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New Testament
Genesis 25
Abraham's Death
251Abraham had taken another wife. Her name was Keturah. 2She bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah for him. 3Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Ashshurites, Letushites, and Leummites. 4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Elda'ah. All these were the descendants of Keturah.
5Abraham left all that he had to Isaac. 6To the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and during his lifetime he sent them away from Isaac his son to the territory that lay to the east.
7The total days and years of Abraham's life were one hundred seventy-five years. 8Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who lived a full life, and he was gathered to his people. 9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the Cave of Machpelah in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is near Mamre. 10This was the field that Abraham had purchased from the descendants of Heth. Abraham was buried there with Sarah, his wife. 11After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac, his son. Isaac lived near Be'er Lahai Roi.
The Descendants of Ishmael
12Now this is the account about the development of the family line of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, had borne to Abraham.
13The following are the names of the sons of Ishmael and the tribes that came from them, arranged in the order of their birth:
The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth. Then came Kedar, Adbe'el, Mibsam, 14Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, arranged by their settlements and by their camps. They were twelve chiefs, each with his own tribe.
17The total years of the life of Ishmael were one hundred thirty-seven years. When he breathed his last and died, he was gathered to his people. 18His people lived between Havilah and Shur, east of Egypt, as you go toward Ashshur. He lived in hostility toward[] all his relatives.
The Family of Isaac
19This is the account about the development of the family of Isaac, Abraham's son.
Abraham became the father of Isaac. 20Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, who was the daughter of Bethuel, an Aramean from Paddan Aram, and the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. 21Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. The Lord answered his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22The children fought with each other inside her. She said, “What is this? Why is this happening to me?” She went to inquire of the Lord.
23The Lord said to her:
Two nations are in your womb.
Two peoples will be separated from your body.
The one people will be stronger than the other people.
The elder will serve the younger.
24When it was time for her to give birth, it was true: There were twins in her womb. 25The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.[] 26After that, his brother came out, with his hand grabbing Esau's heel. So he was named Jacob.[] Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.
27The boys grew up. Esau was a skillful hunter, an outdoorsman. Jacob was a quiet man, who stayed home among the tents. 28Now Isaac loved Esau more, because he ate Esau's wild game. Rebekah loved Jacob. 29Once Jacob was cooking stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was starving. 30Esau said to Jacob, “Come on, let me eat some of that red stew, that red stew there, because I am starving.” (That is why Esau was also called Edom.[])
31Jacob said, “First, sell me your right as the firstborn.”
32Esau said, “Look, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?”
33Jacob said, “Swear to me first.”
So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34Jacob gave Esau bread and a stew made of lentils. Esau ate and drank, got up, and went on his way. So Esau treated his birthright as if it was worthless.