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 Abida, 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
Abrahams 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 the well Lahairoi.
12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael,
Abrahams son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarahs handmaid, bare unto
Abraham:
13 And these are the names of the sons of
Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of
Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are
their names, by their towns, and by their castles; 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 he died in the
presence of all his brethren.
19 And these are the generations of Isaac,
Abrahams son: Abraham begat Isaac:
20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took
Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the
sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife,
because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and
Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children struggled together within her;
and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? 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 took hold on Esaus 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 plain man, dwelling in
tents.
28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his
venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the
field, and he was faint:
30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee,
with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was
his name called Edom.
31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day 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 this day; and he
sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of
lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus
Esau despised his birthright.