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Then Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She had sons with him {whom they named} Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. 3 {Her son} Jokshan had {sons named} Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's descendants became {people groups named} the Asshurites, Letushites and Leummites. 4 {Keturah's son} Midian had sons {named} Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All of those were Keturah's descendants {whom she had with Abraham}.5 Abraham gave everything that he owned to Isaac. 6 He also gave {valuable} gifts to the sons that his concubines had {with him}, but after that he made them move away to the east country {so that they would live} far away from his son Isaac.
7 Abraham lived to be 175 years old. 8 Then he took his last breath and died at a very old age. After he lived a long and satisfying life, he joined his ancestors {who had already died}. 9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael put his body in the cave of Machpelah {which was} in the field that had belonged to Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of {the city of} Mamre. 10 {That is} the {same} field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. That is {the cave} where his sons buried his body next to {the body of} his wife Sarah {whom he had buried there before}. 11 After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near {the well} Beer Lahai Roi.
12 What follows is a record of the descendants of Abraham's son Ishmael, the son Abraham had with Sarah's Egyptian slave woman Hagar. 13 Here is {a list of} the names of Ishmael's sons, {given} in the order that they were born: His oldest {son} was Nebaioth, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedermah. 16 Those were Ishmael's {twelve} sons, who were the {original} leaders of twelve tribes that were named after them, and each tribe lived in its {own} towns and villages. 17 Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he took his last breath and died, and he joined his ancestors {who had died before him}. 18 His descendants lived {throughout the area that extended} from {the region of} Havilah to {the wilderness of} Shur that is east of {the country of} Egypt as you head {from there} to {the city of} Asshur. They lived as enemies against all their relatives.
19 Here is {more of} the history about Abraham's son Isaac and his descendants: {After} Abraham had Isaac, 20 Isaac {grew up and} married Rebekah when he was 40 years old. {She was} a daughter of Bethuel, {who was} an Aramean from {the region of} Paddan Aram, and her brother was Laban {who was also} an Aramean. 21 However {for many years} Rebekah was not able to become pregnant, so Isaac prayed that Yahweh would give her children. Yahweh did what Isaac prayed for, so that she became pregnant {with twins}. 22 But the {two} babies wrestled with each other inside her, so she asked, "Why is this happening to me?” Then she asked Yahweh about it. 23 Yahweh answered her, "{The ancestors of} two {future} people groups are inside you. They will be enemies {starting now} even before they are born. One of them will be more powerful than the other, so that the older {son's descendants} will serve the younger {son's descendants}.”
24 Later when it was time {for Rebekah} to give birth, {sure enough} there were twin boys inside her! 25 The first {one} who was born was completely covered with thick red hair. So his parents named him Esau {which means "hairy”}. 26 Next his brother was born with his hand grabbing on {tightly} to Esau's heel. So they named him Jacob {which means "heel-grabber”}. Isaac was 60 years old when Esau and Jacob were born.
27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter and he enjoyed {being} in the open country, but Jacob had a quiet personality and {preferred} to work at home. 28 Isaac's favorite son was Esau, because he liked to eat the meat of wild animals {that Esau hunted}, whereas Rebekah's favorite son was Jacob.
29 {One day} when Jacob was making {some} soup, Esau came home from {hunting out in} the open country and he was exhausted {and hungry}. 30 So Esau requested from Jacob, "Please let me have some of that very red soup because I am exhausted {and hungry}!” That is why Esau's nickname was Edom {which means "red”}. 31 But Jacob replied, "First trade your rights as the oldest son to me {for the soup,} {then I will give you some}.” 32 Esau responded, "Look, I am about to die {from hunger}! So my birthright is of no use to me {right now}.“ 33 Jacob insisted, "{First} make a vow to me today {before God} {that your rights are now mine}!” So Esau vowed to Jacob that he had traded his rights as the oldest son to him {for the soup}. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau {some of} the lentil soup with {some} bread, and Esau {quickly} ate the meal and left. In that way, Esau treated his birthright {carelessly} as if it had no value.