Genesis 25

Abraham’s Other Wife and Sons

25Now Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah, ^z2and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. ³Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s sons were the Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. ⁴And Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were sons of Keturah. ⁵Abraham gave everything he owned to Isaac. ^a6And Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines, but while he was still alive he sent them eastward, away from his son Isaac, to the land of the East. ^b

Abraham’s Death

⁷This is the length of Abraham’s life: ^c175 years. ⁸He took his last breath and died at a ripe old age, ^dold and contented, ^eand he was gathered to his people. ^f9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah ^gnear Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite. ¹⁰This was the field that Abraham bought from the Hittites. ^hAbraham was buried there with his wife Sarah. ¹¹After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi. ⁱ

Ishmael’s Family Records

¹²These are the family records ^jof Abraham’s son Ishmael, ^kwhom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s slave, bore to Abraham. ¹³These are the names of Ishmael’s sons; their names according to the family records are: Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ¹⁴Mishma, Dumah, Massa, ¹⁵Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. ¹⁶These are Ishmael’s sons, and these are their names by their villages and encampments: 12 leaders ^lmof their clans. ⁿ¹⁷This is the length ^oof Ishmael’s life: 137 years. He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people. ¹⁸And they ^psettled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Asshur. He ^qlived in opposition to ^rall his brothers. ^s

The Birth of Jacob and Esau

¹⁹These are the family records of Isaac son of Abraham. Abraham fathered Isaac. ^t20Isaac was 40 years old when he took as his wife Rebekah ^udaughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram ^vand sister of Laban the Aramean. ^w21Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. ^xThe Lord heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. ^y22But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” ^zSo she went to inquire of the Lord. ^a23And the Lord said to her:

Two nations are in your womb;

two people will come from you and be separated.

One people will be stronger than the other, ^b

and the older will serve the younger. ^c

²⁴When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb. ²⁵The first one came out red-looking, ^dcovered with hair ^elike a fur coat, and they named him Esau. ^f26After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel with his hand. ^gSo he was named Jacob. ^hiIsaac was 60 years old when they were born.

Esau Sells His Birthright

²⁷When the boys grew up, Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman, ^jbut Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home. ^k28Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for wild game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. ^l

²⁹Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the field exhausted. ³⁰He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stuff, because I’m exhausted.” That is why he was also named Edom. ^m

³¹Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.”

³²“Look,” said Esau, “I’m about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

³³Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore to Jacob and sold his birthright to him. ³⁴Then Jacob gave bread and lentil stew to Esau; he ate, drank, got up, and went away. So Esau despised his birthright. ⁿ