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| [1]THEN again Abraham took another wife, and her name was Kenturah. |
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| [2]And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. |
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| [3]And Jokshan begot Sheba and Daran. And the sons of Daran were Asshurim, Letushim, and Ammim. |
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| [4]And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Haphar, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Kenturah. |
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| [5]And Abraham gave everything that he had to Isaac. |
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| [6]But to the sons of his concubine, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac, his son, eastward to the east country, while he was still alive. |
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| [7]And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, a hundred and seventy-five years. |
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| [8]Then Abraham became sick, and died in a good old age, an old man satisfied with his days; and was gathered to his people. |
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| [9]And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the double cave, (Machpelah) which is in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; |
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| [10]The field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth, as a possession for a burial ground. There was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife |
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| [11]And it came to pass after the death of Abraham that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well of Khaya-khezan (The Well of The Living One who saw me). |
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| [12]Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, bore to Abraham; |
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| [13]And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebioth, and Kedar, Arbal, and Mibsam, |
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| [14]Mishma, Romah, Massa, |
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| [15]Hadar, Tema, Nator, Naphish, and Kedem. |
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| [16]These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their villages and by their sheepfolds, twelve princes according to their nations. |
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| [17]And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty-seven years; and he became sick and died; and was gathered to his people. |
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| [18]And they dwelt from Havilah as far as Shud, which extends from the border of Egypt to the gateway of Assyria; he dwelt adjacent to the lands of all his brethren |
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| [19]These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begot Isaac; |
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| [20]And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Padan-aram, the sister of Laban, the Aramean (Syrian). |
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| [21]And Isaac prayed before the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD answered him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. |
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| [22]And the children struggled together within her womb; and she said, If it is to be like this, why do I live? So she went to enquire of the LORD. |
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| [23]And the LORD said to her, Two peoples are in your womb, and two nations shall be separated from your body; and the one nation shall be stronger than the other nation; and the elder shall serve the younger. |
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| [24]And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. |
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| [25]And the first came out red, all covered with ringlets of hair; and they called his name Esau. |
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| [26]And after him his brother came forth, and his hand held Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob; and Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah bore them. |
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| [27]And the boys grew up; and Esau became an expert hunter, a man of outdoor life; but Jacob was a simple man, living in a tent. |
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| [28]And Isaac was fond of Esau, because he ate of Esau's game; but Rebekah was fond of Jacob |
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| [29]And Jacob cooked pottage, and behold, his brother Esau came in from the field, and he was very hungry; |
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| [30]And Esau said to Jacob, Give me some of that pottage, for I am famished; that is why he was called Edom. |
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| [31]And Jacob said, Sell me this day your birthright. |
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| [32]And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point of death; and what profit shall a birthright be to me? |
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| [33]And Jacob said to him, Swear to me this day; and he swore to him; and he sold his birthright to Jacob. |
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| [34]Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage; and he ate, and drank, and rose up and went his way; thus Esau despised his birthright |
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