पैदाइश 25

¹Ibrahim took another wife, and her name was Keturah. ²She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. ³Jokshan became the father of Sheba, and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. ⁴The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. ⁵Ibrahim gave all that he had to Isḥāq, ⁶but Ibrahim gave gifts to the sons of Ibrahim’s concubines. While he still lived, he sent them away from Isḥāq his son, eastward, to the east country. ⁷These are the days of the years of Ibrahim’s life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years. ⁸Ibrahim gave up his spirit, and died at a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people. ⁹Isḥāq and Ismail, his sons, buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is near Mamre, ¹⁰the field which Ibrahim purchased from the children of Heth. Ibrahim was buried there with Sarah, his wife. ¹¹After the death of Ibrahim, Allah blessed Isḥāq, his son. Isḥāq lived by Beer Lahai Roi.

¹²Now this is the history of the generations of Ismail, Ibrahim’s son, whom Hajar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Ibrahim. ¹³These are the names of the sons of Ismail, by their names, according to the order of their birth: the firstborn of Ismail, Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ¹⁴Mishma, Dumah, Massa, ¹⁵Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. ¹⁶These are the sons of Ismail, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations. ¹⁷These are the years of the life of Ismail: one hundred and thirty-seven years. He gave up his spirit and died, and was gathered to his people. ¹⁸They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go towards Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.

¹⁹This is the history of the generations of Isḥāq, Ibrahim’s son. Ibrahim became the father of Isḥāq. ²⁰Isḥāq 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. ²¹Isḥāq entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. The LORD was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. ²²The children struggled together within her. She said, “If it is like this, why do I live?” She went to enquire of the LORD. ²³The LORD said to her,

²⁴When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. ²⁵The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau. ²⁶After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was named Yaqub. Isḥāq was sixty years old when she bore them.

²⁷The boys grew. Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field. Yaqub was a quiet man, living in tents. ²⁸Now Isḥāq loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Yaqub. ²⁹Yaqub boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished. ³⁰Esau said to Yaqub, “Please feed me with some of that red stew, for I am famished.” Therefore his name was called Edom. 25:30 “Edom” means “red”.

³¹Yaqub said, “First, sell me your birthright.”

³²Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?”

³³Yaqub said, “Swear to me first.”

He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Yaqub. ³⁴Yaqub gave Esau bread and lentil stew. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.