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Genesis 25
Keturah’s Descendants
Abraham took another wife, named Keturah. She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's descendants were the Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
Midian's sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were Keturah's descendants.
Abraham gave everything he owned to Isaac. But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines. While he was still alive, he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the land of the east.
Abraham’s Death
Abraham lived 175 years in all.
He breathed his last and died at a good old age, old and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, facing Mamre. This was the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried there.
After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. Isaac settled by Beer-lahai-roi.
Ishmael’s Family
This is the account of Ishmael's family. He was Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's slave woman, bore to Abraham.
These are the names of Ishmael's sons in order of their birth: Nebaioth, Ishmael's firstborn, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
These were Ishmael's sons, named by their settlements and encampments: twelve leaders of their peoples.
Ishmael lived 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, facing Egypt as you go toward Assyria. They lived facing all their brothers.
Isaac’s Family
This is the account of Isaac's family. Isaac was Abraham's son; Abraham became the father of Isaac.
Isaac was forty when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
Isaac pleaded with the LORD for his wife because she could not bear children. The LORD answered his plea, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
The children struggled against each other inside her. “If it is like this, why am I here?” she said. So she went to inquire of the LORD.
The LORD said to her,
“Two nations are in your womb;
two peoples will separate from within you.
One people will be stronger than the other,
and the older will serve the younger.”
When her time to give birth arrived, there were twins in her womb.
The first came out red, covered all over like a hairy cloak. They named him Esau.
Then his brother came out, his hand gripping Esau's heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty when they were born.
Esau and Jacob
The boys grew up. Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was a quiet man who lived in tents.
Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed the game Esau brought, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
The Birthright
Jacob was cooking a stew when Esau came in from the open country, exhausted.
Esau said to Jacob, “Please let me gulp down some of that red stuff—that red stuff! I am exhausted.” That is why he was called Edom.
Jacob answered, “First sell me your birthright.”
“I am about to die,” Esau said. “What use is a birthright to me?”
“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. Esau swore and sold his birthright to Jacob.
Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew. Esau ate and drank, got up, and went away. So Esau treated his birthright with contempt.