Abraham and Keturah

1And Abraham married another wife, named Cetura: 2Who bore to him Zamran, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue. 3Jecsan also begot Saba and Dadan. The children of Dadan were Assurim, and Latusim, and Loomin. 4But of Madian was born Epha, and Opher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa: all these were the children of Cetura. 5And Abraham gave all his possessions to Isaac. 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.

The Death of Abraham

(1 Chronicles 1:28-33)

7And the days of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five years. 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 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; 10Which he had bought of the children of Heth: there was he buried, and Sara his wife. 11And after his death, God blessed Isaac his son, who dwelt by the well named Of the living and seeing.

The Descendants of Ishmael

12These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Egyptian, Sara's servant, bore unto him: 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 Masma, and Duma, and Massa, 15Hadar, and Thema, and Jethur, and Naphis, and Cedma. 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 Ismael's life were a hundred and thirty-seven, and decaying he died, and was gathered unto his people. 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.

Jacob and Esau

(Malachi 1:1-5; Romans 9:6-18)

19These also are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac: 20Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban. 21And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive. 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 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 her time was come to be delivered, behold twins were found in her womb. 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. 26Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.

27And when they were grown up, Esau became a skillful hunter, and a husbandman, but Jacob a plain man dwelt in tents. 28Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob.

Esau Sells his Birthright

29And Jacob boiled Pottage: to whom Esau, coming faint out of the field, 30Said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was called Edom. 31And Jacob said to him: Sell me thy first birthright. 32He answered: Lo I die, what will the first birthright avail me. 33Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright. 34And so taking bread and the pottage of lentils, he ate, and drank, and went his way; making little account of having sold his first birthright.