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Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
02 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan,
and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
03 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And
the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim,
and Leummim.
04 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and
Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All
these were the children of Keturah.
05 And Abraham gave all that he had unto
Isaac.
06 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.
07 And these are the days of the years of
Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred
threescore and fifteen years.
08 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.
09 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,
14 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.
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 intreated the Lord for his
wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was
intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children struggled together
within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I
thus? And she went to enquire of the Lord.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage
of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose
up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his
birthright.
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