Genesis 25
1 And Abraham married another wife, named Cetura:
Abraham married another wife; her name was Keturah.
2 Who bore him Zamran, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue.
She had the following sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Jecsan also begot Saba and Dadan. The children of Dadan were Assurim, and Latusim, and Loomin.
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
4 But of Madian was born Epha, and Opher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa: all these were the children of Cetura.
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These were all descendants of Keturah.
5 And Abraham gave all his possessions to Isaac.
Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.
6 And to the children of the concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, to the east country.
But while he was still alive, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them to live in the east, well away from Isaac.
7 And the days of Abraham’s life were a hundred and seventy-five years.
Abraham lived to be 175
8 And decaying he died in a good old age, and having lived a long time, and being full of days: and was gathered to his people.
when he breathed his last and died at a good old age. He had lived a full life, and now he joined his forefathers in death.
9 And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, which was situated in the field of Ephron the son of Seor the Hethite, over against Mambre;
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field that had belonged to Ephron, son of Zohar, the Hittite.
10 Which he had bought of the children of Heth: there was he buried, and Sara his wife.
This was the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.
11 And after his death, God blessed Isaac his son, who dwelt by the well named Of the living and seeing.
After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who was living near Beer-lahai-roi.
12 These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Egyptian, Sara’s servant, bore unto him:
This is the genealogy of Abraham's son Ishmael. His mother Hagar was Sarah's Egyptian slave.
13 And these are the names of his children according to their calling and generations. The firstborn of Ismael was Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam.
These were the names of the sons of Ishmael according to their family genealogy: Nebaioth (firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
14 And Masma, and Duma, and Massa,
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 Hadar, and Thema, and Jethur, and Naphis, and Cedma.
Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 These are the sons of Ismael: and these are their names by their castles and towns, twelve princes of their tribes.
These were the sons of Ishmael, and these became the names of the places where they lived and camped—the twelve family rulers of their tribes.
17 And the years of Ismael’s life were a hundred and thirty-seven, and decaying he died, and was gathered unto his people.
Ishmael lived to be 137. Then he breathed his last and died, and joined his forefathers in death.
18 And he dwelt from Hevila as far as Sur, which looketh towards Egypt, to them that go towards the Assyrians. He died in the presence of all his brethren.
Ishmael's descendants inhabited the region from Havilah to Shur, near the border of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. They were forever fighting with one other.
19 These also are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac:
The following is the genealogy of Abraham's son Isaac. Abraham was the father of Isaac.
20 Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban.
When Isaac was 40 he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
21 And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive.
Isaac prayed to the Lord for help on behalf of his wife because she couldn't have children. The Lord answered his prayer and she became pregnant.
22 But the children struggled in her womb: and she said: If it were to be so with me, what need was there to conceive? And she went to consult the Lord.
The twin babies inside her struggled with each other. So she asked the Lord, “Why is this happening to me?”
23 And he answering said: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.
“You have two nations inside you,” the Lord replied. “You're going to give birth to two peoples who will compete against each other. One will be stronger than the other; the older one will be the servant of the younger one.”
24 And when her time was come to be delivered, behold twins were found in her womb.
When the time came she gave birth to twins.
25 He that came forth first was red, and hairy like a skin: and his name was called Esau. Immediately the other coming forth, held his brother’s foot in his hand, and therefore he was called Jacob.
The first baby to be born was red, and covered with hair like a coat. So they named him Esau.
26 Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.
Then his twin brother was born, holding on to Esau's heel. So he was named Jacob. Isaac was 60 when they were born.
27 And when they were grown up, Esau became a skillful hunter, and a husbandman, but Jacob a plain man dwelt in tents.
The boys grew up and Esau became a skilled hunter, at home in the countryside. Jacob was quiet and liked to stay at home in the tents.
28 Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob.
Isaac loved Esau because he brought him tasty wild game to eat, while Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 And Jacob boiled pottage: to whom Esau, coming faint out of the field,
One day Jacob was cooking some stew when Esau got back from the countryside, tired out and starving hungry.
30 Said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was called Edom.
“Give me some of that red stew,” Esau told Jacob. “I'm absolutely starving!” (That's how Esau got his other name, “Edom,” meaning “red.”)
31 And Jacob said to him: Sell me thy first birthright.
“First sell me your rights as the firstborn son,” Jacob replied.
32 He answered: Lo I die, what will the first birthright avail me?
“Look! I'm dying here! What use are the rights of the firstborn to me?” Esau declared.
33 Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright.
“First you have to swear to me,” Jacob demanded. So Esau swore an oath selling his rights of the firstborn to Jacob.
34 And so taking bread and the pottage of lentils, he ate, and drank, and went his way; making little account of having sold his first birthright.
Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then he got up and left. By doing this Esau showed how little he cared for his rights as the firstborn son.
