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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
Now Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.
Now Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.
She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
She bore to him Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.
Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and 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 and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons 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 while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.
Abraham lived for 175 years,
These are all the years of Abraham’s life that he lived, one hundred and seventy-five years.
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 ripe old age, an old man and satisfied with life; and he 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.
Then his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, facing Mamre,
This was the field Abraham had purchased from the Hittites and where he had buried his wife Sarah.
the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth; 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.
It came about after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac lived by 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.
Descendants of Ishmael
Now these are the records of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maid, 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,
and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar and Adbeel and 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 camps; 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, one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
They settled from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt as one goes toward Assyria; he settled in defiance of all his relatives.
The Births of Esau and Jacob
This is the account of the family of Isaac, the son of Abraham.
Isaac’s Sons
Now these are the records of the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham became the father of 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.
Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD answered him 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.
But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If it is so, why then am I this way?” So she went to inquire of the LORD.
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.”
The LORD said to her,
“Two nations are in your womb;
And two peoples will be separated from your body;
And one people shall be stronger than the other;
And the older shall serve the younger.”
“Two nations are in your womb;
And two peoples will be separated from your body;
And one people shall be stronger than the other;
And the older shall serve the younger.”
And when the time came to give birth, Rebekah discovered that she did indeed have twins!
When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
Now the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau.
Afterward his brother came forth with his hand holding on to Esau’s heel, so his name was called Jacob; and Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.
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 became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents.
Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Now Isaac loved Esau, because he had a taste for game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
One day when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau arrived home from the wilderness exhausted and hungry.
When Jacob had cooked stew, Esau came in from the field and he was famished;
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 Esau said to Jacob, “Please let me have a swallow of that red stuff there, for I am famished.” Therefore his name was called Edom.
“All right,” Jacob replied, “but trade me your rights as the firstborn son.”
But Jacob said, “First sell me your birthright.”
“Look, I’m dying of starvation!” said Esau. “What good is my birthright to me now?”
Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die; so of what use then is the 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.
And Jacob said, “First swear to me”; so he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.