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1Abraham had taken another wife whose name was Keturah.

1Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.

2She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

2She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's sons were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.

3Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.

4Midian's sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah's descendants.

4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

5Abraham gave everything he owned to Isaac.

5Abraham gave all he had to Isaac.

6While he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to his concubines and sent them to the east country in order to keep them away from his son Isaac.

6But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country.

7Abraham lived for 175 years,

7These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, 175 years.

8then passed away, dying at a ripe old age, having lived a full life, and joined his ancestors.

8Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.

9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field that used to belong to Zohar the Hittite's son Ephron.

9Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre,

10This was the same field that Abraham had bought from the son of Heth, where Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried.

10the field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife.

11After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who continued to live near Beer-lahai-roi.

11After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi.

12Now this is what happened to Ishmael, whom Sarah's Egyptian servant Hagar bore for Abraham.

12These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.

13Here's a list of the names of Ishmael's sons, recorded by their names and descendants: Nebaioth was the firstborn, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

14Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

14Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

16These were Ishmael's children, listed by their names according to their villages and their camps. There were a total of twelve tribal chiefs, according to their clans.

16These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes.

17Ishmael lived for 137 years, then he took his last breath, died, and joined his ancestors.

17(These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.)

18His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur (that's near Egypt), all the way to Assyria, in defiance of all of his relatives.

18They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen.

19This is the account of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham fathered Isaac.

19These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac,

20Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the Aramean from Paddan-aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.

20and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife.

21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, since she was unable to conceive children, and the LORD responded to him—his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

21And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

22But when the infants kept on wrestling each other inside her womb, she asked herself, "Why is this happening?" So she asked the LORD for an explanation.

22The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the LORD.

23"Two nations are in your womb," the LORD responded, "and two separate people will emerge. One people will be the stronger, and the older one will serve the younger."

23And the LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.”

24Sure enough, when her due date arrived, she delivered twin sons.

24When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb.

25The first son came out reddish—his entire body was covered with hair—so they named him Esau.

25The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau.

26After that, his brother came out with his hand clutching Esau's heel, so they named him Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when they were born.

26Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau’s heel, so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

27As the boys were growing up, Esau became skilled at hunting and was a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was the quiet type who tended to stay indoors.

27When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

28Isaac loved Esau, because he loved to hunt, while Rebekah loved Jacob.

28Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

29One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau happened to come in from being outdoors, and he was feeling famished.

29Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted.

30Esau told Jacob, "Let me gobble down some of this red stuff, since I'm starving." (That's how Esau got his nickname "Edom".)

30And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.)

31But Jacob responded, "Sell me your birthright. Do it now."

31Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.”

32"Look! I'm about to die," Esau replied. "What good is this birthright to me?"

32Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?”

33But Jacob insisted, "Swear it by an oath right now." So he swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.

33Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.

34Then Jacob gave Esau some of his food, along with some boiled stew. So Esau ate, drank, got up, and left, after having belittled his own birthright.

34Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

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