Genesis 25 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

Abraham’s Death and His Descendants

1 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. (1Ch 1:32) 3 Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 5 Abraham gave all he had to Isaac. (Ge 24:36) 6 But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country. (Ge 21:14; Jud 6:3) 7 These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, 175 years. 8 Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. (Ge 15:15; Ge 25:17; Ge 35:29; Ge 49:33)

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9 Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, (Ge 35:29) 10 the field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. (Ge 23:16; Ge 49:30; Ge 50:13) 11 After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi. (Ge 16:14; Ge 24:62) 12 These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham. (Ge 16:15) 13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, (1Ch 1:29; Isa 60:7) 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. (1Ch 5:19; Job 6:19; Isa 21:14) 16 These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their tribes. (Ge 17:20) 17 (These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) (Ge 25:8) 18 They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled^[1] over against all his kinsmen. (Ge 16:7; Ge 20:1; Ex 15:22; 1Sa 15:7)

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The Birth of Esau and Jacob

19 These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac, (Mt 1:2) 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. (Ge 22:23; Ge 24:29; Ge 28:2) 21 And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. (2Sa 21:14; 2Sa 24:25; 1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 33:13; Ezr 8:23)

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22 The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?”^[2] So she went to inquire of the Lord. (1Sa 9:9) 23 And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you^[3] shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.” (Ge 17:16; Ge 24:60; Ge 27:29; Ge 27:40; 2Sa 8:14; Ob 1:18; Ro 9:12)

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24 When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. (Ge 27:11; Ge 27:16; Ge 27:23) 26 Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau’s heel, so his name was called Jacob.^[4] Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. (Ge 27:36; Ho 12:3) 27 When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. (Ge 27:3; Ge 27:5; Heb 11:9) 28 Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. (Ge 27:4; Ge 27:7; Ge 27:9)

Esau Sells His Birthright

29 Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.^[5]) 31 Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” 32 Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” 33 Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob. (Heb 12:16) 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Bible Kralická

1 Abraham pak opět pojal ženu jménem Ceturu. 2 Kterážto porodila jemu Zamrana, a Jeksana, a Madana, a Madiana, Jezbocha a Suecha. 3 Jeksan potom zplodil Sábu a Dedana. Synové pak Dedanovi byli: Assurim, a Latuzim, a Laomim. 4 Ale synové Madianovi: Efa, a Efer, a Enoch, a Abida, a Helda; všickni ti synové byli Cetury. 5 I dal Abraham Izákovi všecko, což měl. 6 Synům pak ženin svých dal Abraham dary, a odeslal je od Izáka syna svého, ještě živ jsa, k východu do země východní. 7 Tito pak jsou dnové let života Abrahamova, v nichž byl živ: Sto sedmdesáte a pět let. 8 I skonal a umřel Abraham v starosti dobré, stár jsa a plný dnů; a připojen jest k lidu svému. 9 Tedy pochovali ho Izák a Izmael synové jeho v jeskyni Machpelah, na poli Efrona, syna Sohar Hetejského, naproti Mamre, 10 Na tom poli, kteréž byl koupil Abraham od synů Het; tu pochován jest Abraham i Sára manželka jeho. 11 Po smrti pak Abrahamově požehnal Bůh Izákovi synu jeho, a bydlil Izák u studnice Živého vidoucího mne. 12 Tito jsou pak rodové Izmaele syna Abrahamova, jehož porodila Agar Egyptská, děvka Sářina, Abrahamovi. 13 A tato jsou jména synů Izmaelových, jimiž se jmenují po rodech svých: Prvorozený Izmaelův Nabajot, po něm Cedar, a Adbeel a Mabsan, 14 A Masma, a Dumah a Massa, 15 Hadar a Tema, Jetur, Nafis a Cedma. 16 Ti jsou synové Izmaelovi, a ta jména jejich, po vsech jejich, a po městech jejich, dvanáctero knížat po čeledech jejich. 17 (Bylo pak života Izmaelova sto třidceti a sedm let, i skonal; a umřev, připojen jest k lidu svému.) 18 A bydlili od Hevilah až do Sur, jenž jest proti Egyptu, když jdeš do Assyrie; před tváří všech bratří svých položil se. 19 Tito jsou také rodové Izáka syna Abrahamova: Abraham zplodil Izáka. 20 Byl pak Izák ve čtyřidcíti letech, když sobě vzal za manželku Rebeku, dceru Bathuele Syrského, z Pádan Syrské, sestru Lábana Syrského. 21 I modlil se Izák pokorně Hospodinu za manželku svou; nebo byla neplodná. A uslyšel jej Hospodin; a tak počala Rebeka manželka jeho. 22 A když se děti potiskali v životě jejím, řekla: Má-liť tak býti, proč jsem já počala? Šla tedy, aby se otázala Hospodina. 23 I řekl jí Hospodin: Dva národové jsou v životě tvém, a dvůj lid z života tvého se rozdělí; lid pak jeden nad druhý bude silnější, a větší sloužiti bude menšímu. 24 A když se naplnili dnové její, aby porodila, a aj, blíženci byli v životě jejím. 25 I vyšel první ryšavý všecken, a jako oděv chlupatý; i nazvali jméno jeho Ezau. 26 Potom pak vyšel bratr jeho, a rukou svou držel Ezau za patu; pročež nazváno jest jméno jeho Jákob. A byl Izák v šedesáti letech, když ona je porodila. 27 A když dorostli ti děti, byl Ezau lovec umělý, chodě po polích; Jákob pak byl muž prostý a v staních bydlil. 28 I byl Izák laskav na Ezau, proto že z lovu jeho míval pokrm; ale Rebeka laskava byla na Jákoba. 29 Uvařil pak Jákob krmičku. Tedy Ezau přišel z pole zemdlený, 30 A řekl Jákobovi: Dej mi, prosím, jísti krmě té červené, nebo jsem umdlel. (Protož nazváno jest jméno jeho Edom.) 31 Odpověděl Jákob: Prodej mi dnes hned prvorozenství své. 32 I řekl Ezau: Aj, já k smrti se blížím, k čemuž mi tedy to prvorozenství? 33 Dí Jákob: Přisáhni mi dnes hned. I přisáhl mu, a prodal prvorozenství své Jákobovi. 34 Tedy Jákob dal Ezauchovi chleba a té krmě z šocovice. Kterýžto jedl a pil, a vstav, odšel; a tak pohrdl Ezau prvorozenstvím.