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title: Genesis 25
slug: kjv/genesis-25
createdAt: 2024-07-21T02:27:13.981Z
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**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 Abida, 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 Lahairoi.

**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 Padanaram, 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 inquire 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.