Genesis 25
Revised Geneva Translation
25 Now Abraham had taken another wife called Keturah,
2 who bore 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 Also the sons of Midian were Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
5 And Abraham gave all his goods to Isaac.
6 But to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts and sent them away from Isaac, his son (while he still lived), eastward to the east country.
7 And this is the age of Abraham’s life which he lived: a hundred seventy-five years.
8 Then Abraham yielded the spirit and died in a good age, an old man and of great 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, son of Zohar the Hittite, before Mamre
10 (which field Abraham bought from the sons of Heth), where Abraham was buried with Sarah, his wife.
11 And after the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac, his son. And Isaac dwelt by Beer Lahai Roi.
12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian (Sarah’s handmaid) bore to Abraham.
13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, name by name, according to their kindreds: the eldest son of Ishmael, Nebajoth, then 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 of their nations.
17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred thirty-seven years. And he yielded up the spirit and died and was gathered to his people.
18 And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur (that is towards Egypt, as you go to Asshur). Ishmael dwelt in the presence of all his brothers.
19 Likewise, 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 Aramite of Padan Aram, sister to Laban, the Aramite).
21 And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD was persuaded by him; and Rebekah, his wife, conceived.
22 But the children strove together within her. Therefore, she said, “Seeing this is so, why am I like this?” So, she went to ask the LORD.
23 And the LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb; and two peoples shall be divided out of your core. And the one people shall be mightier than the other; and the elder shall serve the younger.”
24 Therefore, when her time of deliverance was fulfilled, behold, twins were in her womb.
25 So he who came out first was red. And he was as rough as a garment all over. And they called his name, Esau.
26 And afterward, his brother came out. And his hand held Esau by the heel. Therefore, his name was called, Jacob. Now Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah bore them.
27 And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter and lived in the fields. But Jacob was a plain man and dwelt in tents.
28 And Isaac loved Esau, for venison was his meat, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 Now Jacob sod pottage, and Esau came from the field and was weary.
30 Then Esau said to Jacob, “Please let me eat of that porridge so red, for I am weary.” Therefore, his name was called, Edom.
31 And Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright today.”
32 And Esau said, “Lo, I am almost dead. What, then, is this birthright to me?”
33 Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of today.” And he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.
34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and porridge of lentils. And he ate and drank, and rose up, and went his way. So, Esau despised his birthright.
Genesis 25
Tree of Life Version
Abraham’s Old Age and Descendants
25 Now Abraham took another wife—her name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. 3 Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s sons were Asshurim, Letushim and Leummim. 4 Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s sons. 5 Now Abraham gave everything that he had to Isaac, 6 but to the sons of Abraham’s concubines, Abraham had given gifts and sent them away from his son Isaac while he was still living, eastward to the land of the east.
7 Now these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life that he lived: 175 years. 8 So Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, old and satisfied. Then he was gathered to his peoples. 9 Then Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, next to Mamre, 10 the field that Abraham bought from the sons of Heth. There Abraham is buried along with Sarah his wife.
11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
12 Now these are the genealogies of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian slave-girl, bore to Abraham. 13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names according to their descendants: Ishmael’s firstborn, Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedem. 16 These are Ishmael’s sons and these are their names, by their unwalled and walled settlements, twelve princes according to their clans. 17 These are the years of Ishmael’s life: 137 years. He breathed his last, died and was gathered to his peoples. 18 Then they dwelled from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt as you go toward Assyria. Over against all his brothers he fell.
Parashat Toledot
Esau and Jacob
19 Now these are the genealogies of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham fathered Isaac. 20 Isaac was 40 years old when he took for himself Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. 21 Isaac prayed to Adonai on behalf of his wife because she was barren. Adonai answered his plea and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
22 But the children struggled with one another inside her, and she said, “If it’s like this, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of Adonai. 23 Adonai said to her:
“Two nations are in your womb,
and two peoples from your body
will be separated.
One people will be stronger
than the other people,
but the older will serve the younger.”
24 When her time came to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb. 25 Now the first came out reddish, all of him was like a fur coat, and they named him Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding onto Esau’s heel—so he was named Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when he fathered them.
27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a man knowledgeable in hunting, an outdoorsman, while Jacob was a mild man, remaining in tents. 28 Now Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for wild game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 Now Jacob cooked a stew. When Esau came in from the field, he was exhausted, 30 so Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me some of this really red stuff, because I’m exhausted”—that is why he is called Edom.
31 So Jacob said, “Sell your birthright to me today.”
32 Esau said, “Look, I’m about to die. Of whatever use is this to me—a birthright?”
33 Jacob said, “Make a pledge to me now.”
So he made a pledge to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. [a] 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank, then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright.
Footnotes
- Genesis 25:34 cf. Heb. 12:16.
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