These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac,
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 was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife.
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 Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
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 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 the time came to give birth, Rebekah discovered that she did indeed have twins!
When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb.
The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau.
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.
When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
One day when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau arrived home from the wilderness exhausted and hungry.
Esau Sells His Birthright
Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted.
Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted.
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.”)
“All right,” Jacob replied, “but trade me your rights as the firstborn son.”
Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.”
“Look, I’m dying of starvation!” said Esau. “What good is my birthright to me now?”
Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?”
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.
Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.