Genesis 25
1 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
10 The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.
12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:
20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.
27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:
30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
Cross-references
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- 11Ch 1:32–33, Gen 28:1, Gen 23:1–2
- 21Ch 1:32–33, Num 22:4, Exo 2:15–16, Exo 18:1–4, Num 25:17–18, Gen 37:28, Gen 36:35, Gen 37:36
- 3Ezk 25:13, Ezk 27:6, Jer 49:8, Job 6:19, Ezk 27:20, 1Ki 10:1, Jer 25:23, Psa 72:10
- 4Isa 60:6
- 5Gen 24:36, Gal 3:29, Heb 1:2, Mat 28:18, Rom 8:17, Gen 21:10–12, 1Co 3:21–23, Mat 11:27
- 6Gen 21:14, Jdg 6:3, Act 14:17, Jdg 19:4, Luk 11:11–13, Gen 25:1, Job 1:1, Gen 32:22
- 7Gen 12:4
- 8Gen 35:28–29, Gen 15:15, 1Ch 29:28, Gen 49:33, Jdg 8:32, Gen 25:17, Job 42:17, Job 5:26
- 9Gen 50:13, Gen 35:29, Gen 49:29–30, Gen 21:9–10, Gen 23:9–20
- 10Gen 23:16, Gen 49:31
- 11Gen 16:14, Gen 22:17, Gen 24:62, Gen 17:19, Gen 12:2, Gen 50:24
- 12Psa 83:6, Gen 21:13, Gen 17:20, Gen 16:10–15
- 131Ch 1:29–31, Isa 60:7, Sng 1:5, Psa 120:5, Isa 42:11, Gen 36:3, Isa 21:16–17
- 14Isa 21:16, Isa 21:11
- 151Ch 5:19, Job 2:11
- 16Gen 17:20, Gen 17:23
- 17Gen 15:15, Gen 25:7–8
- 18Gen 16:12, Gen 20:1, Gen 10:29, Gen 13:10, Gen 21:21, Gen 14:10, Gen 2:11, 1Sa 15:7
- 19Mat 1:2, Luk 3:34, Act 7:8, 1Ch 1:32
- 20Gen 24:29, Gen 24:67, Gen 22:23, Gen 31:24, Deu 26:5, Gen 31:18, Gen 28:5–6, Gen 31:20
- 21Ezr 8:23, 2Ch 33:13, Luk 1:13, Isa 58:9, Rom 9:10–12, 1Ch 5:20, Gen 15:2–3, 1Sa 1:27
- 221Sa 9:9, 1Sa 30:8, 1Sa 10:22, 1Sa 28:6, Ezk 36:37, Ezk 20:31, 1Sa 22:15
- 23Rom 9:10–13, Gen 27:40, Gen 27:29, 2Sa 8:14, Mal 1:2–5, Gen 17:16, Ezk 25:12–14, 1Ch 18:13
- 25Gen 27:11, Gen 27:23, Gen 27:16
- 26Gen 27:36, Hos 12:3, Gen 38:28–30
- 27Gen 21:20, Heb 11:9, Gen 6:9, Gen 28:10–11, Gen 10:9, Gen 27:40, Gen 46:34, Gen 31:39–41
- 28Gen 27:19, Gen 27:4, Gen 27:31, Gen 27:25, Gen 27:9, Gen 27:6–7
- 29Pro 13:25, Isa 40:30–31, 1Sa 14:28, Jdg 8:4–5, 1Sa 14:31
- 302Ki 8:20, Gen 36:9, Gen 36:43, Deu 23:7, Num 20:14–21, Gen 36:1, Exo 15:15
- 32Job 21:15, Mal 3:14, Job 22:17, Job 34:9, Exo 22:9
- 33Heb 12:16, Heb 6:16, Gen 27:36, Mrk 6:23, Gen 24:3, Gen 36:6–7, Gen 14:22
- 34Heb 12:16–17, Php 3:18–19, Isa 22:13, 1Co 15:32, Mat 26:15, Luk 14:18–20, Act 13:41, Mat 22:5
Topics in this chapter
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Abidah, Abraham, Adbeel, Asshurim, Assyria, Barrenness, Beer-Lahai-Roi, Bethuel, Birthright, Blessing, Burial, Castle, Cave, Children, Conception, Concubinage, Covetousness, Craftiness, Death, Dedan, Dishonesty, Dumah, Edom, Edomites, Eldaah, Ephah, Epher, Ephron, Esau, Extortion, Firstborn, Genealogy, Gluttony, Hadad, Hagar, Hanoch, Havilah, Heir, Inheritance, Isaac, Ishbak, Ishmael, Ishmaelites, Israel, Jacob, Jetur, Jokshan, Kedar, Kedemah, Keturah, Lahai-Roi, Lentiles, Letushim, Leummim, Longevity, Machpelah, Massa, Medan, Mesopotamia, Mibsam, Midian, Midianites, Miracles, Mishma, Naphish, Nebaioth, Oath, Parents, Prayer, Quotations and Allusions, Rebekah (Rebecca), Responsibility, Sacrilege, Sarah, Sheba, Shuah, Shur, Syria, Tema, Twins, Will, Worldliness, Year, Zimran, Zohar