251 Now Abraham took another wife , whose name was Keturah . 2 She 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 Now 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 sent 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 , one hundred and seventy-five years . 8 Abraham breathed his last and died in a ripe old age , an old man and satisfied with life; and he was gathered to his people . 9 Then his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah , in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite , facing e Mamre , 10 the 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 God blessed his son Isaac ; and Isaac lived by Beer-lahai-roi .
12 Now these are the records of the generations of Ishmael , Abraham's son , whom Hagar the Egyptian , Sarah's maid , bore to Abraham ; 13 and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael , by their names , in the order of their birth : Nebaioth , the firstborn of Ishmael , and Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam 14 and Mishma and Dumah and Massa , 15 Hadad and Tema , Jetur , Naphish and Kedemah . 16 These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names , by their villages , and by their camps ; twelve e princes according to their tribes . 17 These are the years of the life of Ishmael , one hundred and thirty-seven e years ; and he breathed his last and died , and was gathered to his people . 18 They settled from Havilah to Shur which is east e of Egypt as one goes toward Assyria ; he settled in defiance e of all his relatives .
19 Now these are the records of the generations of Isaac , Abraham's son : Abraham became the father of Isaac ; 20 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 Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife , because she was barren ; and the Lord answered him and Rebekah his wife conceived . 22 But the children struggled together within her; and she said , "If it is so , why then am I this way?" So she went to inquire of the Lord . 23 The Lord said to her, " Two nations are in your womb ; And two peoples will be separated from your body ; And one people shall be stronger than the other ; And the older shall serve the younger ." 24 When her days to be delivered were fulfilled , behold , there were twins in her womb . 25 Now the first came forth red , all over like a hairy garment ; and they named e him Esau . 26 Afterward his brother came forth with his hand holding on to Esau's heel , so his name was called Jacob ; and Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.
27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter , a man of the field , but Jacob was a peaceful man , living in tents . 28 Now Isaac loved Esau , because he had a taste for game , but Rebekah loved Jacob .
29 When Jacob had cooked stew , Esau came in from the field and he was famished ; 30 and Esau said to Jacob , "Please let me have a swallow of that red stuff there, for I am famished ." Therefore e his name was called Edom . 31 But Jacob said , "First sell me your birthright ." 32 Esau said , "Behold , I am about to die ; so of what use then is the birthright to me?" 33 And Jacob said , "First swear to me"; so he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob . 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew ; and he ate and drank , and rose and went on his way . Thus Esau despised his birthright .
