Gen 25 | ESV | STEP | Abraham took another wife , whose name was Keturah .

‏ Genesis 25

Abraham’s Death and His Descendants

1 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 ^aShe bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 5 ^bAbraham gave all he had to Isaac. 6 But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he ^csent them away from his son Isaac, eastward ^dto the east country.

7 These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, 175 years. 8 Abraham ^ebreathed his last and ^fdied in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. 9 Isaac and Ishmael ^ghis sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, 10 the field ^hthat Abraham purchased from the Hittites. ⁱThere Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. 11 After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at ^jBeer-lahai-roi.

12 These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, ^kwhom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham. 13 ^lThese are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: ^mNebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and ⁿKedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, ^oTema, ^pJetur, ^qNaphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, ^rtwelve princes according to their tribes. 17 (These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He ^sbreathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) 18 ^tThey settled from Havilah to ^uShur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled ^{▼▼Hebrew fell} over against all his kinsmen.

The Birth of Esau and Jacob

19 These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: ^wAbraham fathered Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, ^xthe daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of ^yPaddan-aram, ^zthe sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. 21 And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And ^aathe Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” ^{▼▼Or why do I live?} So she went ^acto inquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord said to her,

^ad“Two nations are in your womb,
and two peoples from within you ^{▼▼Or from birth} shall be divided;
^afthe one shall be stronger than the other,
^agthe older shall serve the younger.”

24 When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out red, ^ahall his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out with ^aihis hand holding Esau’s heel, so ^ajhis name was called Jacob. ^{▼▼ Jacob means He takes by the heel, or He cheats} Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

27 When the boys grew up, Esau was ^ala skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, ^amdwelling in tents. 28 Isaac loved Esau because ^anhe ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Esau Sells His Birthright

29 Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.) ^{▼▼ Edom sounds like the Hebrew for red} 31 Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” 32 Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” 33 Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and ^apsold his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.