Chapter 25

Then again⁵⁵ Abraham took⁴ a wife, and her name [was] Keturah.

And she bare⁴ him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

And Jokshan begat¹ Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these [were] the children of Keturah.

And Abraham gave⁴ all that he had unto Isaac.

But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave¹ gifts, and sent them away¹⁷ from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

And these [are] the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived,¹ an hundred ⁸¹⁴¹ threescore and fifteen ²⁵⁶⁸ years.

Then Abraham gave up the ghost,⁴ and died⁴ in a good old age, an old man, and full [of years]; and was gathered¹¹ to his people.

And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried⁴ him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which [is] before Mamre;

The field which Abraham purchased¹ of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried,²⁷ and Sarah his wife.

And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed¹⁷ his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt⁴ by the well Lahairoi.

Now these [are] the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare¹ unto Abraham:

And these [are] the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:

These [are] the sons of Ishmael, and these [are] their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve ⁶²⁴⁰ princes according to their nations.

And these [are] the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred ⁸¹⁴¹ and thirty ⁸¹⁴¹ and seven years: and he gave up the ghost⁴ and died;⁴ and was gathered¹¹ unto his people.

And they dwelt⁴ from Havilah unto Shur, that [is] before Egypt, as thou goest² toward Assyria: [and] he died¹ in the presence of all his brethren.

And these [are] the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat⁵² Isaac:

And Isaac was forty years old when he took² Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

And Isaac intreated⁴ the LORD for his wife, because she [was] barren: and the LORD was intreated¹¹ of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.⁴

And the children struggled together¹⁰⁸ within her; and she said,⁴ If [it be] so, why [am] I thus? And she went⁴ to enquire² of the LORD.

And the LORD said⁴ unto her, Two nations [are] in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated¹¹ from thy bowels; and [the one] people shall be stronger⁴ than [the other] people; and the elder shall serve⁴ the younger.

And when her days to be delivered² were fulfilled,⁴ behold, [there were] twins in her womb.

And the first came out⁴ red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called⁴ his name Esau.

And after that came his brother out,¹ and his hand took hold⁶ on Esau's heel; and his name was called⁴ Jacob: and Isaac [was] threescore years old when she bare² them.

And the boys grew:⁴ and Esau was a cunning⁶ hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob [was] a plain man, dwelling⁶ in tents.

And Isaac loved⁴ Esau, because he did eat of [his] venison: but Rebekah loved⁶ Jacob.

And Jacob sod⁵⁵ pottage: and Esau came⁴ from the field, and he [was] faint:

And Esau said⁴ to Jacob, Feed⁵⁴ me, I pray thee, with that same red [pottage]; for I [am] faint: therefore was his name called¹ Edom.

And Jacob said,⁴ Sell³ me this day thy birthright.

And Esau said,⁴ Behold, I [am] at the point⁶ to die:² and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

And Jacob said,⁴ Swear¹⁰ to me this day; and he sware¹¹ unto him: and he sold⁴ his birthright unto Jacob.

Then Jacob gave¹ Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat⁴ and drink,⁴ and rose up,⁴ and went his way:⁴ thus Esau despised⁴ [his] birthright.