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		Gen 25:1 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.
		Gen 25:2 She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
		Gen 25:3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
		Gen 25:4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
		Gen 25:5 Now Abraham gave everything that he had to Isaac;
		Gen 25:6 but to the sons of his concubines [Hagar and Keturah], Abraham gave gifts while he was still living and he sent them to the east country, away from Isaac his son [of promise].
		Gen 25:7 ¶ The days of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five years.
		Gen 25:8 Then Abraham breathed his last and he died at a good old age, an old man who was satisfied [with life]; and he was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death]. [Gen 15:15; Heb 11:13-16]
		Gen 25:9 So his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is east of Mamre,
		Gen 25:10 the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth; there Abraham was buried with Sarah his wife.
		Gen 25:11 Now after the death of Abraham, God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac lived at Beer-lahai-roi.
		Gen 25:12 ¶ Now these are the records of the descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, bore to Abraham;
		Gen 25:13 and these are the names of the [twelve] sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their births: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael, and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
		Gen 25:14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
		Gen 25:15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
		Gen 25:16 These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their settlements, and by their encampments (sheepfolds); twelve princes (sheiks) according to their tribes. [Foretold in Gen 17:20]
		Gen 25:17 Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years; then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death].
		Gen 25:18 Ishmael's sons (descendants) settled from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt as one goes toward Assyria; he settled opposite (east) of all his relatives.
		Gen 25:19 ¶ Now these are the records of the descendants of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham was the father of Isaac.
		Gen 25:20 Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean (Syrian) of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.
		Gen 25:21 Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was unable to conceive children; and the LORD granted his prayer and Rebekah his wife conceived [twins].
		Gen 25:22 But the children struggled together within her [kicking and shoving one another]; and she said, "If it is so [that the LORD has heard our prayer], why then am I this way?" So she went to inquire of the LORD [praying for an answer].
		Gen 25:23 The LORD said to her, "[The founders of] two nations are in your womb; And the separation of two nations has begun in your body; The one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger."
		Gen 25:24 When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
		Gen 25:25 The first came out reddish all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau (hairy).
		Gen 25:26 Afterward his brother came out, and his hand grasped Esau's heel, so he was named Jacob (one who grabs by the heel, supplanter). Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.
		Gen 25:27 ¶ When the boys grew up, Esau was an able and skilled hunter, a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was a quiet and peaceful man, living in tents.
		Gen 25:28 Now Isaac loved [and favored] Esau, because he enjoyed eating his game, but Rebekah loved [and favored] Jacob.
		Gen 25:29 Jacob had cooked [reddish-brown lentil] stew [one day], when Esau came from the field and was famished;
		Gen 25:30 and Esau said to Jacob, "Please, let me have a quick swallow of that red stuff there, because I am exhausted and famished." For that reason Esau was [also] called Edom (Red).
		Gen 25:31 Jacob answered, "First sell me your birthright (the rights of a firstborn)."
		Gen 25:32 Esau said, "Look, I am about to die [if I do not eat soon]; so of what use is this birthright to me?"
		Gen 25:33 Jacob said, "Swear [an oath] to me today [that you are selling it to me for this food]"; so he swore [an oath] to him, and sold him his birthright.
		Gen 25:34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank, and got up and went on his way. In this way Esau scorned his birthright. [Heb 12:15-17]

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