Genesis 25

1 And Abraam again took a wife, whose name was Chettura.

Abraham married another wife; her name was Keturah.

2 And she bore to him Zombran, and Jezan, and Madal, and Madiam, and Jesboc, and Soie.

She had the following sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

3 And Jezan begot Saba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Assurians and the Latusians, and Laomim.

Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.

4 And the sons of Madiam [were] Gephar and Aphir, and Enoch, and Abeida, and Eldaga; all these were sons of Chettura.

The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These were all descendants of Keturah.

5 But Abraam gave all his possessions to Isaac his son.

Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.

6 But to the sons of his concubines Abraam gave gifts, and he sent them away from his son Isaac, while he was yet living, to the east into the country of the east.

But while he was still alive, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them to live in the east, well away from Isaac.

7 And these [were] the years of the days of the life of Abraam as many as he lived, a hundred and seventy-five years.

Abraham lived to be 175

8 And Abraam failing died in a good old age, an old man and full of days, and was added to his people.

when he breathed his last and died at a good old age. He had lived a full life, and now he joined his forefathers in death.

9 And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, in the field of Ephron the son of Saar the Chettite, which is over against Mambre:

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field that had belonged to Ephron, son of Zohar, the Hittite.

10 [even] the field and the cave which Abraam bought of the sons of Chet; there they buried Abraam and Sarrha his wife.

This was the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.

11 And it came to pass after Abraam was dead, that God blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac lived by the well of the vision.

After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who was living near Beer-lahai-roi.

12 And these [are] the generations of Ismael the son of Abraam, whom Agar the Egyptian the handmaid of Sarrha bore to Abraam.

This is the genealogy of Abraham's son Ishmael. His mother Hagar was Sarah's Egyptian slave.

13 And these [are] the names of the sons of Ismael, according to the names of their generations. The firstborn of Ismael, Nabaioth, and Kedar, and Nabdeel, and Massam,

These were the names of the sons of Ishmael according to their family genealogy: Nebaioth (firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

14 and Masma, and Duma, and Masse,

Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

15 and Choddan, and Thaeman, and Jetur, and Naphes, and Kedma.

Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

16 These [are] the sons of Ismael, and these are their names in their tents and in their dwellings, twelve princes according to their nations.

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these became the names of the places where they lived and camped—the twelve family rulers of their tribes.

17 And these [are] the years of the life of Ismael, a hundred and thirty-seven years; and he failed and died, and was added to his fathers.

Ishmael lived to be 137. Then he breathed his last and died, and joined his forefathers in death.

18 And he lived from Evilat to Sur, which is opposite Egypt, until one comes to the Assyrians; he lived in the presence of all his brethren.

Ishmael's descendants inhabited the region from Havilah to Shur, near the border of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. They were forever fighting with one other.

19 And these [are] the generations of Isaac the son of Abraam.

The following is the genealogy of Abraham's son Isaac. Abraham was the father of Isaac.

20 Abraam begot Isaac. And Isaac was forty years old when he took as wife Rebecca, daughter of Bathuel the Syrian, out of Syrian Mesopotamia, sister of Laban the Syrian.

When Isaac was 40 he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.

21 And Isaac prayed the Lord concerning Rebecca his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebecca conceived in her womb.

Isaac prayed to the Lord for help on behalf of his wife because she couldn't have children. The Lord answered his prayer and she became pregnant.

22 And the babes leapt within her; and she said, If it will be so with me, why is this to me? And she went to enquire of the Lord.

The twin babies inside her struggled with each other. So she asked the Lord, “Why is this happening to me?”

23 And the Lord said to her, There are two nations in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your belly, and one people shall excel the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.

“You have two nations inside you,” the Lord replied. “You're going to give birth to two peoples who will compete against each other. One will be stronger than the other; the older one will be the servant of the younger one.”

24 And the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered, and she had twins in her womb.

When the time came she gave birth to twins.

25 And the first came out red, hairy all over like a skin; and she called his name Esau.

The first baby to be born was red, and covered with hair like a coat. So they named him Esau.

26 And after this came forth his brother, and his hand took hold of the heel of Esau; and she called his name Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when Rebecca bore them.

Then his twin brother was born, holding on to Esau's heel. So he was named Jacob. Isaac was 60 when they were born.

27 And the lads grew, and Esau was a man skilled in hunting, dwelling in the country, and Jacob a simple man, dwelling in a house.

The boys grew up and Esau became a skilled hunter, at home in the countryside. Jacob was quiet and liked to stay at home in the tents.

28 And Isaac loved Esau, because his venison was his food, but Rebecca loved Jacob.

Isaac loved Esau because he brought him tasty wild game to eat, while Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 And Jacob cooked pottage, and Esau came from the plain, fainting.

One day Jacob was cooking some stew when Esau got back from the countryside, tired out and starving hungry.

30 And Esau said to Jacob, Let me taste of that red pottage, because I am fainting; therefore his name was called Edom.

“Give me some of that red stew,” Esau told Jacob. “I'm absolutely starving!” (That's how Esau got his other name, “Edom,” meaning “red.”)

31 And Jacob said to Esau, Sell me this day your birthright.

“First sell me your rights as the firstborn son,” Jacob replied.

32 And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and for what good does this birthright [belong] to me?

“Look! I'm dying here! What use are the rights of the firstborn to me?” Esau declared.

33 And Jacob said to him, Swear to me this day; and he swore to him; and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob.

“First you have to swear to me,” Jacob demanded. So Esau swore an oath selling his rights of the firstborn to Jacob.

34 And Jacob gave bread to Esau, and pottage of lentiles; and he ate and drank, and he arose and departed; so Esau slighted his birthright.

Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then he got up and left. By doing this Esau showed how little he cared for his rights as the firstborn son.