1And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah . 2And she bare him Zimran , and Jokshan , and Medan , and Midian , and Ishbak , and Shuah . 3And Jokshan begat Sheba , and Dedan . And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim , and Leummim . 4And the sons of Midian : Ephah , and Epher , and Hanoch , and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah . 5And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac . 6But unto the sons of the concubines , that Abraham had , Abraham gave gifts ; and he sent them away from Isaac his son , while he yet lived , eastward , unto the east country . 7And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived , a hundred threescore and fifteen years . 8And 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 . 9And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah , in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite , which is before Mamre ; 10the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth : there was Abraham buried , and Sarah his wife. 11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son : and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi. 12Now these are the generations of Ishmael , Abraham’s son , whom Hagar the Egyptian , Sarah ’s handmaid , bare unto Abraham: 13and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael , by their names , according to their generations : the first-born of Ishmael , Nebaioth ; and Kedar , and Adbeel, and Mibsam , 14and Mishma , and Dumah , and Massa , 15Hadad , and Tema , Jetur , Naphish , and Kedemah : 16these are the sons of Ishmael , and these are their names , by their villages , and by their encampments ; twelve princes according to their nations. 17And these are the years of the life of Ishmael , a hundred and thirty and seven years : and he gave up the ghost and died , and was gathered unto his people . 18And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt , as thou goest toward Assyria: he abode over against all his brethren.
The Birth of Esau and Jacob
19And these are the generations of Isaac , Abraham’s son : Abraham begat Isaac : 20and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah , the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan-aram , the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife. 21And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren : and Jehovah was entreated of him , and Rebekah his wife conceived . 22And the children struggled together within her ; and she said , If it be so , wherefore do I live ? And she went to inquire of Jehovah . 23And Jehovah said unto her , Two nations are in thy womb , And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels : And the one people shall be stronger than the other people ; And the elder shall serve the younger . 24And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled , behold , there were twins in her womb. 25And the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau . 26And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau ’s heel ; and his name was called Jacob : and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them . 27And the boys grew : and Esau was a skilful hunter , a man of the field ; and Jacob was a quiet man , dwelling in tents. 28Now Isaac loved Esau , because he did eat of his venison : and Rebekah loved Jacob . 29And Jacob boiled pottage : and Esau came in from the field , and he was faint : 30and Esau said to Jacob , Feed me , I pray thee , with that same red pottage ; for I am faint : therefore was his name called Edom. 31And Jacob said, Sell me first thy birthright . 32And Esau said, Behold , I am about to die : and what profit shall the birthright do to me ? 33And Jacob said, Swear to me first ; and he sware unto him : and he sold his birthright unto Jacob . 34And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils ; and he did eat and drink , and rose up , and went his way : so Esau despised his birthright .