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1 And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.

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

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

4 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

6 But to the sons of the concubines that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, a hundred and seventy-five years.

8 And Abraham passed away, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.

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

10 the field which Abraham purchased from the children of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son; and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.

12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, had born unto Abraham:

13 and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and 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, by their castles and towns; twelve princes according to their nations.

17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty-seven years: and he passed away and died, and was gathered unto his people.

18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as one goes toward Assyria; and he died in the presence of all his brethren.

19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:

20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia[a], the sister of Laban the Syrian[b], to be his wife.

21 And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD heard him, and he made Rebekah to conceive.

22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If it is like this, [c]why do I live? And she prayed to the LORD.

23 And the LORD said unto her, “Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from your birth; And the one people shall be stronger than the other people; And the elder shall serve the younger.”

24 And when her day had come, there were found twins in her womb.

25 And the first came forth [d]red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

26 And after that came forth his brother, and his hand grasped Esau’s heel; and his name was called [e]Jacob: and Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a [f]quiet man, dwelling in tents.

28 Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison; and Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 And Jacob boiled pottage: and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint:

30 and Esau said to Jacob, “Feed me, I pray thee, with [g]that same red pottage; for I am faint;” therefore was his name called [h]Edom.

31 And Jacob said, “Sell me [i]first your birthright.”

32 And Esau said, “Look, if I die from hunger, what is the point of my birthright, then?”

33 And Jacob said, “Swear to me first;” and he swore it to him; and so he sold his birthright to Jacob.

34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way. And in this manner Esau despised his birthright.

[18] Or, settled. Hebrew fell

[20] Hebrew Aramean. For 'Paddan-aram' it seems as if Padan, Aram. I.e. Syria in Mesopotamia.

[21] This verse does not refer to a virgin birth, and establishes the context in which the LORD helps a woman to give birth.

[22] Or, wherefore am I thus?

[25] Or, ruddy

[26] That is, One that takes by the heel or supplants.

[27] Or, harmless. Hebrew perfect.

[30] Hebrew the red pottage, this red pottage.

[30] That is, Red.

[31] Hebrew to-day.