Genesis 25:9-34 ▼

9 And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite which is before Mamre—

10 the field that Abraham had purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife.

11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac dwelt near Beer-lahai-roi.

12 And these are the generations of Ishmael son of Abraham, whom Hagar the Egyptianess, maidservant of Sarah, bore to Abraham.

13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: Nebajoth the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

15 Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements—two and ten princes according to their tribes.

17 And these were the years of the life of Ishmael: A hundred years and thirty years and seven years. And he expired and died, and he was gathered to his people.

18 And they dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is before Egypt, as you go toward Asshur; Against the faces of all his brothers has he fallen.

19 And these are the generations of Isaac son of Abraham: Abraham begat Isaac,

20 and Isaac was a son of forty years when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean from Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramaean, to him as wife.

21 And Isaac entreated YHWH for his wife, because she was barren. And YHWH was entreated for him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

22 And the children struggled together within her, and she said, “If so, why this I?” And she went to inquire of YHWH.

23 And YHWH said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from your bowels shall be separated; and one people shall be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”

24 And her days to give birth were fulfilled, and indeed there were twins in her womb.

25 And the first came out ruddy all over, hairy like a cloak, and they called his name Esau.

26 And afterward his brother came out, and his hand was grasping at the heel of Esau, and he called his name Jacob. And Isaac was a son of sixty years when she bore them.

27 And the boys grew, and Esau was a skillful man, a hunter and a man of the field; Jacob was a blameless man, dwelling in tents.

28 And Isaac loved Esau because of the game in his mouth, and Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 And Jacob boiled a stew, and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary.

30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me gulp down, please, from the red, the red, this one, for I am weary!” (Upon thus his name was called Edom.)

31 And Jacob said, “Sell—today—your birthright to me.”

32 And Esau said, “Behold, I am going to die; and for what is this birthright to me?”

33 And Jacob said, “Swear to me today.” And he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.

34 And Jacob gave to Esau bread and stew of lentils, and he ate and he drank, and he arose and went; and Esau despised the birthright.