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New American Standard Bible 1995

1Abraham had taken another wife whose name was Keturah.

1Now Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.

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

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

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

3Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and 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 and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

5Abraham gave everything he owned to Isaac.

5Now Abraham gave all that 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 while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.

7Abraham lived for 175 years,

7These are all the years of Abraham's life that he lived, one hundred and seventy-five 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 ripe old age, an old man and satisfied with life; and he 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.

9Then his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, facing 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 which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth; 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.

11It came about after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac lived by Beer-lahai-roi.

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

12Now these are the records of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, 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,

13and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam

14Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

14and Mishma and Dumah and Massa,

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

15Hadad and 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 camps; twelve princes according to their tribes.

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

17These are the years of the life of Ishmael, one hundred and thirty-seven years; and 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 east of Egypt as one goes toward Assyria; he settled in defiance of all his relatives.

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

19Now these are the records of the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham became the father of 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.

21Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD answered him 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.

22But the children struggled together within her; and she said, "If it is so, why then am I this way?" 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."

23The LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body; And one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger."

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

24When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, 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.

25Now the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment; and they named him 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 forth with his hand holding on to Esau's heel, so his name was called Jacob; and Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to 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 became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents.

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

28Now Isaac loved Esau, because he had a taste for 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.

29When Jacob had cooked stew, Esau came in from the field and he was famished;

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, "Please let me have a swallow of that red stuff there, for I am famished." Therefore his name was called Edom.

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

31But Jacob said, "First sell me your birthright."

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

32Esau said, "Behold, I am about to die; so of what use then is the 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.

33And Jacob said, "First swear to me"; 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 on his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

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