[1] And Abraham took another wife named Keturah. [2] She became the mother
of Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah. [3] And
Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the
Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim. [4] And from Midian came Ephah and Epher
and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the offspring of Keturah.
[5] Now Abraham gave all his property to Isaac; [6] But to the sons of his
other women he gave offerings, and sent them away, while he was still
living, into the east country. [7] Now the years of Abraham's life were a
hundred and seventy-five. [8] And Abraham came to his death, an old man,
full of years; and he was put to rest with his people. [9] And Isaac and
Ishmael, his sons, put him to rest in the hollow rock of Machpelah, in the
field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, near Mamre; [10] The same
field which Abraham got from the children of Heth: there Abraham was put to
rest with Sarah, his wife. [11] Now after the death of Abraham, the
blessing of God was with Isaac, his son. [12] Now these are the generations
of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whose mother was Hagar the Egyptian, the
servant of Sarah: [13] These are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their
generations: Ishmael's first son was Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and
Mibsam [14] And Mishma and Dumah and Massa, [15] Hadad and Tema, Jetur,
Naphish, and Kedemah: [16] These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are
their names in their towns and their tent-circles; twelve chiefs with their
peoples. [17] And the years of Ishmael's life were a hundred and
thirty-seven: and he came to his end, and was put to rest with his people.
[18] And their country was from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt:
they took their place to the east of all their brothers. [19] Now these are
the generations of Abraham's son Isaac: [20] Isaac was forty years old when
he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-aram, and
the sister of Laban the Aramaean, to be his wife. [21] Isaac made prayer to
the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to
his prayer, and Rebekah became with child. [22] And the children were
fighting together inside her, and she said, If it is to be so, why am I
like this? So she went to put her question to the Lord. [23] And the Lord
said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to
birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will
be the servant of the younger. [24] And when the time came for her to give
birth, there were two children in her body. [25] And the first came out red
from head to foot like a robe of hair, and they gave him the name of Esau.
[26] And after him, his brother came out, gripping Esau's foot; and he was
named Jacob: Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them. [27]
And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open
country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents. [28]
Now Isaac's love was for Esau, because Esau's meat was greatly to his
taste: but Rebekah had more love for Jacob. [29] And one day Jacob was
cooking some soup when Esau came in from the fields in great need of food;
[30] And Esau said to Jacob, Give me a full meal of that red soup, for I am
overcome with need for food: for this reason he was named Edom. [31] And
Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright. [32] And Esau said,
Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me?
[33] And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his
oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob. [34] Then Jacob gave him bread
and soup; and he took food and drink and went away, caring little for his
birthright.
