Book of Genesis, Chapter 25
Genesis 25 RSV - Revised Standard Version Chapter 25 of Genesis—Revised Standard Version (RSV)
- ¶ Abraham took another wife, whose name was Ketu′rah.
- She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Mid′ian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
- Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshu′rim, Letu′shim, and Le-um′mim.
- The sons of Mid′ian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abi′da, and Elda′ah. All these were the children of Ketu′rah.
- Abraham gave all he had to Isaac.
- But 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.
- ¶ These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, a hundred and seventy-five years.
- Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
- Isaac and Ish′mael his sons buried him in the cave of Mach-pe′lah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre,
- the field which Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife.
- After the death of Abraham God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac dwelt at Beer-la′hai-roi.
- ¶ These are the descendants of Ish′mael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maid, bore to Abraham.
- These are the names of the sons of Ish′mael, named in the order of their birth: Neba′ioth, the first-born of Ish′mael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
- Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
- Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Ked′emah.
- These are the sons of Ish′mael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes.
- (These are the years of the life of Ish′mael, a hundred and thirty-seven years; he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his kindred.)
- They dwelt from Hav′ilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria; he settled[a] over against all his people.
- ¶ These are the descendants of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham was the father of Isaac,
- and Isaac was forty years old when he took to wife Rebekah, the daughter of Bethu′el the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.
- And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
- The children struggled together within her; and she said, “If it is thus, why do I live?”[b] So she went to inquire of the LORD.
- And the LORD said to her,
¶ “Two nations are in your womb,
and two peoples, born of you, shall be divided;
the one shall be stronger than the other,
the elder shall serve the younger.” - ¶ When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
- The first came forth red, all his body like a hairy mantle; so they called his name Esau.
- Afterward his brother came forth, and his hand had taken hold of Esau’s heel; so his name was called Jacob.[c] Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
- ¶ When the boys grew up, Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
- Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his game; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
- ¶ Once when Jacob was boiling pottage, Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.
- And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red pottage, for I am famished!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.[d])
- Jacob said, “First sell me your birthright.”
- Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?”
- Jacob said, “Swear to me first.”[e] So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.
- Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils, and he ate and drank, and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
FOOTNOTES
- ^ Heb fell
- ^ Syr: Heb obscure
- ^ That is He takes by the heel or He supplants
- ^ That is Red
- ^ Heb today
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