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Bible in Basic English · 1949

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1And Abraham took another wife named Keturah.

1And Abraham married another wife named Cetura:

2She became the mother of Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.

2Who bore him Zamram, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue.

3And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

3Jecsan also begot Saba, and Dadan. The children of Dadan were Assurim, and Latusim, and Loomim.

4And from Midian came Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the offspring of Keturah.

4But of Madian was born Epha, and Opher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa: all these were the children of Cetura.

5Now Abraham gave all his property to Isaac;

5And Abraham gave all his possessions to Isaac:

6But to the sons of his other women he gave offerings, and sent them away, while he was still living, into the east country.

6And to the children of the concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, to the east country.

7Now the years of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five.

7And the days of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five years.

8And Abraham came to his death, an old man, full of years; and he was put to rest with his people.

8And decaying he died in a good old age, and having lived a long time, and being full of days: and was gathered to his people.

9And Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, put him to rest in the hollow rock of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, near Mamre;

9And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, which was situated in the field of Ephron the son of Seor the Hethite, over against Mambre,

10The same field which Abraham got from the children of Heth: there Abraham was put to rest with Sarah, his wife.

10Which he had bought of the children of Heth: there was he buried, and Sara his wife.

11Now after the death of Abraham, the blessing of God was with Isaac, his son.

11And after his death, God blessed Isaac his son, who dwelt by the well named Of the living and seeing.

12Now these are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whose mother was Hagar the Egyptian, the servant of Sarah:

12These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Egyptian, Sara's servant, bore unto him:

13These are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their generations: Ishmael's first son was Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam

13And these are the names of his children according to their calling and generations. The firstborn of Ismael was Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,

14And Mishma and Dumah and Massa,

14And Masma, and Duma, and Massa,

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

15Hadar, and Thema, and Jethur, and Naphis, and Cedma.

16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their towns and their tent-circles; twelve chiefs with their peoples.

16These are the sons of Ismael: and these are their names by their castles and towns, twelve princes of their tribes.

17And the years of Ishmael's life were a hundred and thirty-seven: and he came to his end, and was put to rest with his people.

17And the years of Ismael's life were a hundred and thirty-seven, and decaying he died, and was gathered unto his people.

18And their country was from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt: they took their place to the east of all their brothers.

18And he dwelt from Hevila as far as Sur, which looketh towards Egypt, to them that go towards the Assyrians. He died in the presence of all his brethren.

19Now these are the generations of Abraham's son Isaac:

19These also are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac:

20Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-aram, and the sister of Laban the Aramaean, to be his wife.

20Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban.

21Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child.

21And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive.

22And the children were fighting together inside her, and she said, If it is to be so, why am I like this? So she went to put her question to the Lord.

22But the children struggled in her womb, and she said: If it were to be so with me, what need was there to conceive? And she went to consult the Lord.

23And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.

23And he 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.

24And when the time came for her to give birth, there were two children in her body.

24And when her time was come to be delivered, behold twins were found in her womb.

25And the first came out red from head to foot like a robe of hair, and they gave him the name of Esau.

25He that came forth first was red, and hairy like a skin: and his name was called Esau. Immediately the other coming forth, held his brother's foot in his hand: and therefore he was called Jacob.

26And after him, his brother came out, gripping Esau's foot; and he was named Jacob: Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them.

26Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.

27And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

27And when they were grown up, Esau became a skilful hunter, and a husbandman: but Jacob, a plain man, dwelt in tents.

28Now Isaac's love was for Esau, because Esau's meat was greatly to his taste: but Rebekah had more love for Jacob.

28Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob.

29And one day Jacob was cooking some soup when Esau came in from the fields in great need of food;

29And Jacob boiled pottage: to whom Esau, coming faint out of the field,

30And Esau said to Jacob, Give me a full meal of that red soup, for I am overcome with need for food: for this reason he was named Edom.

30Said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was called Edom.

31And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright.

31And Jacob said to him: Sell me thy first birthright.

32And Esau said, Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me?

32He answered: Lo I die, what will the first birthright avail me?

33And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob.

33Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright.

34Then Jacob gave him bread and soup; and he took food and drink and went away, caring little for his birthright.

34And so taking bread and the pottage of lentils, he ate, and drank, and went on his way; making little account of having sold his first birthright.