Chapter 25

Abraham having many children by his wife Cetura, died at the age of 175 years: ℣.12 Ismael also having twelve sons Dukes, died. ℣.19 Isaac praying for his barren wife, she hath Esau and Jacob twins. ℣.30 Esau selleth his first birth right to Jacob for a mess of potage.

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   And Abraham married another wife named Cetura: Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and

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   Which bare him Zamran, and Jesboc, and Sue.

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   Jecsan also begat Saba & Dadan. The Children of Dadan were Assurim, and Latusim, and Loomim.

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   But also of Madian was born Epha, and Opher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa: all these were the children of Cetura.

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   And Abraham gave all his possessions to Isaac:

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   and to the children of his concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, whilst himself yet lived, to the east country.

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   And the days of Abraham's life were an hundred seventy and five years.

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   And decaying died in a good old age, and having lived a great time, and being full of days and was gathered to his people.

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   And there buried him Isaac and Ismael his sons in the double cave, which was situated in the field of Ephron the son of Seor the Hethite, over-against Mambre,

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    which he had bought of the children of Heth: there was he buried, and Sara his wife.

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    And after his death God blessed Isaac his son, who dwelled beside the well of the Living & Seeing, so named.

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    These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Ægyptian bare him, Sara's servant: &

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    These are the names of his children according to their calling and generations. The first begotten of Ishmael Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,

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    Masma also, and Duma, and Massa,

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    Hadar, and Thema, and Jethur, and Naphis, and Cedma.

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    These are the sons of Ismael: and these are their names by their castles and towns, twelve Princes of their tribes.

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    And the years of Ismael's life came to an hundred thirty seven, and decaying died, and was put unto his people.

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    And he dwelt from Hevila even to Sur, which looketh towards Ægypt, as they enter to the Assyrians, before the face of all his brethren died he.

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    These also are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham: Abraham begat Isaac:

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    Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban.

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    And Isaac besought our Lord for his wife, because she was barren: who heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive.

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    But the little ones struggled in her womb; who said: If it should be so with me, what need was there to conceive? And she went to consult our Lord.

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    Who answering said: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.

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    Now her time was come to be delivered, and behold twins were found in her womb.

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    He that came forth first, was red, and all hairy in manner of a skin: and his name was called Esau. Immediately the other coming forth, held his brother's plant in his hand: and therefore he called him Jacob.

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    Threescore years old was Isaac, when the little ones were born unto him.

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    Who being grown up, Esau became a man cunning in hunting, & a husband man: but Jacob a plain man dwelled in tents:

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    Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob.

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    & Jacob boiled broth: to whom Esau being come faint out of the field,

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    said: Give me of this red broth, because I am exceeding faint. For which cause his name was called Edom.

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    To whom Jacob said: sell me thy first-birth-right.

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    He answered, Lo I die, what will the first-birth-right avail me?

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    Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau sware to him, and sold his first-birth-right.

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    And so taking bread and the rice broth, did eat, and drink,

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    and went his way; little esteeming that he had sold his first-birth-right.