Genesis - Chapter 25

1And Abraham took another wife named Keturah. 2She became the mother of Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah. 3And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim. 4And from Midian came Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the offspring of Keturah. 5Now Abraham gave all his property to Isaac; 6But to the sons of his other women he gave offerings, and sent them away, while he was still living, into the east country. 7Now the years of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five. 8And Abraham came to his death, an old man, full of years; and he was put to rest with his people. 9And Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, put him to rest in the hollow rock of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, near Mamre; 10The same field which Abraham got from the children of Heth: there Abraham was put to rest with Sarah, his wife. 11Now after the death of Abraham, the blessing of God was with Isaac, his son. 12Now these are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whose mother was Hagar the Egyptian, the servant of Sarah: 13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their generations: Ishmael's first son was Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam 14And Mishma and Dumah and Massa, 15Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: 16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their towns and their tent-circles; twelve chiefs with their peoples. 17And the years of Ishmael's life were a hundred and thirty-seven: and he came to his end, and was put to rest with his people. 18And their country was from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt: they took their place to the east of all their brothers. 19Now these are the generations of Abraham's son Isaac: 20Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-aram, and the sister of Laban the Aramaean, to be his wife. 21Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child. 22And the children were fighting together inside her, and she said, If it is to be so, why am I like this? So she went to put her question to the Lord. 23And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger. 24And when the time came for her to give birth, there were two children in her body. 25And the first came out red from head to foot like a robe of hair, and they gave him the name of Esau. 26And after him, his brother came out, gripping Esau's foot; and he was named Jacob: Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them. 27And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents. 28Now Isaac's love was for Esau, because Esau's meat was greatly to his taste: but Rebekah had more love for Jacob. 29And one day Jacob was cooking some soup when Esau came in from the fields in great need of food; 30And Esau said to Jacob, Give me a full meal of that red soup, for I am overcome with need for food: for this reason he was named Edom. 31And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright. 32And Esau said, Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me? 33And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob. 34Then Jacob gave him bread and soup; and he took food and drink and went away, caring little for his birthright.