Abraham and Keturah 1And Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah. 2And she bore to him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. 3And Jokshan begat Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurites, and Letushites, and Leummites. 4And the sons of Midian were Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were sons of Keturah. 5And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. 6And to the sons of the concubines unto Abraham, Abraham gave gifts, and he sent them away from Isaac his son while he was still living eastward, to the land of the east. The Death of Abraham 7And these are the days of the years of the life of Abraham, which he lived: A hundred years and seventy years and five years. 8And Abraham expired, and he died at a good old age, old and satisfied, and he was gathered to his people. 9And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite which is before Mamre— 10the field that Abraham had purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife. 11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac dwelt near Beer-lahai-roi. The Descendants of Ishmael 12And these are the generations of Ishmael son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptianess, maidservant of Sarah, bore to Abraham. 13And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: Nebajoth the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, 15Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements—two and ten princes according to their tribes. 17And these were the years of the life of Ishmael: A hundred years and thirty years and seven years. And he expired and died, and he was gathered to his people. 18And they dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is before Egypt, as you go toward Asshur;† Against the faces of all his brothers has he fallen. Jacob and Esau 19And these are the generations of Isaac son of Abraham: Abraham begat Isaac, 20and Isaac was a son of forty years when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean from Paddan-aram,† the sister of Laban the Aramaean, to him as wife. 21And Isaac entreated YHWH for his wife, because she was barren. And YHWH was entreated for him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22And the children struggled together within her, and she said, “If so, why this I?” And she went to inquire of YHWH. 23And YHWH said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from your bowels shall be separated; and one people shall be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.†” 24And her days to give birth were fulfilled, and indeed there were twins in her womb. 25And the first came out ruddy all over, hairy like a cloak, and they called his name Esau.† 26And afterward his brother came out, and his hand was grasping at the heel of Esau, and he called his name Jacob.† And Isaac was a son of sixty years when she bore them. 27And the boys grew, and Esau was a skillful man, a hunter and a man of the field; Jacob was a blameless man, dwelling in tents. 28And Isaac loved Esau because of the game in his mouth, and Rebekah loved Jacob. Esau Sells His Birthright 29And Jacob boiled a stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. 30And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me gulp down, please, from the red, the red, this one, for I am weary!” (Upon thus his name was called Edom.†) 31And Jacob said, “Sell—today—your birthright to me.” 32And Esau said, “Behold, I am going to die; and for what is this birthright to me?” 33And Jacob said, “Swear to me today.” And he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34And Jacob gave to Esau bread and stew of lentils, and he ate and he drank, and he arose and went; and Esau despised the birthright. Footnotes: 18 Or Assyria 20 That is, northwest Mesopotamia 23 Cited in Romans 9:12 25 Esau sounds like a Hebrew term that means hairy. 26 Jacob means he grasps the heel or he deceives. 30 Edom means red. Berean Literal Bible This is the first draft of the Berean Literal Bible. We are currently entering a period of consistency checking, proofing, and public comment. For translation information and to submit a recommendation, please visit us at: LiteralBible.com |



