The Death of Abraham
Now Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 aAnd she bore to him Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah. 3 Now Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim. 4 And the sons of Midian were Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah. 5 aAnd Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac; 6 but to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and he asent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.
7 These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life that he lived, a175 years. 8 And Abraham breathed his last and died ain a good old age, an old man and full of days; and he was bgathered to his people. 9 Then his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in athe cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, facing Mamre, 10 athe field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth; there Abraham was buried with Sarah his wife. 11 Now it happened after the death of Abraham, that aGod blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac lived by bBeer-lahai-roi.
The Generations of Ishmael
12 Now these are the generations of aIshmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant-woman, bore to Abraham; 13 and these are the names of athe sons of Ishmael, by their names, in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael, 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 villages, and by their camps; atwelve princes according to their tribes. 17 These are the years of the life of Ishmael, a137 years; and he breathed his last and died and was bgathered to his people. 18 And they dwelt from aHavilah to bShur which is east of Egypt as one goes toward Assyria; che settled in the face of all his brothers.
The Generations of Isaac
19 Now these are athe generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham became the father of Isaac; 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took aRebekah, the bdaughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the csister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. 21 And Isaac entreated Yahweh on behalf of his wife because she was barren; and aYahweh was moved by his entreaty. So Rebekah his wife bconceived. 22 But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If it is so, why then am I this way?” So she went to ainquire of Yahweh. 23 And Yahweh said to her,
“aTwo nations are in your womb;
bAnd two peoples will be separated from your body;
And one people shall be stronger than the other;
And cthe older shall serve the younger.”
24 And her days to give birth were fulfilled, and behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came forth red, aall over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came forth with ahis hand holding on to Esau’s heel, so bhis name was called Jacob; and Isaac was csixty years old when she gave birth to them.
Esau Sells His Birthright
27 And the boys grew up; Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, aliving in tents. 28 Isaac loved Esau because he had aan appetite for hunted game, bbut Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 And Jacob had cooked astew. And Esau came in from the field, and he was famished. 30 Then Esau said to Jacob, “Please give me a swallow from the red stuff—this red stuff, for I am famished.” Therefore his name was called Edom. 31 But Jacob said, “First sell me your abirthright.” 32 And Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die; so of what use then is the birthright to me?” 33 And Jacob said, “First swear to me”; so he swore to him and asold his birthright to Jacob. 34 So Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank and rose and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.