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The First Book of Moses: Called Genesis, Chapter 25
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Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
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And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and
Ishbak, and Shuah.
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And Jokshan begat 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 Abidah,
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, which Abraham had, Abraham
gave gifts, and 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, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
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Then Abraham gave up the ghost, 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 his sons Isaac and Ishmael 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 sons
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
his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.
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Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom
Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
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And
these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according
to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar,
and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
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And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
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Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
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These are the sons
of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their
castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
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And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and
thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost 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 Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his
brethren.
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And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham
begat Isaac:
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And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah
to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister
to Laban the Syrian.
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And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was
barren: and the LORD was intreated 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, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
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And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two
manner of people 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 out red, all over like an hairy garment; and
they called his name Esau.
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And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on
Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore
years old when she bare them.
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And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the
field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
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And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but
Rebekah loved Jacob.
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And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was
faint:
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And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that
same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
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And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
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And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit
shall this birthright do to me?
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And Jacob said, Swear to me
this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto
Jacob.
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Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did
eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his
birthright.
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