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- And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.
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- And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
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- And Jokshan begot Sheba, and Dedan.
And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
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- And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah.
All these were the children of Keturah.
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- And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
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- But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts;
and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
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- And these are the days of the years of Abraham"s life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years.
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- And Abraham expired, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years;
and was gathered to his people.
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- And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
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- the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth;
there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
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- And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son;
and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.
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- Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham"s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah"s handmaid, bore unto Abraham.
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- And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth;
and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
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- and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa;
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- Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedem;
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- these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments;
twelve princes according to their nations.
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- And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years;
and he expired and died; and was gathered unto his people.
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- And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Asshur: over against all his brethren he did settle.
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- And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham"s son: Abraham begot Isaac.
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- And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean, of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife.
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- And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren;
and the LORD let Himself be entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
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- And the children struggled together within her;
and she said: "If it be so, wherefore do I live?" And she went to inquire of the LORD.
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- And the LORD said unto her: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels;
and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
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- And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
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- And the first came forth ruddy, all over like a hairy mantle;
and they called his name Esau.
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- And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau"s heel;
and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was threescore years old when she bore them.
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- And the boys grew;
and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
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- Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison;
and Rebekah loved Jacob.
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- And Jacob sod pottage;
and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint.
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- And Esau said to Jacob: "Let me swallow, I pray thee, some of this red, red pottage;
for I am faint." Therefore was his name called Edom.
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- And Jacob said: "Sell me first thy birth right."
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- And Esau said: "Behold, I am at the point to die;
and what profit shall the birthright do to me?"
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- And Jacob said: "Swear to me first";
and he swore unto him; and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
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- And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils;
and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.
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