Genesis 25

1 Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.

Abraham married another wife; her name was Keturah.

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

She had the following sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

3 Jokshan became the father of Sheba, and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.

Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.

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

The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These were all descendants of Keturah.

5 And Abraham gave all that he owned to his son Isaac,

Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.

6 and to the sons of Abraham's secondary wives, Abraham gave gifts. He sent them away from Isaac his son, while he was still living, eastward, 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 This was the length of Abraham's life: one hundred seventy-five years.

Abraham lived to be 175

8 Abraham breathed his last, and died in a good old age, an old man and satisfied, 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 Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hethite, which is near Mamre,

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 the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. Abraham was buried there with Sarah, his wife.

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

11 It happened after the death of Abraham that God blessed Isaac, his son. Isaac lived by Beer Lahai Roi.

After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who was living near Beer-lahai-roi.

12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham.

This is the genealogy of Abraham's son Ishmael. His mother Hagar was Sarah's Egyptian slave.

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

These were the names of the sons of Ishmael according to their family genealogy: Nebaioth (firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

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

Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their clans.

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 These are the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

Ishmael lived to be 137. Then he breathed his last and died, and joined his forefathers in death.

18 They lived from Havilah to Shur, which is near Egypt, all the way to Asshur. He settled near all his kinsmen.

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 are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham became the father of Isaac.

The following is the genealogy of Abraham's son Isaac. Abraham was the father of Isaac.

20 Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife.

When Isaac was 40 he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.

21 Isaac prayed for his wife, because she was barren. And God was moved by his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

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 The children struggled together within her. She said, "If all is well, why am I like this?" She went to inquire of God.

The twin babies inside her struggled with each other. So she asked the Lord, “Why is this happening to me?”

23 And he said to her, "Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will 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 When the time came for her to give birth, look, there were twins in her womb.

When the time came she gave birth to twins.

25 The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.

The first baby to be born was red, and covered with hair like a coat. So they named him Esau.

26 After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

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 The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living 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 And Isaac loved Esau, because he had a taste for wild animals, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Isaac loved Esau because he brought him tasty wild game to eat, while Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 Now Jacob was cooking stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.

One day Jacob was cooking some stew when Esau got back from the countryside, tired out and starving hungry.

30 Esau said to Jacob, "Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am famished." Therefore 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 Jacob said, "First, sell me your birthright."

“First sell me your rights as the firstborn son,” Jacob replied.

32 Esau said, "Look, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?"

“Look! I'm dying here! What use are the rights of the firstborn to me?” Esau declared.

33 Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore to him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob.

“First you have to swear to me,” Jacob demanded. So Esau swore an oath selling his rights of the firstborn to Jacob.

34 Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his 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.