1 | Then
again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. |
2 | And she bare 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 | And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and
Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. |
5 | And Abraham gave all that he had unto
Isaac. |
6 | 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. |
7 | And these are
the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore
and fifteen years. |
8 | 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. |
9 | 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 entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and
the LORD was entreated 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 inquire
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.
Rom 9:12
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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 lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau
despised his birthright. |