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Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah.

She bore him Zimran,^(b) Jokshan, Medan, Midian,^(c) Ishbak and Shuah.^(d)

Jokshan was the father of Sheba^(e) and Dedan;^(f) the descendants of Dedan were the Ashurites, the Letushites and the Leummites.

The sons of Midian were Ephah,^(g) Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.^(h)

But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines⁽ⁱ⁾ and sent them away from his son Isaac^(j) to the land of the east.^(k)

Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years.^(l)

Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age,^(m) an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people.⁽ⁿ⁾

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him^(o) in the cave of Machpelah^(p) near Mamre,^(q) in the field of Ephron^(r) son of Zohar the Hittite,^(s)

the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites.^[a](t) There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.

After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac,^(u) who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi.^(v)

This is the account^(x) of the family line of Abraham's son Ishmael, whom Sarah's slave, Hagar^(y) the Egyptian, bore to Abraham.^(z)

These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth^(aa) the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar,^(ab) Adbeel, Mibsam,

Mishma, Dumah,^(ac) Massa,

Hadad, Tema,^(ad) Jetur,^(ae) Naphish and Kedemah.

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers^(af) according to their settlements and camps.^(ag)

Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people.^(ah)

His descendants^(ai) settled in the area from Havilah to Shur,^(aj) near the eastern border of Egypt, as you go toward Ashur. And they lived in hostility toward^[b] all the tribes related to them.^(ak)

This is the account^(al) of the family line of Abraham's son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,

and Isaac was forty years old^(am) when he married Rebekah^(an) daughter of Bethuel^(ao) the Aramean from Paddan Aram^[c](ap) and sister of Laban^(aq) the Aramean.^(ar)

Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless.^(as) The Lord answered his prayer,^(at) and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the Lord .^(au)

The Lord said to her, "Two nations^(av) are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.^(aw)"

When the time came for her to give birth,^(ax) there were twin boys in her womb.^(ay)

The first to come out was red,^(az) and his whole body was like a hairy garment;^(ba) so they named him Esau.^[d](bb)

After this, his brother came out,^(bc) with his hand grasping Esau's heel;^(bd) so he was named Jacob.^[e](be) Isaac was sixty years old^(bf) when Rebekah gave birth to them.

The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter,^(bg) a man of the open country,^(bh) while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents.

Isaac, who had a taste for wild game,^(bi) loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.^(bj)

Once when Jacob was cooking some stew,^(bk) Esau came in from the open country,^(bl) famished.

He said to Jacob, "Quick, let me have some of that red stew!^(bm) I'm famished!" (That is why he was also called Edom.^[f])^(bn)

Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright.^(bo)"

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

But Jacob said, "Swear^(bp) to me first." So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright^(bq) to Jacob.

Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew.^(br) He ate and drank, and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright.