1Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan was the father of 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 the descendants of Keturah.
took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan was the father of 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 the descendants of Keturah.
5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac. 6 But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them eastward, away from his son Isaac, to the land of the East.
7 This is the length of Abraham’s life: a hundred and seventy-five years. 8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people. 9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, 10 the field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah. 11 After the death of Abraham, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
12 These are the family records of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Sarah’s maidservant, Hagar the Egyptian, bore to Abraham.
13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, then Kedar, Abdeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their villages and their encampments, twelve leaders of their tribes. 17 These are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred and thirty-seven years. Then he breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people. 18 His descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Asshur. He lived in hostility toward all his brothers.
19 This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac.
Abraham was the father of Isaac; 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.
21 Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. The LORD granted his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. 22 But the babies inside her jostled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the LORD.
23 The LORD said to her,
“Two nations are in your womb;
and two peoples born of you will be separated.
One people will be stronger than the other,
and the older will serve the younger.”
24 When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb. 25 The first one to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment, so they named him Esau. 26 After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.
27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed around the camp. 28 Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, and he was famished. 30 He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished!” (That is why he was also named Edom.)
31 Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.”
32 “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is a birthright to me?”
33 But Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So Esau swore an oath to Jacob and sold his birthright to him.
34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank. Then he got up and went his way.
So Esau despised his birthright.