[1] Abraham took another wife, whose name was Ketu'rah. [2] She bore him
Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Mid'ian, Ishbak, and Shuah. [3] Jokshan was the
father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshu'rim, Letu'shim, and
Le-um'mim. [4] The sons of Mid'ian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abi'da, and
Elda'ah. All these were the children of Ketu'rah. [5] Abraham gave all he
had to Isaac. [6] But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and
while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to
the east country. [7] These are the days of the years of Abraham's life, a
hundred and seventy-five years. [8] Abraham breathed his last and died in a
good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
[9] Isaac and Ish'mael his sons buried him in the cave of Mach-pe'lah, in
the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, [10] the
field which Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried,
with Sarah his wife. [11] After the death of Abraham God blessed Isaac his
son. And Isaac dwelt at Beer-la'hai-roi. [12] These are the descendants of
Ish'mael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, bore to
Abraham. [13] These are the names of the sons of Ish'mael, named in the
order of their birth: Neba'ioth, the first-born of Ish'mael; and Kedar,
Adbeel, Mibsam, [14] Mishma, Dumah, Massa, [15] Hadad, Tema, Jetur,
Naphish, and Ked'emah. [16] These are the sons of Ish'mael and these are
their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes
according to their tribes. [17] (These are the years of the life of
Ish'mael, a hundred and thirty-seven years; he breathed his last and died,
and was gathered to his kindred.) [18] They dwelt from Hav'ilah to Shur,
which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria; he settled over
against all his people. [19] These are the descendants of Isaac, Abraham's
son: Abraham was the father of Isaac, [20] and Isaac was forty years old
when he took to wife Rebekah, the daughter of Bethu'el the Aramean of
Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean. [21] And Isaac prayed to the
LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD granted his prayer,
and Rebekah his wife conceived. [22] The children struggled together within
her; and she said, "If it is thus, why do I live?" So she went to inquire
of the LORD. [23] And the LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb,
and two peoples, born of you, shall be divided; the one shall be stronger
than the other, the elder shall serve the younger." [24] When her days to
be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. [25] The
first came forth red, all his body like a hairy mantle; so they called his
name Esau. [26] Afterward his brother came forth, and his hand had taken
hold of Esau's heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years
old when she bore them. [27] When the boys grew up, Esau was a skilful
hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
[28] Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his game; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
[29] Once when Jacob was boiling pottage, Esau came in from the field, and
he was famished. [30] And Esau said to Jacob, "Let me eat some of that red
pottage, for I am famished!" (Therefore his name was called Edom.) [31]
Jacob said, "First sell me your birthright." [32] Esau said, "I am about to
die; of what use is a birthright to me?" [33] Jacob said, "Swear to me
first." So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. [34] Then
Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils, and he ate and drank, and
rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
