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Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
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These are Ishmael's sons, and these are their names by their villages and encampments: 12 leaders of their clans.
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This is the length of Ishmael's life: 137 years. He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people.
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And they settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Asshur. He lived in opposition to all his brothers.
The Birth of Jacob and Esau
19 These are the family records of Isaac son of Abraham. Abraham fathered Isaac.
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Isaac was 40 years old when he took as his wife Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram, and sister of Laban the Aramean.
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Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was barren. The Lord heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
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But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the Lord.
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And the Lord said to her: Two nations are in your womb; two people will [come] from you and be separated. One people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.
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When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.