Genesis 25 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Death of Abraham

(1Ch 1:32, 33 )

Now Abraham^H85 took^H3947 another^H3254 wife^H802, [fn]whose name^H8034 was Keturah^H6989.

Gen 25:2And she bore to him Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.

Gen 25:3Now Jokshan [fn]was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

Gen 25:4

Gen 25:4And the sons of Midian were Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

Gen 25:5

Gen 25:5And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac;

Gen 25:6

Gen 25:6but to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and he sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.

Gen 25:7

These^H428 are the days^H3117 of the years^H8141 of Abraham’s^H85 life^H2416 that he lived^H2421, 175^H3967^H7657 years^H8141.

Gen 25:8

Gen 25:8And Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of days; and he was gathered to his people.

Gen 25:9

Gen 25:9Then his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, facing Mamre,

Gen 25:10

Gen 25:10the field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth; there Abraham was buried with Sarah his wife.

Gen 25:11

Gen 25:11Now it happened after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac [fn]lived by Beer-lahai-roi.

The Generations of Ishmael

(1Ch 1:29–31 )

Gen 25:12

Now these^H428 are the generations^H8435 of Ishmael^H3458, Abraham’s^H85 son^H1121, whom^H834 Hagar^H1904 the Egyptian^H4713, Sarah’s^H8283 servant-woman^H8198, bore^H3205 to Abraham^H85;

Gen 25:13

Gen 25:13and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, [fn]in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam

Gen 25:14

Gen 25:14and Mishma and Dumah and Massa,

Gen 25:15

Gen 25:15Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

Gen 25:16

Gen 25:16These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages, and by their camps; twelve princes according to their [fn]tribes.

Gen 25:17

Gen 25:17These are the years of the life of Ishmael, 137 years; and he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people.

Gen 25:18

Gen 25:18And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur which is [fn]east of Egypt [fn]as one goes toward Assyria; he [fn]settled in the face of all his brothers.

The Generations of Isaac

Gen 25:19

Now these^H428 are the generations^H8435 of Isaac^H3327, Abraham’s^H85 son^H1121: Abraham^H85 [fn]became^H3205 the father^H3205 of Isaac^H3327;

Gen 25:20

Gen 25:20and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the [fn]Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the [fn]Aramean, to be his wife.

Gen 25:21

Gen 25:21And Isaac entreated Yahweh on behalf of his wife because she was barren; and Yahweh [fn]was moved by his entreaty. So Rebekah his wife conceived.

Gen 25:22

Gen 25:22But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If it is so, why then am I this way?” So she went to inquire of Yahweh.

Gen 25:23

Gen 25:23And Yahweh said to her,

“Two^H8147 nations^H1471 are in your womb^H990;

And two^H8147 peoples^H3816 will be separated^H6504 from your body^H4578;

And one people^H3816 shall be^H553 stronger^H553 than^H4480 the other^H3816;

And the older^H7227 shall serve^H5647 the younger^H6810.”

Gen 25:24

And her days^H3117 to give birth^H3205 were fulfilled^H4390, and behold^H2009, there were twins^H8380 in her womb^H990.

Gen 25:25

Gen 25:25And the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau.

Gen 25:26

Gen 25:26Afterward his brother came forth with his hand holding on to Esau’s heel, so his name was called [fn]Jacob; and Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

Esau Sells His Birthright

Gen 25:27

And the boys^H5288 grew^H1431 up^H1431; Esau^H6215 became^H1961 a skillful^H3045 hunter^H376^H6718, a man^H376 of the field^H7704, but Jacob^H3290 was a [fn]peaceful^H8535 man^H376, [fn]living^H3427 in tents^H168.

Gen 25:28

Gen 25:28Isaac loved Esau because [fn]he had an appetite for hunted game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

(Heb 12:16 )

Gen 25:29

And Jacob^H3290 had cooked^H2102 stew^H5138. And Esau^H6215 came^H935 in^H935 from the field^H7704, and he was [fn]famished^H5889.

Gen 25:30

Gen 25:30Then Esau said to Jacob, “Please give me a swallow from the red stuff—[fn]this red stuff, for I am [fn]famished.” Therefore his name was called [fn]Edom.

Gen 25:31