Genesis 25

Abraham took another wife, called Keturah.

She had Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah for him.

Jokshan had Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's descendants were the Asshurites, the Letushites and the Leummites.

Midian's sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All of these were descendants of Keturah.

Abraham left everything he had to Isaac.

But while he was still alive he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac, east, to the land of the east.

Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years.

And Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man, full of years, and he was gathered to his people.

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite,

the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.

After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac, who was living near Beer-Lahai-Roi.

This is the record of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, had for Abraham.

These are the names of Ishmael's sons, in order of birth: Nebaioth the firstborn, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah.

These were Ishmael's sons, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers, by their settlements and camps.

Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. Then he breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people.

His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, near the border of Egypt, in the direction of Assyria. And they lived at odds with all their brothers.

This is the story of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham had Isaac,

and Isaac was forty when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, and sister of Laban the Aramean.

Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she couldn't have children. And the Lord answered him, and his wife Rebekah fell pregnant.

But the babies jostled each other inside her, and she said, “If it's going to be like this, why go on?” So she went to ask the Lord.

And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from inside you will be separated. One will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”

When her time came, there were twins in her womb.

The first came out red, all over like a hairy coat, so they called him Esau.

After that his brother came out, with his hand gripping Esau's heel, so he was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty when Rebekah had them.

The boys grew up. Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open country, and Jacob was a quiet man who stayed among the tents.

Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, was fond of Esau. But Rebekah was fond of Jacob.

One day Jacob was cooking a stew, and Esau came in from the open country, done in.

And Esau said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stuff. I'm done in.” That's why he was called Edom.

And Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright first.”

“Look,” said Esau, “I'm about to die. What good's a birthright to me?”

And Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore to him, and sold Jacob his birthright.

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew. He ate and drank, then got up and went. So Esau treated his birthright as nothing.