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Genesis chapter 25

Abraham took another , whose name was .She gave him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, , Ishbak, and Shuah.Jokshan fathered and Dedan. Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurim, the Letushim, and the Leummim.Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s descendants.Abraham gave everything he owned to .But to the sons of his , Abraham gave gifts while he was still alive and sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the lands of the east.Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years.Then Abraham took his last breath and died at a good old age, full of years, and was .His sons Isaac and buried him in the cave of , in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre --the field that Abraham had bought from the . Abraham was buried there, next to his wife Sarah.After Abraham died, God his son Isaac. Isaac settled near .These are the descendants of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom the Egyptian -- Sarah’s servant -- bore to Abraham.These are the names of Ishmael’s sons, listed by their birth order: , Ishmael’s firstborn, then , Adbeel, Mibsam,Mishma, Dumah, Massa,Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.These were Ishmael’s sons, and these were their names by their settlements and camps -- of their peoples.Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people.His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt on the way toward Assyria. They all their relatives.This is the of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham fathered Isaac.Isaac was forty years old when he married , daughter of Bethuel the from Paddan-aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.Isaac to on behalf of his wife, because she couldn’t have children. Yahweh answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.But the children inside her, and she said, “If this is how it’s going to be, why go on living?” So she about it.Yahweh told her: “ are in your womb. Two peoples will be divided from the moment they leave your body. One will be stronger than the other, and .”When the time came for her to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.The first one came out , his whole body like a cloak. They named him .After that, his brother came out with his hand . So they named him . Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.The boys grew up. Esau became a , a man of the open country, while Jacob was a who stayed close to the tents.Isaac loved Esau because he , but Rebekah loved Jacob.One day Jacob was cooking a when Esau came in from the open country, completely exhausted.Esau said to Jacob, “Quick, let me some of that -- that red stuff there! I’m dying here!” That’s why he was also called .Jacob said, “First, sell me your .”Esau said, “Look, I’m about to die. What good is a birthright to me?”Jacob said, “Swear it to me right now.” So Esau and sold his birthright to Jacob.Then Jacob gave Esau bread and . Esau . .