1 ABRAHAM MARRIED ANOTHER WIFE, whose name was Keturah. 2She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. 3Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim and Leummim, 4and the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Enoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
5Abraham had given all that he had to Isaac, 6and he had already in his lifetime given presents to the sons of his concubines, and had sent them away eastwards, to a land of the east, out of his son Isaac's way.
7Abraham had lived for a hundred and seventy-five years 8when he breathed his last. He died at a good old age, after a very long life, and was gathered to his father's kin. 9His sons, Isaac and Ishmael, buried him in the cave at Machpelah, on the land of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, 10the plot which Abraham had bought from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah. 11After the death of Abraham, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled close by Beer-lahai-roi.
12This is the table of the descendants of Abraham's son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's slave-girl, bore to him. 13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael named in order of their birth: Nebaioth, Ishmael's eldest son, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15Hadad, Teman, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. 16These are the sons of Ishmael, after whom their hamlets and encampments were named, twelve princes according to their tribal groups. 17Ishmael had lived for a hundred and thirty-seven years when he breathed his last. So he died and was gathered to his father's kin. 18Ishmael's sons inhabited the land from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt on the way to Asshur, having settled to the east of his brothers.
19THIS IS THE TABLE of the descendants of Abraham's son Isaac. Isaac's father was Abraham. 20When Isaac was forty years old he married Rebecca the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramaean. 21Isaac appealed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was barren ; the LORD yielded to his entreaty, and Rebecca conceived. 22The children pressed hard on each other in her womb, and she said, 'If this is how it is with me, what does it mean?' So she went to seek guidance of the LORD. 23The LORD said to her:
27The boys grew up; and Esau became skilful in hunting, a man of the open plains, but Jacob led a settled life and stayed among the tents. 28Isaac favoured Esau because he kept him supplied with venison, but Rebecca favoured Jacob. 29One day Jacob prepared a broth and when Esau came in from the country, exhausted, 30he said to Jacob, 'I am exhausted; let me swallow some of that red broth': this is why he was called Edom . 31Jacob said, 'Not till you sell me your rights as the first-born.' 32Esau replied, 'I am at death's door; what use is my birthright to me?' 33Jacob said, 'Not till you swear!'; so he swore an oath and sold his birthright to Jacob. 34Then Jacob gave Esau bread and the lentil broth, and he ate and drank and went away without more ado. Thus Esau showed how little he valued his birthright.
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