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¹ The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

² Now Abraham gave[1] everything that he had to Isaac;

³ but to the sons of his[2] concubines [Hagar and Keturah], Abraham gave gifts while he was still living and he sent them to the east country, away from Isaac his son [of promise].

⁴ The days of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five years.

⁵ Then Abraham breathed his last and he died at a good old age, an old man who was satisfied [with life]; and he[3] was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death].

⁶ So his sons[4] Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is east of Mamre,

⁷ the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth; there Abraham was buried with Sarah his wife.

⁸ Now after the death of Abraham, God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac lived at Beer-lahai-roi.

⁹ Now[5] these are the records of the descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, bore to Abraham;

¹⁰ and these are the names of the [twelve] sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their births: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

¹¹ Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

¹² Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

¹³ These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their settlements, and by their encampments (sheepfolds); twelve princes (sheiks) according to their tribes.

¹⁴ Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years; then he breathed his last and died, and[6] was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death].

¹⁵ Ishmael's sons (descendants) settled from Havilah to Shur which is[7] east of Egypt as one goes toward Assyria; he[8] settled[9] opposite (east) of all his relatives.

¹⁶ Now these are the records of the descendants of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham was the father of Isaac.

¹⁷ Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean (Syrian) of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.

¹⁸ Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was unable to conceive children; and the LORD granted his prayer and Rebekah his wife conceived [twins].

¹⁹ But the children struggled together within her [kicking and shoving one another]; and she said, "If it is so [that the LORD has heard our prayer], why then am I this way?" So she went to inquire of the LORD [praying for an answer].

²⁰ The LORD said to her, "[The founders of] two nations are in your womb; And the separation of two nations has begun in your body; The one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger."

²¹ When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

²² The first came out reddish all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau (hairy).

²³ Afterward his brother came out, and his hand grasped Esau's heel, so he was named Jacob ([10] one who grabs by the heel, supplanter). Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.

²⁴ When the boys grew up, Esau was an able and skilled hunter, a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was a quiet and peaceful man, living in tents.

²⁵ Now Isaac loved [and favored] Esau, because[11] he enjoyed eating his game, but Rebekah loved [and favored] Jacob.

²⁶ Jacob had cooked [reddish-brown lentil] stew [one day], when Esau came from the field and was famished;

²⁷ and Esau said to Jacob, "Please, let me have a quick swallow of that red stuff there, because I am exhausted and famished." For that reason Esau was [also] called Edom (Red).

²⁸ Jacob answered, "First sell me your[12] birthright (the rights of a firstborn)."

²⁹ Esau said, "Look, I am about to die [if I do not eat soon]; so of what use is this birthright to me?"

³⁰ Jacob said, "Swear [an oath] to me today [that you are selling it to me for this food]"; so he swore [an oath] to him, and sold him his birthright.

³¹ Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and got up and went on his way. In this way Esau scorned his birthright.

³² Now there was a famine in the land [of Canaan], besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to[1] Abimelech king of the Philistines.

³³ The LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I will tell you.

³⁴ Live temporarily [as a resident] in this land and I will be with you and will bless and favor you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will establish and carry out the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.

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1	The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
2	Now Abraham gave[1] everything that he had to Isaac;
3	but to the sons of his[2] concubines [Hagar and Keturah], Abraham gave gifts while he was still living and he sent them to the east country, away from Isaac his son [of promise].
4	The days of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five years.
5	Then Abraham breathed his last and he died at a good old age, an old man who was satisfied [with life]; and he[3] was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death].
6	So his sons[4] Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is east of Mamre,
7	the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth; there Abraham was buried with Sarah his wife.
8	Now after the death of Abraham, God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac lived at Beer-lahai-roi.
9	Now[5] these are the records of the descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, bore to Abraham;
10	and these are the names of the [twelve] sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their births: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
11	Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
12	Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
13	These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their settlements, and by their encampments (sheepfolds); twelve princes (sheiks) according to their tribes.
14	Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years; then he breathed his last and died, and[6] was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death].
15	Ishmael's sons (descendants) settled from Havilah to Shur which is[7] east of Egypt as one goes toward Assyria; he[8] settled[9] opposite (east) of all his relatives.
16	Now these are the records of the descendants of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham was the father of Isaac.
17	Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean (Syrian) of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.
18	Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was unable to conceive children; and the LORD granted his prayer and Rebekah his wife conceived [twins].
19	But the children struggled together within her [kicking and shoving one another]; and she said, "If it is so [that the LORD has heard our prayer], why then am I this way?" So she went to inquire of the LORD [praying for an answer].
20	The LORD said to her, "[The founders of] two nations are in your womb; And the separation of two nations has begun in your body; The one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger."
21	When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
22	The first came out reddish all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau (hairy).
23	Afterward his brother came out, and his hand grasped Esau's heel, so he was named Jacob ([10] one who grabs by the heel, supplanter). Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.
24	When the boys grew up, Esau was an able and skilled hunter, a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was a quiet and peaceful man, living in tents.
25	Now Isaac loved [and favored] Esau, because[11] he enjoyed eating his game, but Rebekah loved [and favored] Jacob.
26	Jacob had cooked [reddish-brown lentil] stew [one day], when Esau came from the field and was famished;
27	and Esau said to Jacob, "Please, let me have a quick swallow of that red stuff there, because I am exhausted and famished." For that reason Esau was [also] called Edom (Red).
28	Jacob answered, "First sell me your[12] birthright (the rights of a firstborn)."
29	Esau said, "Look, I am about to die [if I do not eat soon]; so of what use is this birthright to me?"
30	Jacob said, "Swear [an oath] to me today [that you are selling it to me for this food]"; so he swore [an oath] to him, and sold him his birthright.
31	Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and got up and went on his way. In this way Esau scorned his birthright.
32	Now there was a famine in the land [of Canaan], besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to[1] Abimelech king of the Philistines.
33	The LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I will tell you.
34	Live temporarily [as a resident] in this land and I will be with you and will bless and favor you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will establish and carry out the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.

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