¶ Then¹ again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.

And she bare² him Zimran³, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian⁴, and Ishbak, and Shuah⁵.

And Jokshan begat Sheba⁶, and Dedan⁷. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim⁸, and Letushim, and Leummim.

And the sons of Midian; Ephah⁹, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac¹⁰.

But unto the sons of the concubines¹¹, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts¹², and sent¹³ them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country¹⁴.

And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life¹⁵ which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.

Then Abraham gave¹⁶ up the ghost, and died in a good¹⁷ old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered¹⁸ to his people.

And his sons Isaac¹⁹ and Ishmael buried him in the cave²⁰ of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

¶ The field²¹ which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there²² was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

¶ And it came to pass after²³ the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi²⁴.

²⁵Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:

And these are the names²⁶ of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth²⁷; and Kedar²⁸, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

And Mishma, and Dumah²⁹, and Massa,

Hadar³⁰, and Tema³¹, Jetur, Naphish³², and Kedemah:

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles³³; twelve³⁴ princes according to their nations.

And these are³⁵ the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered³⁶ unto his people.

And they dwelt from Havilah³⁷ unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou³⁸ goest toward³⁹ Assyria: and he died⁴⁰ in the⁴¹ presence of all his brethren.

¶ And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham⁴² begat Isaac:

¶ And Isaac was forty years old when he⁴³ took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian⁴⁴ of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

And Isaac intreated⁴⁵ the LORD for his wife, because⁴⁶ she was barren: and the⁴⁷ LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah⁴⁸ his wife conceived.

And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire⁴⁹ of the LORD.

And the LORD said unto her, Two nations⁵⁰ are in thy womb, and two manner⁵¹ of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder⁵² shall serve the younger.

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

And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau⁵³.

And after⁵⁴ that came his brother out, and his hand took⁵⁵ hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob⁵⁶: and Isaac was⁵⁷ threescore years old when she bare them.

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning⁵⁸ hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man⁵⁹, dwelling⁶⁰ in tents.

And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison⁶¹: but Rebekah⁶² loved Jacob.

¶ And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he⁶³ was faint:

¶ And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage;⁶⁴ for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom⁶⁵.

And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die⁶⁶: and what profit shall this birthright⁶⁷ do to me?

And Jacob said, Swear⁶⁸ to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold⁶⁹ his birthright unto Jacob.

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat⁷⁰ and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau⁷¹ despised his birthright.