Then again Abraham
took
a wife
, and her name
was Keturah
.
And she bare him Zimran
, and Jokshan
, and Medan
, and Midian
, and Ishbak
, and Shuah
.
And Jokshan begat
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 gave
all that he had unto Isaac
.
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
, unto the east
country
.
And these are the days of the years
of Abraham's
life
which he lived
, an hundred
threescore and fifteen
years
.
Then Abraham gave up the ghost
, and died
in a good
old age
, an old man
, and full
of years ; and was gathered
to his people
.
And his sons Isaac
and Ishmael
buried
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
purchased
of the sons
of Heth
: there was Abraham
buried
, and Sarah
his wife
.
And it came to pass after the death
of Abraham
, that God
blessed
his son
Isaac
; and Isaac
dwelt
by
the well Lahairoi
.
Now these are the generations of Ishmael
, Abraham's
son
, whom Hagar
the Egyptian
, Sarah's
handmaid
, bare
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
princes
according to their nations
.
And these are the years of the life
of Ishmael
, an hundred
and thirty
and seven
years
: and he gave up the ghost
and died
; and was gathered
unto his people
.
And they dwelt from Havilah
unto Shur
, that is before
Egypt
, as thou goest
toward Assyria
: and he died
in the presence
of all his brethren
.
And these are the generations of Isaac
, Abraham's
son
: Abraham
begat
Isaac
:
And Isaac was forty
years
old
when he took
Rebekah
to wife
, the daughter
of Bethuel
the Syrian
of Padanaram
, the sister
to Laban
the Syrian
.
And Isaac intreated
the LORD
for
his wife
, because she was barren
: and the LORD
was intreated
of him, and Rebekah
his wife
conceived
.
And the children struggled together
within her
; and she said
, If it be so, why am I thus
? And she went
to enquire
of the LORD
.
And the LORD said
unto her, Two
nations
are in thy womb
, and two manner
of people
shall be separated
from thy bowels
; and the one people
shall be stronger
than the other people
; and the elder
shall serve
the younger
.
And when her days to be delivered
were fulfilled
, behold, there were twins
in her womb
.
And the first came out
red
, all over like an hairy
garment
; and they called
his name
Esau
.
And after that came
his brother
out
, and his hand
took hold
on Esau's
heel
; and his name
was called
Jacob
: and Isaac
was threescore
years
old
when she bare
them.
And the boys grew
: and Esau
was a cunning
hunter
, a man
of the field
; and Jacob
was a plain
man
, dwelling
in tents
.
And Isaac loved
Esau
, because he did eat
of his venison
: but Rebekah
loved
Jacob
.
And Jacob sod
pottage
: and Esau
came
from the field
, and he was faint
:
And Esau said
to Jacob
, Feed
me, I pray thee, with
that same
red
pottage ; for I am faint
: therefore was his name
called
Edom
.
And Jacob said
, Sell
me this day
thy birthright
.
And Esau said
, Behold, I am at the point
to die
: and what profit shall this birthright
do to me?
And Jacob said
, Swear
to me this day
; and he sware
unto him: and he sold
his birthright
unto Jacob
.
Then Jacob gave
Esau
bread
and pottage
of lentiles
; and he did eat
and drink
, and rose up
, and went his way
: thus Esau
despised
his birthright
.