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1Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,

1Abraham had taken another wife whose name was Keturah.

2and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

2She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.

3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's sons were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.

4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

4Midian's sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah's descendants.

5Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.

5Abraham gave everything he owned to Isaac.

6But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.

6While he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to his concubines and sent them to the east country in order to keep them away from his son Isaac.

7Abraham lived a total of 175 years.

7Abraham lived for 175 years,

8And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

8then passed away, dying at a ripe old age, having lived a full life, and joined his ancestors.

9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field that used to belong to Zohar the Hittite's son Ephron.

10This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.

10This was the same field that Abraham had bought from the son of Heth, where Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried.

11After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.

11After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who continued to live near Beer-lahai-roi.

12This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

12Now this is what happened to Ishmael, whom Sarah's Egyptian servant Hagar bore for Abraham.

13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

13Here's a list of the names of Ishmael's sons, recorded by their names and descendants: Nebaioth was the firstborn, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

14Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

16These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.

16These were Ishmael's children, listed by their names according to their villages and their camps. There were a total of twelve tribal chiefs, according to their clans.

17Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

17Ishmael lived for 137 years, then he took his last breath, died, and joined his ancestors.

18Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.

18His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur (that's near Egypt), all the way to Assyria, in defiance of all of his relatives.

19This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,

19This is the account of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham fathered Isaac.

20and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.

20Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the Aramean from Paddan-aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.

21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, since she was unable to conceive children, and the LORD responded to him—his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

22But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,

22But when the infants kept on wrestling each other inside her womb, she asked herself, "Why is this happening?" So she asked the LORD for an explanation.

23and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”

23"Two nations are in your womb," the LORD responded, "and two separate people will emerge. One people will be the stronger, and the older one will serve the younger."

24When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.

24Sure enough, when her due date arrived, she delivered twin sons.

25The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.

25The first son came out reddish—his entire body was covered with hair—so they named him Esau.

26After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

26After that, his brother came out with his hand clutching Esau's heel, so they named him Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when they were born.

27When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

27As the boys were growing up, Esau became skilled at hunting and was a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was the quiet type who tended to stay indoors.

28Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

28Isaac loved Esau, because he loved to hunt, while Rebekah loved Jacob.

29One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.

29One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau happened to come in from being outdoors, and he was feeling famished.

30He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)

30Esau told Jacob, "Let me gobble down some of this red stuff, since I'm starving." (That's how Esau got his nickname "Edom".)

31“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.

31But Jacob responded, "Sell me your birthright. Do it now."

32“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

32"Look! I'm about to die," Esau replied. "What good is this birthright to me?"

33“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.

33But Jacob insisted, "Swear it by an oath right now." So he swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.

34Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

34Then Jacob gave Esau some of his food, along with some boiled stew. So Esau ate, drank, got up, and left, after having belittled his own birthright.

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