Genesis 25

1Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.Cross-references: Gen 23:1 · Gen 28:1 · 1Chr 1:32

2She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.Cross-references: Gen 36:35 · Gen 37:28 · Gen 37:36 · Ex 2:15 · Ex 18:1 · Num 22:4 · +7 more

3Jokshan became the father of Sheba, and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.Cross-references: 2Sam 2:9 · 1Ki 10:1 · Job 6:19 · Ps 72:10 · Jer 25:23 · Jer 49:8 · +3 more

4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.Cross-references: Isa 60:6

5Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac,Cross-references: Gen 21:10 · Gen 24:36 · Ps 68:18 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 28:18 · John 3:35 · +9 more

6but Abraham gave gifts to the sons of Abraham’s concubines. While he still lived, he sent them away from Isaac his son, eastward, to the east country.Cross-references: Gen 16:3 · Gen 21:14 · Gen 25:1 · Gen 30:4 · Gen 30:9 · Gen 32:22 · +10 more

7These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived: one hundred seventy-five years.Cross-references: Gen 12:4

8Abraham gave up his spirit, and died at a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.Cross-references: Gen 15:15 · Gen 25:7 · Gen 25:17 · Gen 35:18 · Gen 35:28 · Gen 47:8 · +15 more

9Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is near Mamre,Cross-references: Gen 21:9 · Gen 23:9 · Gen 35:29 · Gen 49:29 · Gen 50:13

10the field which Abraham purchased from the children of Heth. Abraham was buried there with Sarah, his wife.Cross-references: Gen 23:16 · Gen 49:31

11After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac, his son. Isaac lived by Beer Lahai Roi.Cross-references: Gen 12:2 · Gen 16:14 · Gen 17:19 · Gen 22:17 · Gen 24:62 · Gen 50:24

12Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.Cross-references: Gen 16:10 · Gen 17:20 · Gen 21:13 · Ps 83:6

13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to the order of their birth: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,Cross-references: Gen 36:3 · 1Chr 1:29 · Ps 120:5 · Song 1:5 · Isa 21:16 · Isa 42:11 · +1 more

14Mishma, Dumah, Massa,Cross-references: Isa 21:11 · Isa 21:16

15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.Cross-references: 1Chr 5:19 · Job 2:11

16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations.Cross-references: Gen 17:20 · Gen 17:23

17These are the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred thirty-seven years. He gave up his spirit and died, and was gathered to his people.Cross-references: Gen 15:15 · Gen 25:7

18They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.Cross-references: Gen 2:11 · Gen 10:7 · Gen 10:29 · Gen 13:10 · Gen 14:10 · Gen 16:12 · +7 more

19This is the history of the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham became the father of Isaac.Cross-references: 1Chr 1:32 · Matt 1:2 · Luke 3:34 · Acts 7:8

20Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.Cross-references: Gen 22:23 · Gen 24:29 · Gen 24:67 · Gen 28:5 · Gen 31:18 · Gen 31:20 · +4 more

21Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.Cross-references: Gen 11:30 · Gen 15:2 · Gen 16:2 · Gen 17:16 · 1Sam 1:2 · 1Sam 1:11 · +16 more

22The children struggled together within her. She said, “If it is like this, why do I live?” She went to inquire of Yahweh.Cross-references: 1Sam 9:9 · 1Sam 10:22 · 1Sam 22:15 · 1Sam 28:6 · 1Sam 30:8 · Ezek 20:31 · +1 more

23Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger.”Cross-references: Gen 17:4 · Gen 17:16 · Gen 24:60 · Gen 25:27 · Gen 27:29 · Gen 27:40 · +19 more

24When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

25The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.Cross-references: Gen 27:11 · Gen 27:16 · Gen 27:23

26After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau’s heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.Cross-references: Gen 27:36 · Gen 38:28 · Hos 12:3

27The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.Cross-references: Gen 6:9 · Gen 10:9 · Gen 21:20 · Gen 27:3 · Gen 27:40 · Gen 28:10 · +7 more

28Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob.Cross-references: Gen 27:4 · Gen 27:6 · Gen 27:9 · Gen 27:19 · Gen 27:25 · Gen 27:31

29Jacob boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.Cross-references: Judg 8:4 · 1Sam 14:28 · 1Sam 14:31 · Prov 13:25 · Isa 40:30

30Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with some of that red stew, for I am famished.” Therefore his name was called Edom.Cross-references: Gen 36:1 · Gen 36:9 · Gen 36:43 · Ex 15:15 · Num 20:14 · Deut 23:7 · +1 more

31Jacob said, “First, sell me your birthright.”

32Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?”Cross-references: Ex 22:9 · Job 21:15 · Job 22:17 · Job 34:9 · Mal 3:14

33Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Jacob.Cross-references: Gen 14:22 · Gen 24:3 · Gen 27:36 · Gen 36:6 · Mark 6:23 · Heb 6:16 · +1 more

34Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.Cross-references: Ps 106:24 · Eccl 8:15 · Isa 22:13 · Zech 11:13 · Matt 22:5 · Matt 26:15 · +5 more