Muerte de Abraham(A)

25 Abraham volvió a casarse, esta vez con una mujer llamada Cetura. Los hijos que tuvo con ella fueron Zimrán, Jocsán, Medán, Madián, Isbac y Súaj. Jocsán fue el padre de Sabá y Dedán. Los descendientes de Dedán fueron los asureos, los letuseos y los leumeos. Los hijos de Madián fueron Efá, Éfer, Janoc, Abidá y Eldá. Todos estos fueron hijos de Cetura.

Abraham entregó todos sus bienes a Isaac. A los hijos de sus concubinas[a] les hizo regalos y, mientras él todavía estaba con vida, los separó de su hijo Isaac, enviándolos a las regiones orientales.

Abraham vivió ciento setenta y cinco años; murió en buena vejez. Luego de haber vivido muchos años, fue a reunirse con sus antepasados. Sus hijos Isaac e Ismael lo sepultaron en la cueva de Macpela, que está cerca de Mamré, es decir, en el campo del hitita Efrón, hijo de Zojar. 10 Este era el campo que Abraham había comprado a los hititas. Allí lo enterraron, junto a su esposa Sara. 11 Luego de la muerte de Abraham, Dios bendijo a Isaac, hijo de Abraham, quien se quedó a vivir cerca del Pozo del Viviente que me ve.

Descendientes de Ismael(B)

12 Esta es la historia de Ismael, el hijo que Abraham tuvo con Agar, la criada egipcia de Sara.

13 Estos son los nombres de los hijos de Ismael, comenzando por el primogénito:

Nebayot,

Cedar, Adbel, Mibsán,

14 Mismá, Dumá, Masá,

15 Hadad, Temá, Jetur,

Nafis y Cedema.

16 Estos fueron los hijos de Ismael y estos los nombres de los doce jefes de tribus, según sus propios territorios y campamentos.

17 Ismael vivió ciento treinta y siete años. Al morir, fue a reunirse con sus antepasados. 18 Sus descendientes se quedaron a vivir en la región que está entre Javilá y Sur, cerca de Egipto, en la ruta que conduce a Asiria. Allí se establecieron en franca oposición a todos sus hermanos.

Nacimiento de Jacob y de Esaú

19 Esta es la historia de Isaac, el hijo que tuvo Abraham.

Abraham fue el padre de Isaac. 20 Isaac tenía cuarenta años cuando se casó con Rebeca, que era hija de Betuel y hermana de Labán. Betuel y Labán eran arameos de Padán Aram.[b]

21 Isaac oró al Señor en favor de su esposa, porque era estéril. El Señor oyó su oración y ella quedó embarazada. 22 Pero como los niños luchaban dentro de su vientre, ella se preguntó: «Si esto va a seguir así, ¿por qué me pasa esto a mí?». Entonces fue a consultar al Señor 23 y el Señor le contestó:

«Dos naciones hay en tu seno;
    dos pueblos se dividen desde tus entrañas.
Uno será más fuerte que el otro
    y el mayor servirá al menor».

24 Cuando le llegó el momento de dar a luz, resultó que en su seno había mellizos. 25 El primero en nacer era pelirrojo y tenía todo el cuerpo cubierto de vello. A este lo llamaron Esaú.[c] 26 Luego nació su hermano, agarrado con una mano del talón de Esaú. A este lo llamaron Jacob.[d] Cuando nacieron los mellizos, Isaac tenía sesenta años.

27 Los niños crecieron. Esaú era un hombre de campo y se convirtió en un excelente cazador, mientras que Jacob era un hombre tranquilo que prefería quedarse en el campamento. 28 Isaac quería más a Esaú porque le gustaba comer de lo que él cazaba; pero Rebeca quería más a Jacob.

29 Un día, cuando Jacob estaba preparando un guiso, Esaú llegó agotado del campo y le dijo:

30 —Dame de comer de ese guiso rojizo, porque estoy muy cansado. (Por eso a Esaú se le llamó Edom.)[e]

31 —Véndeme primero tus derechos de hijo mayor —respondió Jacob.

32 —Me estoy muriendo de hambre —contestó Esaú—, así que ¿de qué me sirven los derechos de primogénito?

33 —Véndeme entonces los derechos bajo juramento —insistió Jacob.

Esaú se lo juró y fue así como vendió a Jacob sus derechos de primogénito.

34 Jacob, por su parte, dio a Esaú pan y guiso de lentejas. Luego de comer y beber, Esaú se levantó y se fue.

De esta manera menospreció sus derechos de hijo mayor.

Footnotes

  1. 25:6 Véase nota en Gn 22:24.
  2. 25:20 Padán Aram. Es decir, el noroeste de Mesopotamia.
  3. 25:25 En hebreo, Esaú puede significar velludo; véase también v. 30.
  4. 25:26 En hebreo, Jacob significa él agarra el talón.
  5. 25:30 En hebreo, Edom significa rojo.

The Death and Descendants of Abraham

25 Now Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bore to him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim. And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All of these were the children of Keturah. And Abraham gave all he had to Isaac. But to the sons of Abraham’s concubines Abraham gave gifts. And while he was still living he sent them away eastward, away from his son Isaac, to the land of the east. Now these are the days of the years of the life of Abraham:[a] one hundred and seventy-five years. And Abraham passed away and died in a good old age, old and full of years. And he was gathered to his people. And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, son of Zohar the Hittite, that was east of Mamre, 10 the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites.[b] There Abraham was buried and Sarah his wife. 11 And it happened that after the death of Abraham God blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac settled at Beer-Lahai-Roi.

12 Now these are the generations[c] of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, that Hagar the Egyptian, the maidservant of Sarah, bore to Abraham. 13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names according to their family records. The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their villages and by their encampments—12 leaders according to their tribes. 17 Now these are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. And he passed away and died, and was gathered to his people. 18 They settled from Havilah to Shur, which was opposite[d] Egypt, going toward Asshur, opposite;[e] he settled[f] opposite[g] all his brothers.

Jacob and Esau

19 Now these are the generations[h] of Isaac, the son of Abraham. Abraham fathered Isaac, 20 And Isaac was forty years old[i] when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-Aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, as his wife. 21 And Isaac prayed to Yahweh on behalf of his wife, for she was barren. And Yahweh responded to his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 And the children in her womb jostled each other, and she said, “If it is going to be like this, why be pregnant?”[j] And she went to inquire of Yahweh. 23 And Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from birth[k] shall be divided. And one people shall be stronger than the other.[l] And the elder shall serve the younger.” 24 And when her days to give birth were completed,[m] then—behold—twins were in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, all his body[n] was like a hairy coat, so they called his name Esau. 26 And afterward his brother came out, and his hand grasped the heel of Esau, so his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old[o] at their birth. 27 And the boys grew up. And Esau was a skilled[p] hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau because he could eat of his game,[q] but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 Once[r] Jacob cooked a thick stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Give me some of that red stuff[s] to gulp down, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom). 31 Then Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright first.”[t] 32 And Esau said, “Look, I am going to die; now what is this birthright to me?” 33 Then Jacob said, “Swear to me first.”[u] And he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread, and thick lentil stew, and he ate and drank. Then he got up and went away. So Esau despised his birthright.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:7 Literally “the years of the life of Abraham which he lived”
  2. Genesis 25:10 Or “sons of Heth”
  3. Genesis 25:12 Or “family records”
  4. Genesis 25:18 Or “upon the face of”
  5. Genesis 25:18 Or “upon the face of”
  6. Genesis 25:18 Literally “fell”
  7. Genesis 25:18 Or “upon the face of”
  8. Genesis 25:19 Or “family records”
  9. Genesis 25:20 Literally “a son of forty years”
  10. Genesis 25:22 Literally “if so, why this I?”
  11. Genesis 25:23 Literally “from your bowels”
  12. Genesis 25:23 Literally “people than people shall be stronger”
  13. Genesis 25:24 Or “full”
  14. Genesis 25:25 Literally “of him”
  15. Genesis 25:26 Literally “a son of sixty years”
  16. Genesis 25:27 Or “knowing” (knowledgeable)
  17. Genesis 25:28 Literally “game in his mouth”
  18. Genesis 25:29 Or “and”
  19. Genesis 25:30 Literally “some of the red, this red”
  20. Genesis 25:31 Literally “as the day”
  21. Genesis 25:33 Literally “as the day”

25 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.

And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

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.

And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.

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.

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, 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, 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, Abraham's 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 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 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.

Abraham and Keturah(A)

25 Abraham again took a wife, and her name was (B)Keturah. And (C)she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

And (D)Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he (E)sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to (F)the country of the east.

Abraham’s Death and Burial

This is the sum of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years. Then Abraham breathed his last and (G)died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and (H)was gathered to his people. And (I)his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of (J)Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, 10 (K)the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. (L)There Abraham was 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 at (M)Beer Lahai Roi.

The Families of Ishmael and Isaac(N)

12 Now this is the (O)genealogy of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham. 13 And (P)these were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 [a]Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their [b]settlements, (Q)twelve princes according to their nations. 17 These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and (R)he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people. 18 (S)(They dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt as you go toward Assyria.) He [c]died (T)in the presence of all his brethren.

19 This is the (U)genealogy of Isaac, Abraham’s son. (V)Abraham begot Isaac. 20 Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, (W)the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, (X)the sister of Laban the Syrian. 21 Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; (Y)and the Lord granted his plea, (Z)and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If all is well, why am I like this?” (AA)So she went to inquire of the Lord.

23 And the Lord said to her:

(AB)“Two nations are in your womb,
Two peoples shall be separated from your body;
One people shall be stronger than (AC)the other,
(AD)And the older shall serve the younger.”

24 So when her days were fulfilled for her to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red. He was (AE)like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name [d]Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out, and (AF)his hand took hold of Esau’s heel; so (AG)his name was called [e]Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

27 So the boys grew. And Esau was (AH)a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was (AI)a [f]mild man, (AJ)dwelling in tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau because he (AK)ate of his game, (AL)but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Esau Sells His Birthright(AM)

29 Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore his name was called [g]Edom.

31 But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.”

32 And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so (AN)what is this birthright to me?”

33 Then Jacob said, [h]“Swear to me as of this day.”

So he swore to him, and (AO)sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then (AP)he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau (AQ)despised his birthright.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:15 MT Hadad
  2. Genesis 25:16 camps
  3. Genesis 25:18 fell
  4. Genesis 25:25 Lit. Hairy
  5. Genesis 25:26 Supplanter or Deceitful, lit. One Who Takes the Heel
  6. Genesis 25:27 Lit. complete
  7. Genesis 25:30 Lit. Red
  8. Genesis 25:33 Take an oath