| 25 | Genesis | Passage |
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Abraham married another wife whose name was Keturah; |
Generations - Abraham. Gn.25.1-6
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and she bore him Zimram, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. |
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Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan, and the descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushim and the Leummim. |
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The descendants of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these were sons of Keturah. |
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Abraham left all his possessions to Isaac. |
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To the sons of his concubines Abraham made grants during his lifetime, sending them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the Land of the East. |
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The number of years Abraham lived was a hundred and seventy-five. |
The death of Abraham. Gn.25.7-11
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When Abraham had breathed his last, dying at a happy ripe age, old and full of years, he was gathered to his people. |
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His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah facing Mamre, in the field of Ephron the Hittite son of Zohar. |
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This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites, and Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried there. |
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After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac. Isaac settled near the well of Lahai Roi. |
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| 12 |
These are the descendants of Ishmael son of Abraham by Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian slave-girl. |
Generations - Ishmael. Gn.25.12-18
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These are the names of the sons of Ishmael by name and line: Ishmael's first-born was Nebaioth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, |
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Mishma, Dumah, Massa, |
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Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. |
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These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, according to their settlements and encampments, twelve chiefs of as many tribes. |
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The number of years Ishmael lived was one hundred and thirty-seven. When he breathed his last and died, he was gathered to his people. |
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He lived in the territory stretching from Havilah-by-Shur just outside Egypt on the way to Assyria, and he held his own against all his kinsmen. |
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This is the story of Isaac son of Abraham. Abraham fathered Isaac. |
The birth of Esau and Jacob. Gn.25.19-26
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Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-Aram, and sister of Laban the Aramaean. |
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Isaac prayed to Yahweh on behalf of his wife, for she was barren. Yahweh heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. |
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But the children inside her struggled so much that she said, 'If this is the way of it, why go on living?' So she went to consult Yahweh, |
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and Yahweh said to her:
There are two nations in your womb,
your issue will be two rival peoples.
One nation will have the mastery of the other,
and the elder will serve the younger. |
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When the time came for her confinement, there were indeed twins in her womb. |
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The first to be born was red, altogether like a hairy cloak; so they named him Esau. |
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Then his brother was born, with his hand grasping Esau's heel; so they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old at the time of their birth. |
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When the boys grew up Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open country. Jacob on the other hand was a quiet man, staying at home among the tents. |
Esau sells his birthright. Gn.25.27-34
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Isaac preferred Esau, for he had a taste for wild game; but Rebekah preferred Jacob. |
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Once, when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau returned from the countryside exhausted. |
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| 30 |
Esau said to Jacob, 'Give me a mouthful of that red stuff there; I am exhausted'—hence the name given to him, Edom. |
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| 31 |
Jacob said, 'First, give me your birthright in exchange.' |
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Esau said, 'Here I am, at death's door; what use is a birthright to me?' |
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Then Jacob said, 'First give me your oath'; he gave him his oath and sold his birthright to Jacob. |
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Then Jacob gave him some bread and lentil stew; he ate, drank, got up and went away. That was all Esau cared about his birthright. |
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