Genesis 25

1 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan fathered Sheba, and Teman, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Raguel, and Nabdeel, and the Asshurim, and the Letushim, and the Leummim. [a] 4 And the sons of Midian were Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were sons of Keturah. [a2] 5 But Abraham gave everything he owned to his son Isaac, 6 and to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward, into the country of the east. 7 These are the years of the days of Abraham’s life, as many as he lived: 175 years. 8 And Abraham grew weak and died at a good old age, an old man and full of days, and he was added to his people. 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the Double Cave, in the field of Ephron the son of Saar the Hittite, which faces Mamre — 10 the field and the cave that Abraham had bought from the sons of Heth. There they buried Abraham, with Sarah his wife. 11 And after Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac, and Isaac lived by the Well of the Vision.

12 These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham. 13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, name by name through their generations: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, 15 and Hadad, and Tema, and Jetur, and Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their camps and their settlements — twelve leaders over their nations. 17 And these are the years of Ishmael’s life: 137 years. And he grew weak and died, and was added to his kin. 18 He lived from Havilah to Shur, which faces Egypt, on the way to the Assyrians. He lived in the presence of all his brothers.

19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham fathered Isaac. 20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took as his wife Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian from Mesopotamia, the sister of Laban the Syrian. [b] 21 And Isaac prayed to the Lord about his wife Rebekah, because she was barren. And God heard him, and his wife Rebekah conceived. 22 But the babies leaped inside her, and she said, “If it is going to be like this with me — why is this happening to me?” And she went to ask the Lord. 23 And the Lord said to her,

24 When her days were fulfilled and she gave birth, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out red, hairy all over like a hide, and she named him Esau. 26 After him came out his brother, his hand gripping Esau’s heel — and she named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah bore them. 27 The boys grew up. Esau became a man skilled in hunting, a man of the open country; and Jacob was a plain man, staying at home. [c] 28 Isaac loved Esau, because Esau’s game was food to him — but Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 One day Jacob was cooking a stew, and Esau came in from the open country, worn out. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me have a taste of that red stew — I am worn out.” That is why he was called Edom. 31 And Jacob said to Esau, “Sell me your birthright — today.” 32 And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die. What good is a birthright to me?” 33 And Jacob said to him, “Swear it to me — today.” So he swore to him, and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank, and got up and went his way. So little did Esau think of his birthright.