Chapter 25 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Midan, and Midian, and Ishbak,
and Shuah.
And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan.
And the sons of Dedan were Asherim, and Latushim, and Liamim.
And the sons of Midian, Ephah, and Ephur, and Hanuk, and Abida,
and Eldaiah.
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 Bengpila, 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 Lehiroi.
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian,
Sarah's handmaid, bear unto Abraham.
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their names, according to their
generations, the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebejoth, and Kedir, and Admil,
and Mibzam, and Mishma, and Duma, and Massa, Hedar, and Tima, Jetur,
Naphish, and Kedima.
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, and 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 Padanerim, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
And Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren.
And the Lord was entreated 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 inquire 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 sowed 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 swore unto him, and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils, and he did eat and drink,
and rose up and went his way.
Thus Esau despised his birthright.