Genesis 25:1-11

Abraham's Death

1 Now Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.

2 ¹She bore to him Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.

3 Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

4 The sons of Midian were Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

5 ²Now Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac;

6 but to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and ³sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.

7 These are all the years of Abraham's life that he lived, ⁴one hundred and seventy-five years.

8 Abraham breathed his last and died ⁵in a ripe old age, an old man and satisfied with life; and he was ⁶gathered to his people.

9 Then his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in ⁷the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, facing * Mamre,

10 ⁸the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth; there Abraham was buried with Sarah his wife.

11 It came about after the death of Abraham, that ⁹God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac lived by ¹⁰Beer-lahai-roi.

Genesis 25:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 25

This chapter contains an account of Abraham's marriage with another woman, and of the children he had by her and of their posterity Ge 25:1-4; of Abraham's disposal of his substance; and his sons, Ge 25:5,6; of the years of his life, his death and burial, Ge 25:7-11; of the children of Ishmael, and of the years of his life, and of his death, Ge 25:12-18; and of the sons of Isaac the fruit of prayer, and of the oracle concerning them before they were born, and of their temper and disposition, conduct and behaviour, Ge 25:19-34.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Chronicles 1:32, 33
• 2. Genesis 24:35, 36
• 3. Genesis 21:14
• 4. Genesis 12:4
• 5. Genesis 15:15; Genesis 47:8, 9
• 6. Genesis 25:17; Genesis 35:29; Genesis 49:29, 33
• 7. Genesis 23:17, 18; Genesis 49:29, 30; Genesis 50:13
• 8. Genesis 23:3-16
• 9. Genesis 12:2, 3; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 26:3
• 10. Genesis 16:14; Genesis 24:62

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "and her name"
• [b]. Lit "begot"
• [c]. Lit "concubines which belonged to Abraham"
• [d]. Lit "the days of"
• [e]. Lit "good"
• [f]. Lit "dwelt"