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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 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, y murió en buena vejez, después de haber vivido muchos años, y 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 les había comprado a los hititas. Allí lo enterraron, junto a su esposa Sara. 11 Después de la muerte de Abraham, Dios bendijo a Isaac, hijo de Abraham, quien se quedó a vivir cerca del pozo de Lajay Roí.

Descendientes de Ismael(B)

12 Esta es la descendencia 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 Hadar, 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. 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.[a] 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 seno, ella se preguntó: «Si esto va a seguir así, ¿para qué sigo viviendo?» Entonces fue a consultar al Señor, 23 y él 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.[b] 26 Luego nació su hermano, agarrado con una mano del talón de Esaú. A este lo llamaron Jacob.[c] 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).[d]

31 ―Véndeme primero tus derechos de hijo mayor —le 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 le vendió a Jacob sus derechos de primogénito. 34 Jacob, por su parte, le dio a Esaú pan y guiso de lentejas.

Después de comer y beber, Esaú se levantó y se fue. De esta manera menospreció sus derechos de hijo mayor.

Footnotes

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

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.

The Death of Abraham(A)

25 Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah. She bore him Zimran,(B) Jokshan, Medan, Midian,(C) Ishbak and Shuah.(D) Jokshan was the father of Sheba(E) and Dedan;(F) the descendants of Dedan were the Ashurites, the Letushites and the Leummites. The sons of Midian were Ephah,(G) Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.(H) But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines(I) and sent them away from his son Isaac(J) to the land of the east.(K)

Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years.(L) Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age,(M) an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people.(N) His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him(O) in the cave of Machpelah(P) near Mamre,(Q) in the field of Ephron(R) son of Zohar the Hittite,(S) 10 the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites.[a](T) There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah. 11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac,(U) who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi.(V)

Ishmael’s Sons(W)

12 This is the account(X) of the family line of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Sarah’s slave, Hagar(Y) the Egyptian, bore to Abraham.(Z)

13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth(AA) the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar,(AB) Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah,(AC) Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema,(AD) Jetur,(AE) Naphish and Kedemah. 16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers(AF) according to their settlements and camps.(AG) 17 Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people.(AH) 18 His descendants(AI) settled in the area from Havilah to Shur,(AJ) near the eastern border of Egypt, as you go toward Ashur. And they lived in hostility toward[b] all the tribes related to them.(AK)

Jacob and Esau

19 This is the account(AL) of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac.

Abraham became the father of Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old(AM) when he married Rebekah(AN) daughter of Bethuel(AO) the Aramean from Paddan Aram[c](AP) and sister of Laban(AQ) the Aramean.(AR)

21 Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless.(AS) The Lord answered his prayer,(AT) and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. 22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.(AU)

23 The Lord said to her,

“Two nations(AV) are in your womb,
    and two peoples from within you will be separated;
one people will be stronger than the other,
    and the older will serve the younger.(AW)

24 When the time came for her to give birth,(AX) there were twin boys in her womb.(AY) 25 The first to come out was red,(AZ) and his whole body was like a hairy garment;(BA) so they named him Esau.[d](BB) 26 After this, his brother came out,(BC) with his hand grasping Esau’s heel;(BD) so he was named Jacob.[e](BE) Isaac was sixty years old(BF) when Rebekah gave birth to them.

27 The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter,(BG) a man of the open country,(BH) while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents. 28 Isaac, who had a taste for wild game,(BI) loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.(BJ)

29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew,(BK) Esau came in from the open country,(BL) famished. 30 He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew!(BM) I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.[f])(BN)

31 Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.(BO)

32 “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?”

33 But Jacob said, “Swear(BP) to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright(BQ) to Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew.(BR) He ate and drank, and then got up and left.

So Esau despised his birthright.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:10 Or the descendants of Heth
  2. Genesis 25:18 Or lived to the east of
  3. Genesis 25:20 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
  4. Genesis 25:25 Esau may mean hairy.
  5. Genesis 25:26 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
  6. Genesis 25:30 Edom means red.

Abraham Marries Keturah

25 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Ketu′rah. She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Mid′ian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshu′rim, Letu′shim, and Le-um′mim. The sons of Mid′ian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abi′da, and Elda′ah. All these were the children of Ketu′rah. Abraham gave all he had to Isaac. But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country.

The Death of Abraham

These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, a hundred and seventy-five years. Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. Isaac and Ish′mael his sons buried him in the cave of Mach-pe′lah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, 10 the field which Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. 11 After the death of Abraham God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac dwelt at Beer-la′hai-roi.

Ishmael’s Descendants

12 These are the descendants of Ish′mael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maid, bore to Abraham. 13 These are the names of the sons of Ish′mael, named in the order of their birth: Neba′ioth, the first-born of Ish′mael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Ked′emah. 16 These are the sons of Ish′mael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes. 17 (These are the years of the life of Ish′mael, a hundred and thirty-seven years; he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his kindred.) 18 They dwelt from Hav′ilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria; he settled[a] over against all his people.

The Birth and Youth of Esau and Jacob

19 These are the descendants of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham was the father of Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took to wife Rebekah, the daughter of Bethu′el the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean. 21 And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 The children struggled together within her; and she said, “If it is thus, why do I live?”[b] So she went to inquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord said to her,

“Two nations are in your womb,
    and two peoples, born of you, shall be divided;
the one shall be stronger than the other,
    the elder shall serve the younger.”

24 When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came forth red, all his body like a hairy mantle; so they called his name Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came forth, and his hand had taken hold of Esau’s heel; so his name was called Jacob.[c] Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

27 When the boys grew up, Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. 28 Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his game; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Esau Sells His Birthright

29 Once when Jacob was boiling pottage, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red pottage, for I am famished!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.[d]) 31 Jacob said, “First sell me your birthright.” 32 Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” 33 Jacob said, “Swear to me first.”[e] So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils, and he ate and drank, and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:18 Heb fell
  2. Genesis 25:22 Syr: Heb obscure
  3. Genesis 25:26 That is He takes by the heel or He supplants
  4. Genesis 25:30 That is Red
  5. Genesis 25:33 Heb today