Abraham and Keturah
1 Abraham again took a wife, and her namewasKeturah.
2 Andshe bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
4 And the sons of MidianwereEphah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All thesewerethe children of Keturah.
5 AndAbraham gave all that he had to Isaac.
6 But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living hesent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, tothe country of the east.
Abraham’s Death and Burial
7 Thisisthe sum of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years.
8 Then Abraham breathed his last anddied in a good old age, an old man and fullofyears,andwas gathered to his people.
9 Andhis sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave ofMachpelah, whichisbefore Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite,
10 the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth.There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife.
11 And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt atBeer Lahai Roi.
The Families of Ishmael and Isaac
12 Now thisisthegenealogy of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.
13 Andthesewerethe names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 Thesewerethe sons of Ishmael and theseweretheir names, by their towns and their settlements,twelve princes according to their nations.
17 Thesewerethe years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; andhe breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
18 (They dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, whichiseast of Egypt as you go toward Assyria.) He diedin the presence of all his brethren.
19 Thisisthegenealogy of Isaac, Abraham’s son.Abraham begot Isaac.
20 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.
21 Now Isaac pleaded with theLordfor his wife, because shewasbarren;and theLordgranted his plea,and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “Ifalliswell, whyamIlikethis?”So she went to inquire of theLord.
23 And theLordsaid to her:
# “Two nationsarein your womb,
Two peoples shall be separated from your body;
# Onepeople shall be stronger thanthe other,
# And the older shall serve the younger.”
24 So when her days were fulfilledforherto give birth, indeedthereweretwins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red.Hewaslike a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau.
26 Afterward his brother came out, andhis hand took hold of Esau’s heel; sohis name was called Jacob. Isaacwassixty years old when she bore them.
27 So the boys grew. And Esau wasa skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob wasa mild man,dwelling in tents.
28 And Isaac loved Esau because heateofhisgame,but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Esau Sells His Birthright
29 Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and hewasweary.
30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same redstew,for Iamweary.” Therefore his name was called Edom.
31 But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.”
32 And Esau said, “Look, Iamabout to die; sowhatisthis birthright to me?”
33 Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of this day.”
# So he swore to him, andsold his birthright to Jacob.
34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; thenhe ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esaudespisedhisbirthright.