Genesis 25

Ibrahim took another wife, and her name was Keturah. ²She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Madyan, Ishbak, and Shuah. ³Jokshan became the father of Saba, and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. ⁴The sons of Madyan: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. ⁵Ibrahim gave all that he had to Ishaq, ⁶but to the sons of Ibrahim's concubines, Ibrahim gave gifts. He sent them away from Ishaq his son, while he yet lived, eastward, to the east country. ⁷These are the days of the years of Ibrahim's life which he lived: one hundred seventy-five years. ⁸Ibrahim gave up the spirit, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people. ⁹Ishaq and Ismail, his sons, buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron Ibn Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre, ¹⁰the field which Ibrahim purchased of the children of Heth. Ibrahim was buried there with Sarah his wife. ¹¹It happened after the death of Ibrahim, that God blessed Ishaq, his son. Ishaq lived by Beer Lahai Roi.

¹²Now this is the history of the generations of Ismail Ibn Ibrahim whom Hajira the Egyptian, Sarah's maidservant, bore to Ibrahim. ¹³These are the names of the sons of Ismail, by their names, according to the order of their birth: the firstborn of Ismail, Nebaioth, then Qaydar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ¹⁴Mishma, Dumah, Massa, ¹⁵Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. ¹⁶These are the sons of Ismail, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations. ¹⁷These are the years of the life of Ismail: one hundred thirty-seven years. He gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people. ¹⁸They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.

¹⁹This is the history of the generations of Ishaq Ibn Ibrahim. Ibrahim became the father of Ishaq. ²⁰Ishaq was forty years old when he took Rebekah Bint Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife. ²¹Ishaq entreated Allah for his wife, because she was barren. Allah was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. ²²The children struggled together within her. She said, "If it be so, why do I live?" She went to inquire of Allah. ²³Allah said to her,

Two nations are in your womb,

Two peoples will be separated from your body.

The one people will be stronger than the other people.

The elder will serve the younger.

²⁴When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. ²⁵The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau. ²⁶After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel. He was named Yaqub. Ishaq was sixty years old when she bore them.

²⁷The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Yaqub was a quiet man, living in tents. ²⁸Now Ishaq loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Yaqub. ²⁹Yaqub boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished. ³⁰Esau said to Yaqub, "Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am famished." Therefore his name was called Edom.

³¹Yaqub said, "First, sell me your birthright."

³²Esau said, "Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?"

³³Yaqub said, "Swear to me first."

He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Yaqub. ³⁴Yaqub gave Esau bread and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.