Genesis — The First Book of Moses

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verso 1

Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.


verso 2

She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.


verso 3

Jokshan became the father of Sheba, and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.


verso 4

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


verso 5

Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac,


verso 6

but Abraham gave gifts to the sons of Abraham’s concubines. While he still lived, he sent them away from Isaac his son, eastward, to the east country.


verso 7

These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived: one hundred seventy-five years.


verso 8

Abraham gave up his spirit, and died at a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.


verso 9

Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is near Mamre,


verso 10

the field which Abraham purchased from the children of Heth. Abraham was buried there with Sarah, his wife.


verso 11

After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac, his son. Isaac lived by Beer Lahai Roi.


verso 12

Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.


verso 13

These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to the order of their birth: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,


verso 14

Mishma, Dumah, Massa,


verso 15

Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.


verso 16

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations.


verso 17

These are the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred thirty-seven years. He gave up his spirit and died, and was gathered to his people.


verso 18

They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.


verso 19

This is the history of the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham became the father of Isaac.


verso 20

Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.


verso 21

Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.


verso 22

The children struggled together within her. She said, “If it is like this, why do I live?” She went to inquire of Yahweh.


verso 23

Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger.”


verso 24

When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.


verso 25

The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.


verso 26

After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.


verso 27

The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.


verso 28

Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob.


verso 29

Jacob boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.


verso 30

Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with some of that red stew, for I am famished.” Therefore his name was called Edom.


verso 31

Jacob said, “First, sell me your birthright.”


verso 32

Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?”


verso 33

Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Jacob.


verso 34

Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.

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