| Chapter 25 |
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And Abraham took another wife named Keturah. |
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And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. |
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And Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan; and the sons of Dedan were the Asshurim, and the Letushim, and the Leummim. |
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And the sons of Midian were Ephah, and Epher, and Enoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were sons of Keturah. |
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And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. |
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And to the sons of the concubines that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and, while he yet lived, sent them away from Isaac his son, eastward to the east country. |
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And these are the days of the years of Abraham`s life which he lived: a hundred and seventy-five years. |
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And Abraham expired and died in a good old age, old and full of days; and was gathered to his peoples. |
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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 was opposite to Mamre -- |
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the field that Abraham had purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. |
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And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer-lahai-roi. |
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And these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham`s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah`s bondwoman, bore to Abraham. |
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And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their names according to their generations: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, |
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and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, |
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Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedmah. |
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These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, in their hamlets and their encampments -- twelve princes of their peoples. |
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And these are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred and thirty-seven years; and he expired and died, and was gathered to his peoples. |
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And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt, as one goes towards Assyria. He settled before the face of all his brethren. |
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And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham`s son. Abraham begot Isaac. |
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And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebecca as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian. |
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And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren; and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebecca his wife conceived. |
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And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of Jehovah. |
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And Jehovah said to her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels; And one people shall be stronger than the other people, And the elder shall serve the younger. |
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And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. |
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And the first came out red -- all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. |
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And after that came his brother out; and his hand took hold of Esau`s heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when they were born. |
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And the boys grew, and Esau became a man skilled in hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob was a homely man, dwelling in tents. |
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And Isaac loved Esau, because venison was to his taste; and Rebecca loved Jacob. |
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And Jacob had cooked a dish; and Esau came from the field, and he was faint. |
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And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with the red -- the red thing there, for I am faint. Therefore was his name called Edom. |
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And Jacob said, Sell me now thy birthright. |
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And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and of what use can the birthright be to me? |
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And Jacob said, Swear unto me now. And he swore unto him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. |
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And Jacob gave Esau bread and the dish of lentils; and he ate and drank, and rose up and went away. Thus Esau despised the birthright. |