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The First Book of Moses, Called
Genesis
CHAPTER 25.
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
2 And she bare 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
Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had,
Abraham gave gifts, and 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, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an
old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael 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 of the sons of Heth: there
was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God
blessed his son Isaac; 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, bare unto Abraham:
13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their
names, in the order of their birth: the firstborn 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 towns, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to
their nations.
17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and
thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and
was gathered unto his people.
18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt,
as thou goest toward Assyria: and they lived contrary unto
all their 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 to wife,
the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister to
Laban the Aramean.
21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was
barren: and the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his
wife conceived.
22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said,
If it be so with me, what does it mean? And she went to enquire of the
LORD.
23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and
two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and
the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and
the elder shall serve the younger.
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold,
there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment;
and they called his name Esau.
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand had taken hold on
Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was
threescore years old when she bare them.
27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the
field; and Jacob was a peaceful man, dwelling in tents.
28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but
Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 Once when Jacob had boiled pottage, Esau came from the field, and he
was famished:
30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with some of that
red pottage; for I am famished (therefore was his name called
Edom).
31 And Jacob said, Sell me first thy birthright.
32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what
profit shall this birthright do to me?
33 And Jacob said, Swear to me first; and he sware unto him:
and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did
eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau
despised his birthright.
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