1 ARST Then Abraham got married again, and his wife’ s name{ was} Keturah. BSB BSB: Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,
2 ARST She had sons with him{ whom they named} Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. BSB BSB: and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 ARST { Her son} Jokshan had{ sons named} Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’ s descendants became{ people groups named} the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites. BSB BSB: Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
4 ARST { Keturah’ s son} Midian had sons{ named} Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of those{ were} Keturah’ s descendants{ whom she had with Abraham}. BSB BSB: The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
5 ARST Abraham gave everything that he owned to Isaac. BSB BSB: Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.
6 ARST He also gave{ valuable} gifts to the sons that his servant wives had{ with him}, but after that he made them move away to the east country{ so that they would live} far away from his son Isaac. 25:7-11 BSB BSB: But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.
7 ARST Abraham lived to be 175 years old. BSB BSB: Abraham lived a total of 175 years.
8 ARST Then he took his last breath and died at a very old age. After he had lived a long and satisfying life, he joined his ancestors{ who had already died}. BSB BSB: And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
9 ARST His sons Isaac and Ishmael put his body in the cave of Machpelah{ which was} in the field that had belonged to Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of{ the city of} Mamre. BSB BSB: His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
10 ARST { That is} the{ same} field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. That is{ the cave} where his sons buried his body next to{ the body of} his wife Sarah{ whom he had buried there before}. BSB BSB: This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.
11 ARST After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near{ the well} Beer Lahai Roi. 25:12-18 BSB BSB: After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
12 ARST What follows{ is} a record of the descendants of Abraham’ s son Ishmael, the son Abraham had with Sarah’ s Egyptian slave woman Hagar. BSB BSB: This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.
13 ARST Here is{ a list of} the names of Ishmael’ s sons,{ given} in the order that they were born: His oldest{ son}{ was} Nebaioth, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, BSB BSB: These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
14 ARST Mishma, Dumah, Massa, BSB BSB: Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 ARST Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedermah. BSB BSB: Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 ARST Those were Ishmael’ s{ twelve} sons, who became the leaders of twelve tribes that were named after them, and each tribe lived in its{ own} towns and villages. BSB BSB: These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.
17 ARST Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he took his last breath and died, and he joined his ancestors{ who had died before him}. BSB BSB: Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
18 ARST His descendants lived{ throughout the area that extended} from{ the region of} Havilah to{ the wilderness of} Shur that{ is} east of{ the country of} Egypt as you head{ from there} to{ the city of} Asshur. They lived as enemies against all their relatives. 25:19-26 BSB BSB: Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
19 ARST Here{ is}{ more of} the history about Abraham’ s son Isaac and his descendants:{ After} Abraham had Isaac, BSB BSB: This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
20 ARST Isaac{ grew up and} married Rebekah when he was forty years old.{ She was} a daughter of Bethuel,{ who was} an Aramean from{ the region of} Paddan Aram, and her brother was Laban{ who was also} an Aramean. BSB BSB: and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
21 ARST However{ for many years} Rebekah was not able to become pregnant, so Isaac prayed that Yahweh would give her children. Yahweh did what Isaac prayed for, so that she became pregnant{ with twins}. BSB BSB: Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
22 ARST But the{ two} babies wrestled with each other inside her, so she asked,“Why is this happening to me?” Then she asked Yahweh about it. BSB BSB: But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,
23 ARST Yahweh answered her,“{ The ancestors of} two{ future} people groups{ are} inside you. They will be enemies{ starting now} even before they are born. One of them will be more powerful than the other, so that the older{ son’ s descendants} will serve the younger{ son’ s descendants}.” BSB BSB: and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
24 ARST Later when it was time{ for Rebekah} to give birth, sure enough,{ there were} twin boys inside her! BSB BSB: When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.
25 ARST The first{ one} who was born was completely covered with thick red hair. So his parents named him Esau,{ which means“hairy.”} BSB BSB: The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.
26 ARST Next his brother was born, with his hand grabbing on{ tightly} to Esau’ s heel. So they named him Jacob,{ which means“heel- grabber.”} Isaac{ was} sixty years old when Esau and Jacob were born. 25:27-34 BSB BSB: After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
27 ARST When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter and he enjoyed{ being} in the open country, but Jacob had a quiet personality and{ preferred} to work at home. BSB BSB: When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.
28 ARST Isaac’ s favorite son was Esau, because he liked to eat the meat of wild animals{ that Esau hunted}, whereas Rebekah’ s favorite son was Jacob. BSB BSB: Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 ARST { One day} when Jacob was making{ some} soup, Esau came home from{ hunting out in} the open country and he{ felt} weak{ and hungry}. BSB BSB: One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.
30 ARST So Esau requested from Jacob,“Please let me have some of that very red soup because I{ feel} weak{ and hungry}!” That is why Esau’ s nickname was Edom,{ which means“red.”} BSB BSB: He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
31 ARST But Jacob replied,“First trade your rights as the oldest son to me{ for the soup,}{ then I will give you some}.” BSB BSB: “First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.
32 ARST Esau responded,“Look, I am about to die{ from hunger}! So my birthright is of no use to me{ right now}.” BSB BSB: “Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
33 ARST Jacob insisted,“{ First} make a vow to me today{ before God}{ that your rights are now mine}!” So Esau vowed to Jacob that he had traded his rights as the oldest son to him{ for the soup}. BSB BSB: “Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.
34 ARST Then Jacob gave Esau{ some of} the lentil soup with{ some} bread, and Esau{ quickly} ate the meal and left. In that way, Esau treated his birthright{ carelessly} as if it had no value. BSB BSB: Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.