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Genesis 25
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Genesis 25
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De dood van Abraham
25 1,2 Abraham hertrouwde met Ketura en zij werd de moeder van Zimran, Joksan, Medan, Midjan, Jisbak en Suach. 3 Joksans twee zonen heetten Seba en Dedan. De zonen van Dedan waren de Assurieten, de Letusieten en de Leümieten. 4 De zonen van Midjan waren Efa, Efer, Chanoch, Abida en Eldaä. 5 Abraham vermaakte zijn hele bezit aan Isaak. 6 De zonen van zijn andere vrouwen gaf hij geschenken en daarna stuurde hij hen weg naar het oosten, bij Isaak uit de buurt. 7,8 Toen stierf Abraham, hij was honderdvijfenzeventig jaar oud geworden. 9,10 Zijn zonen Isaak en Ismaël begroeven hem bij zijn vrouw Sara in de grot van Machpela, bij Mamre, in de grond die Abraham had gekocht van Efron, de zoon van de Hethiet Sochar.
11 Na Abrahams dood zegende God Isaak rijkelijk. Hij woonde bij de bron Lachai-Roï in de Negev.
12-15 Hier is een lijst, in volgorde van geboorte, van de zonen van Ismaël, de zoon van Abraham en Hagar, de Egyptische dienares van Sara: Nebajot, Kedar, Adbeël, Mibsam, Misma, Duma, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Nafis en Kedema. 16 Deze twaalf zonen werden voorvaders van stammen, die hun namen droegen. 17 Ismaël stierf ten slotte op honderdzevenendertigjarige leeftijd. 18 Zijn nakomelingen woonden door het hele land verspreid, van Chawila tot Sur (dat ligt een stukje noordoostelijk van de Egyptische grens in de richting van Assur). De stammen van zijn nakomelingen lagen voortdurend met elkaar overhoop.
19 Dit is het verhaal van Isaak en zijn kinderen. 20 Isaak was veertig jaar toen hij trouwde met Rebekka, de dochter van de Arameeër Betuël uit Paddan-Aram, de zuster van Laban. 21 Isaak smeekte de Here of Hij Rebekka een kind wilde geven, want hoewel zij al vele jaren getrouwd waren, had zij nog steeds geen kind. De Here verhoorde het gebed en Rebekka werd zwanger. 22 Het leek wel alsof de kinderen in haar binnenste met elkaar vochten. ‘Dit kan ik niet langer verdragen,’ riep zij uit en zij vroeg de Here om raad.
23 Hij vertelde haar: ‘De zonen in uw baarmoeder zullen twee vijandige volken voortbrengen. De ene zal sterker zijn dan de andere, de oudste zal de dienaar van de jongste zijn!’ 24 En inderdaad, Rebekka beviel van een tweeling. 25 Het eerste kind dat werd geboren, was overdekt met rossig haar. Het leek wel alsof hij een haren mantel aan had! Daarom noemde zij hem Esau. 26 Direct daarna kwam het tweede kind ter wereld. Het hield zich stevig vast aan de hiel van Esau! Zij noemde hem Jakob. Isaak was zestig jaar bij de geboorte van de tweeling.
27 De jongens groeiden voorspoedig op. Esau werd een uitstekend jager. Jakob was een stille jongen die liever thuis zat. 28 Esau was Isaaks lieveling, omdat hij altijd wild mee naar huis nam. Rebekka had echter een zwak voor Jakob.
29 Op een dag kwam Esau thuis van de jacht. Hij was moe en trof Jakob aan, die bezig was linzenmoes te maken. 30 Esau zei: ‘Ik ben uitgehongerd. Geef mij eens wat van dat rode spul dat je daar hebt!’ (Zo kwam Esau aan zijn bijnaam Edom, wat ‘het rode’ betekent). 31 Jakob antwoordde: ‘Dat kun je krijgen, maar dan moet je mij wel je eerstgeboorterecht verkopen!’ 32 Esau zei daarop: ‘Wat heb je aan een eerstgeboorterecht als je omvalt van de honger? Daar kun je ook niet van eten. Je mag het hebben.’ 33 Jakob zei: ‘Zweer dan dat je het aan mij zult verkopen!’ Toen zwoer Esau het en stond zo alle rechten die hij als oudste zoon had, af aan Jakob. 34 Daarna gaf Jakob hem de linzenmoes en wat brood. Esau at en dronk en was meteen weer weg, zo weinig waarde hechtte hij aan zijn rechten als oudste zoon.
Genesis 25
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Genesis 25
New Century Version
Abraham’s Family
25 Abraham married again, and his new wife was Keturah. 2 She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s descendants were the people of Assyria, Letush, and Leum. 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah. 5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac. 6 But before Abraham died, he did give gifts to the sons of his other wives, then sent them to the East to be away from Isaac.
7 Abraham lived to be one hundred seventy-five years old. 8 He breathed his last breath and died at an old age, after a long and satisfying life. 9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah in the field of Ephron east of Mamre. (Ephron was the son of Zohar the Hittite.) 10 So Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah in the same field that he had bought from the Hittites. 11 After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. Isaac was now living at Beer Lahai Roi.
12 This is the family history of Ishmael, Abraham’s son. (Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian servant, was Ishmael’s mother.) 13 These are the names of Ishmael’s sons in the order they were born: Nebaioth, the first son, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These were Ishmael’s sons, and these are the names of the tribal leaders listed according to their settlements and camps. 17 Ishmael lived one hundred thirty-seven years and then breathed his last breath and died. 18 His descendants lived from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt stretching toward Assyria. They often attacked the descendants of his brothers.
Isaac’s Family
19 This is the family history of Isaac. Abraham had a son named Isaac. 20 When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, who came from Northwest Mesopotamia. She was Bethuel’s daughter and the sister of Laban the Aramean. 21 Isaac’s wife could not have children, so Isaac prayed to the Lord for her. The Lord heard Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant.
22 While she was pregnant, the babies struggled inside her. She asked, “Why is this happening to me?” Then she went to get an answer from the Lord.
23 The Lord said to her,
“Two nations are in your body,
and two groups of people will be taken from you.
One group will be stronger than the other,
and the older will serve the younger.”
24 When the time came, Rebekah gave birth to twins. 25 The first baby was born red. Since his skin was like a hairy robe, he was named Esau.[a] 26 When the second baby was born, he was holding on to Esau’s heel, so that baby was named Jacob.[b] Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.
27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter. He loved to be out in the fields. But Jacob was a quiet man and stayed among the tents. 28 Isaac loved Esau because he hunted the wild animals that Isaac enjoyed eating. But Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 One day Jacob was boiling a pot of vegetable soup. Esau came in from hunting in the fields, weak from hunger. 30 So Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red soup, because I am weak with hunger.” (That is why people call him Edom.[c])
31 But Jacob said, “You must sell me your rights as the firstborn son.”[d]
32 Esau said, “I am almost dead from hunger. If I die, all of my father’s wealth will not help me.”
33 But Jacob said, “First, promise me that you will give it to me.” So Esau made a promise to Jacob and sold his part of their father’s wealth to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and vegetable soup, and he ate and drank, and then left. So Esau showed how little he cared about his rights as the firstborn son.
Footnotes
- 25:25 Esau This name may mean “hairy.”
- 25:26 Jacob This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “heel.” “Grabbing someone’s heel” is a Hebrew saying for tricking someone.
- 25:30 Edom This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “red.”
- 25:31 rights . . . son Usually the firstborn son had a high rank in the family. The firstborn son usually became the new head of the family.
Genesis 25
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Genesis 25
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The Death of Abraham(A)
25 Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran,(B) Jokshan, Medan, Midian,(C) Ishbak and Shuah.(D) 3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba(E) and Dedan;(F) the descendants of Dedan were the Ashurites, the Letushites and the Leummites. 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah,(G) Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.(H) 6 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)
7 Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years.(L) 8 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) 9 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
- Genesis 25:10 Or the descendants of Heth
- Genesis 25:18 Or lived to the east of
- Genesis 25:20 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Genesis 25:25 Esau may mean hairy.
- Genesis 25:26 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
- Genesis 25:30 Edom means red.
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