Genesis 25

Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah.

Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah.

She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.

She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan; the descendants of Dedan were the Ashurites, the Letushites and the Leummites.

Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.

The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These were all descendants of Abraham through Keturah.

Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.

Abraham gave everything he owned to his son Isaac.

But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.

But before he died, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them off to a land in the east, away from Isaac.

Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years.

Abraham lived for 175 years,

Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people.

and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite,

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites.^[a] There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.

This was the field Abraham had purchased from the Hittites and where he had buried his wife Sarah.

After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi.

Ishmael’s Sons

After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahai-roi in the Negev.

Ishmael’s Descendants

This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Sarah’s slave, Hagar the Egyptian, bore to Abraham.

This is the account of the family of Ishmael, the son of Abraham through Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian servant.

These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Here is a list, by their names and clans, of Ishmael’s descendants: The oldest was Nebaioth, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah.

Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers according to their settlements and camps.

These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped.

Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people.

Ishmael lived for 137 years. Then he breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.

His descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the eastern border of Egypt, as you go toward Ashur. And they lived in hostility toward^[b] all the tribes related to them.

Jacob and Esau

Ishmael’s descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives.^[a]

The Births of Esau and Jacob

This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac.

Abraham became the father of Isaac,

This is the account of the family of Isaac, the son of Abraham.

and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram^[c] and sister of Laban the Aramean.

When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.

Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

Isaac pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The Lord answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.

The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.

But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the Lord about it. “Why is this happening to me?” she asked.

The Lord said to her,

And the Lord told her, “The sons in your womb will become two nations. From the very beginning, the two nations will be rivals. One nation will be stronger than the other; and your older son will serve your younger son.”

When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb.

And when the time came to give birth, Rebekah discovered that she did indeed have twins!

The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau.^[d]

The first one was very red at birth and covered with thick hair like a fur coat. So they named him Esau.^[b]

After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob.^[e] Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.

Then the other twin was born with his hand grasping Esau’s heel. So they named him Jacob.^[c] Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

Esau Sells His Birthright

The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents.

As the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter. He was an outdoorsman, but Jacob had a quiet temperament, preferring to stay at home.

Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.

One day when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau arrived home from the wilderness exhausted and hungry.

He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.^[f])

Esau said to Jacob, “I’m starved! Give me some of that red stew!” (This is how Esau got his other name, Edom, which means “red.”)

Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.”

“All right,” Jacob replied, “but trade me your rights as the firstborn son.”

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

“Look, I’m dying of starvation!” said Esau. “What good is my birthright to me now?”

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

But Jacob said, “First you must swear that your birthright is mine.” So Esau swore an oath, thereby selling all his rights as the firstborn to his brother, Jacob.

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

So Esau despised his birthright.

Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. Esau ate the meal, then got up and left. He showed contempt for his rights as the firstborn.