Genesis Chapter 25

Genesis Chapter 25
1 Now Abraham had taken him another
wife called Keturah,
2 Which bear him Zimran, and Jokshan,
and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and
Shuah.
3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan:
And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim,
and Letushim, and Leummim.
4 Also the sons of Midian were Ephah,
and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and
Eldaah. all these were the sons of
Keturah.
5 And Abraham gave all his goods to
Isaac,
6 But unto the sons of the concubines,
which Abraham had, Abraham gave
gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his
son (while he yet lived) eastward to the
east country.
7 And this is the age of Abraham’s life,
which he lived, an hundred seventy and
five year.
8 Then Abraham yielded the spirit, and
died in a good age, an old man, and of
great years, and was gathered to his
people.
9 And his sons, Isaac and Ishmael buried
him in the cave of Machpelah in the field
of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite,
before Mamre.
10 Which field Abraham bought of the
Hittites, where Abraham was buried
with Sarah his wife.
11 And after the death of Abraham God
blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac dwelt
by Beer-lahai-roi.
12 Now these are the generations of
Ishmael Abraham’s son, whom Hagar
the Egyptian Sarah’s handmaid bear unto
Abraham.
13 And these are the names of the sons
of Ishmael, name by name, according to
their kindreds; the eldest son of Ishmael
was Nebajoth, then Kedar, and Adbeel,
and Mibsam,
14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and
Kedemah.
16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and
these are their names, by their towns and
by their castles: to wit, twelve princes
of their nations. 17 (And these are the
years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred
thirty and seven year, and he yielded the
spirit, and died, and was gathered unto
his people) 18 And they dwelt from
Havilah unto Shur, that is towards Egypt,
as thou goest to Asshur. Ishmael dwelt
in the presence of all his brethren. 19
Likewise these are the generations of
Isaac Abraham’s son Abraham begat
Isaac,
20 And Isaac was forty year old, when
he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of
Bethuel the Aramite [Syrian] of Padanaram,
and sister to Laban the Aramite
[Syrian].
21 And Isaac prayed unto the Lord for
his wife, because she was barren: and
the Lord was entreated of him, and
Rebekah his wife conceived,
22 But the children strove together
within her: therefore she said, Seeing it
is so, why am I thus? Wherefore she
went to ask the Lord. 23 And the Lord
said to her, Two nations are in thy
womb, and two manner of people shall
be divided out of thy bowels, and the
one people shall be mightier than the
other, and the elder shall serve the
younger. 24 Therefore when her time of
deliverance was fulfilled, behold, twins
were in her womb.
25 So he that came out first was red, and
he was all over as a rough garment, and
they called his name Esau.
26 And afterward came his brother out,
and his hand held Esau by the heel:
therefore his name was called Jacob.
Now Isaac was threescore year old
when Rebekah bear them.
27 And the boys grew, and Esau was a
cunning hunter, and lived in the fields:
but Jacob was a plain man, and dwelt in
tents.
28 And Isaac loved Esau, for venison
was his meat, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 Now Jacob sod pottage, and Esau
came from the field and was weary. 30
Then Esau said to Jacob, Let me eat, I
pray thee, of that pottage so red, for I am
weary. Therefore was his name called
Edom.
31 And Jacob said, Sell me even now
thy birthright.
32 And Esau said, Lo, I am almost dead,
what is then this birthright to me?
33 Jacob then said, Swear to me even
now. And he swear to him, and sold his
birthright unto Jacob.
34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and
pottage of lentils: and he did eat and
drink, and rose up, and went his way: So
Esau contemned his birthright.