Genesis 25 : 1 (HCSB)
Now Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah,
Genesis 25 : 2 (HCSB)
and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Genesis 25 : 3 (HCSB)
Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's sons were the Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
Genesis 25 : 4 (HCSB)
And Midian's sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were sons of Keturah.
Genesis 25 : 5 (HCSB)
Abraham gave everything he owned to Isaac.
Genesis 25 : 6 (HCSB)
And Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines, but while he was still alive he sent them eastward, away from his son Isaac, to the land of the East.
Genesis 25 : 7 (HCSB)
This is the length of Abraham's life: 175 years.
Genesis 25 : 8 (HCSB)
He took his last breath and died at a ripe old age, old and contented, and he was gathered to his people.
Genesis 25 : 9 (HCSB)
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
Genesis 25 : 10 (HCSB)
This was the field that Abraham bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.
Genesis 25 : 11 (HCSB)
After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
Genesis 25 : 12 (HCSB)
These are the family records of Abraham's son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's slave, bore to Abraham.
Genesis 25 : 13 (HCSB)
These are the names of Ishmael's sons; their names according to the family records are: Nebaioth, Ishmael's firstborn, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Genesis 25 : 14 (HCSB)
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
Genesis 25 : 15 (HCSB)
Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
Genesis 25 : 16 (HCSB)
These are Ishmael's sons, and these are their names by their villages and encampments: 12 leaders of their clans.
Genesis 25 : 17 (HCSB)
This is the length of Ishmael's life: 137 years. He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people.
Genesis 25 : 18 (HCSB)
And they settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Asshur. He lived in opposition to all his brothers.
Genesis 25 : 19 (HCSB)
These are the family records of Isaac son of Abraham. Abraham fathered Isaac.
Genesis 25 : 20 (HCSB)
Isaac was 40 years old when he took as his wife Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram, and sister of Laban the Aramean.
Genesis 25 : 21 (HCSB)
Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was barren. The LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
Genesis 25 : 22 (HCSB)
But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the LORD.
Genesis 25 : 23 (HCSB)
And the LORD said to her: Two nations are in your womb; two people will *come from you and be separated. One people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.
Genesis 25 : 24 (HCSB)
When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
Genesis 25 : 25 (HCSB)
The first one came out reddish, covered with hair like a fur coat, and they named him Esau.
Genesis 25 : 26 (HCSB)
After this, his brother came out grasping Esau's heel with his hand. So he was named Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when they were born.
Genesis 25 : 27 (HCSB)
When the boys grew up, Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman, but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.
Genesis 25 : 28 (HCSB)
Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for wild game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Genesis 25 : 29 (HCSB)
Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field, exhausted.
Genesis 25 : 30 (HCSB)
He said to Jacob, "Let me eat some of that red stuff, because I'm exhausted." That is why he was *also named Edom.
Genesis 25 : 31 (HCSB)
Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright."
Genesis 25 : 32 (HCSB)
"Look," said Esau, "I'm about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?"
Genesis 25 : 33 (HCSB)
Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore to Jacob and sold his birthright to him.
Genesis 25 : 34 (HCSB)
Then Jacob gave bread and lentil stew to Esau; he ate, drank, got up, and went away. So Esau despised his birthright.
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