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Chapter 25 |
| 1 | Then again
Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. |
| 2 | And she bare
him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
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| 3 | And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim,
and Letushim, and Leummim. |
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4 | And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and
Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of
Keturah. |
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| And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. |
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But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and
sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east
country. |
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| And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life
which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. |
| 8 | Then
Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of
years; and was gathered to his people. |
| 9 | 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 is before Mamre; |
| 10 | The field which Abraham
purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his
wife. |
| 11 |
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God
blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi. |
| 12 | Now
these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian,
Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham: |
| 13 | And these are the names of
the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the
firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, |
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And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, |
| 15 | Hadar, and Tema, Jetur,
Naphish, and Kedemah: |
| 16 | These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are
their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to
their nations. |
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17 | And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an
hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was
gathered unto his people. |
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18 | And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur,
that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence
of all his brethren. |
| 19 | And these are the generations of Isaac,
Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac: |
| 20 | And Isaac was forty years old
when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram,
the sister to Laban the Syrian. |
| 21 | And Isaac entreated the LORD
for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was entreated of him, and
Rebekah his wife conceived. |
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22 | And the children struggled together
within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire
of the LORD. |
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23 | And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy
womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one
people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the
younger. |
| 24
| And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold,
there were twins in her womb. |
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25 | And the first came out red, all over
like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. |
| 26 | And after
that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name
was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
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| 27 | And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field;
and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. |
| 28 | And Isaac
loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
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| 29 | And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was
faint: |
| 30
| And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that
same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
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| 31 | And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. |
| 32 | And Esau
said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright
do to me? |
| 33
| And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto
him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. |
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34 | Then Jacob gave Esau
bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went
his way: thus Esau despised his birthright. |
