Genesis 25

1 Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,

And Abraham took another wife named Keturah.

2 and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

She became the mother of Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.

3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.

And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

And from Midian came Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the offspring of Keturah.

5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.

Now Abraham gave all his property to Isaac;

6 But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.

But to the sons of his other women he gave offerings, and sent them away, while he was still living, into the east country.

7 Abraham lived a total of 175 years.

Now the years of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five.

8 And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

And Abraham came to his death, an old man, full of years; and he was put to rest with his people.

9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

And Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, put him to rest in the hollow rock of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, near Mamre;

10 This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.

The same field which Abraham got from the children of Heth: there Abraham was put to rest with Sarah, his wife.

11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.

Now after the death of Abraham, the blessing of God was with Isaac, his son.

12 This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

Now these are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whose mother was Hagar the Egyptian, the servant of Sarah:

13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

These are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their generations: Ishmael's first son was Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam

14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

And Mishma and Dumah and Massa,

15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:

16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their towns and their tent-circles; twelve chiefs with their peoples.

17 Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

And the years of Ishmael's life were a hundred and thirty-seven: and he came to his end, and was put to rest with his people.

18 Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.

And their country was from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt: they took their place to the east of all their brothers.

19 This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,

Now these are the generations of Abraham's son Isaac:

20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.

Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-aram, and the sister of Laban the Aramaean, to be his wife.

21 Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child.

22 But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,

And the children were fighting together inside her, and she said, If it is to be so, why am I like this? So she went to put her question to the Lord.

23 and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”

And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.

24 When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.

And when the time came for her to give birth, there were two children in her body.

25 The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.

And the first came out red from head to foot like a robe of hair, and they gave him the name of Esau.

26 After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

And after him, his brother came out, gripping Esau's foot; and he was named Jacob: Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

28 Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Now Isaac's love was for Esau, because Esau's meat was greatly to his taste: but Rebekah had more love for Jacob.

29 One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.

And one day Jacob was cooking some soup when Esau came in from the fields in great need of food;

30 He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)

And Esau said to Jacob, Give me a full meal of that red soup, for I am overcome with need for food: for this reason he was named Edom.

31 “First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.

And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright.

32 “Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

And Esau said, Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me?

33 “Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.

And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Then Jacob gave him bread and soup; and he took food and drink and went away, caring little for his birthright.