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1 Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.
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Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.
2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
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She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan, and the descendants of Dedan were the Asshurim, the Letushim, and the Leummim.
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Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were Keturah's descendants.
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The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac;
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Abraham gave all he had to Isaac.
6 but while he was still alive, he gave presents to the sons his other wives had borne him. Then he sent these sons to the land of the East, away from his son Isaac.
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But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country.
7 Abraham died at the ripe old age of 175.
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These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, 175 years.
9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in Machpelah Cave, in the field east of Mamre that had belonged to Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
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Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre,
10 It was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites; both Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried there.
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the field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife.
11 After the death of Abraham, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near "The Well of the Living One Who Sees Me."
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After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi.
12 Ishmael, whom Hagar, the Egyptian slave of Sarah, bore to Abraham,
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These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.
13 had the following sons, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
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These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
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Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
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Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 They were the ancestors of twelve tribes, and their names were given to their villages and camping places.
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These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes.
17 Ishmael was 137 years old when he died.
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(These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.)
18 The descendants of Ishmael lived in the territory between Havilah and Shur, to the east of Egypt on the way to Assyria. They lived apart from the other descendants of Abraham.
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They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen.
19 This is the story of Abraham's son Isaac.
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These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac,
20 Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebecca, the daughter of Bethuel (an Aramean from Mesopotamia) and sister of Laban.
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and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife.
21 Because Rebecca had no children, Isaac prayed to the Lord for her. The Lord answered his prayer, and Rebecca became pregnant.
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And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 She was going to have twins, and before they were born, they struggled against each other in her womb. She said, "Why should something like this happen to me?" So she went to ask the Lord for an answer.
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The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.
23 The Lord said to her, "Two nations are within you; You will give birth to two rival peoples. One will be stronger than the other; The older will serve the younger."
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And the Lord said to her,“Two nations are in your womb,and two peoples from within you shall be divided;the one shall be stronger than the other,the older shall serve the younger.”
24 The time came for her to give birth, and she had twin sons.
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When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 The first one was reddish, and his skin was like a hairy robe, so he was named Esau.
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The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau.
26 The second one was born holding on tightly to the heel of Esau, so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.
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Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau’s heel, so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
27 The boys grew up, and Esau became a skilled hunter, a man who loved the outdoors, but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.
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When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
28 Isaac preferred Esau, because he enjoyed eating the animals Esau killed, but Rebecca preferred Jacob.
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Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 One day while Jacob was cooking some bean soup, Esau came in from hunting. He was hungry
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Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted.
30 and said to Jacob, "I'm starving; give me some of that red stuff." (That is why he was named Edom. )
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And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.)
31 Jacob answered, "I will give it to you if you give me your rights as the first-born son."
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Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.”
32 Esau said, "All right! I am about to die; what good will my rights do me?"
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Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?”
33 Jacob answered, "First make a vow that you will give me your rights." Esau made the vow and gave his rights to Jacob.
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Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.
34 Then Jacob gave him some bread and some of the soup. He ate and drank and then got up and left. That was all Esau cared about his rights as the first-born son.
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Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.