Genesis 25 : 1 (ERVEN)
Abraham married again. His new wife was named Keturah.
Genesis 25 : 2 (ERVEN)
She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Genesis 25 : 3 (ERVEN)
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The people of Asshur, Leum, and Letush were descendants of Dedan.
Genesis 25 : 4 (ERVEN)
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these sons came from the marriage of Abraham and Keturah.
Genesis 25 : 5 (ERVEN)
Before Abraham died, he gave some gifts to his sons who were from his slave women. He sent them to the East, away from Isaac. Then Abraham gave everything he owned to Isaac.
Genesis 25 : 7 (ERVEN)
Abraham lived to be 175 years old.
Genesis 25 : 8 (ERVEN)
Then he grew weak and died. He had lived a long and satisfying life. He died and went to be with his people.
Genesis 25 : 9 (ERVEN)
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah. This cave is in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar. It was east of Mamre.
Genesis 25 : 10 (ERVEN)
This is the same cave that Abraham bought from the Hittites. He was buried there with his wife Sarah.
Genesis 25 : 11 (ERVEN)
After Abraham died, God blessed Isaac. Isaac was living at Beer Lahai Roi.
Genesis 25 : 12 (ERVEN)
This is the list of Ishmael's family. Ishmael was Abraham and Hagar's son. (Hagar was Sarah's Egyptian maid.)
Genesis 25 : 13 (ERVEN)
These are the names of Ishmael's sons: The first son was Nebaioth; then Kedar was born, then Adbeel, Mibsam,
Genesis 25 : 14 (ERVEN)
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
Genesis 25 : 15 (ERVEN)
Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
Genesis 25 : 16 (ERVEN)
These were the names of Ishmael's sons. Each son had his own camp that became a small town. The twelve sons were leaders over their own people.
Genesis 25 : 17 (ERVEN)
Ishmael lived to be 137 years old. Then he died and went to be with his people.
Genesis 25 : 18 (ERVEN)
His descendants camped throughout the desert area from Havilah to Shur, near Egypt, all the way to Assyria. And they often attacked his brothers' people.
Genesis 25 : 19 (ERVEN)
This is the story of Isaac. Abraham had a son named Isaac.
Genesis 25 : 20 (ERVEN)
When Isaac was 40 years old, he married Rebekah. Rebekah was from Paddan Aram. She was Bethuel's daughter and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
Genesis 25 : 21 (ERVEN)
Isaac's wife could not have children. So Isaac prayed to the Lord for her. The Lord heard Isaac's prayer, and he allowed Rebekah to become pregnant.
Genesis 25 : 22 (ERVEN)
While Rebekah was pregnant, the babies inside her struggled with one another. She prayed to the Lord and said, "What is happening to me?"
Genesis 25 : 23 (ERVEN)
The Lord said to her, "The leaders of two nations are in your body. Two nations will come from you, and they will be divided. One of them will be stronger, and the older will serve the younger."
Genesis 25 : 24 (ERVEN)
When the right time came, Rebekah gave birth to twins.
Genesis 25 : 25 (ERVEN)
The first baby was red. His skin was like a hairy robe. So he was named Esau.
Genesis 25 : 26 (ERVEN)
When the second baby was born, he was holding tightly to Esau's heel. So that baby was named Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when Jacob and Esau were born.
Genesis 25 : 27 (ERVEN)
The boys grew up. Esau became a skilled hunter, who loved to be out in the fields. But Jacob was a quiet man, who stayed at home.
Genesis 25 : 28 (ERVEN)
Isaac loved Esau. He liked to eat the animals Esau killed. But Rebekah loved Jacob.
Genesis 25 : 29 (ERVEN)
One day Esau came back from hunting. He was tired and weak from hunger. Jacob was boiling a pot of beans.
Genesis 25 : 30 (ERVEN)
So Esau said to Jacob, "I am weak with hunger. Let me have some of that red soup." (That is why people call him "Red." )
Genesis 25 : 31 (ERVEN)
But Jacob said, "You must sell me your rights as the firstborn son. "
Genesis 25 : 32 (ERVEN)
Esau said, "I am almost dead with hunger, so what good are these rights to me now?"
Genesis 25 : 33 (ERVEN)
But Jacob said, "First, promise me that you will give them to me." So Esau made an oath to him and sold his rights as the firstborn son to Jacob.
Genesis 25 : 34 (ERVEN)
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil soup. Esau ate the food, had something to drink, and then left. So Esau showed that he did not care about his rights as the firstborn son.
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