Tag: Genesis

Abraham’s Death and His Descendants

Gen 25:1  Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.

Gen 25:2  And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

Gen 25:3  And Jokshan begat Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

Gen 25:4  And the sons of Midian: Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

Gen 25:5  And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.

Gen 25:6  But to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. And he sent them away from Isaac his son while he still lived, eastward to the east country.

Gen 25:7  And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, which he lived: a hundred seventy-five years.

Gen 25:8  And Abraham expired and died in a good old age, old and satisfied. And he was gathered to his people.

Gen 25:9  And 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 before Mamre,

Gen 25:10  The field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth. Abraham and Sarah his wife were buried there.

Gen 25:11  And after the death of Abraham, it came to pass that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac lived by The Well of the Living One, My Beholder.

Gen 25:12  And these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bore to Abraham.

Gen 25:13  And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations. The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

Gen 25:14  And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

Gen 25:15  Hadad, and Tema and Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

Gen 25:16  These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their towns and by their settlements; twelve chiefs according to their nations.

Gen 25:17  And these were the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred thirty-seven years. And he expired and died, and was gathered to his people.

Gen 25:18  And they lived from Havilah to Shur, which is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. And he died in the presence of all his brethren.

The Birth of Esau and Jacob

Gen 25:19  And these were the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham begat Isaac.

Gen 25:20  And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian.

Gen 25:21  And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife because she was barren. And the LORD heard him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Gen 25:22  And the sons struggled together within her. And she said, “If it is well, why am I this way?” And she went to inquire of the LORD.

Gen 25:23  And the LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two kinds of people shall be separated from your belly. And the one people shall be stronger than the other people, the older shall serve the younger.”

Gen 25:24  And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, twins were in her womb!

Gen 25:25  And the first came out red, like a hairy garment all over. And they called his name Esau.

Gen 25:26  And after that his brother came out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel. And his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

Gen 25:27  And the boys grew. And Esau was a skilled hunter, a man of the field. And Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

Gen 25:28  And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his venison. But Rebekah loved Jacob.

Esau Sells His Birthright

Gen 25:29  And Jacob boiled soup. And Esau came from the field, and he was faint.

Gen 25:30  And Esau said to Jacob, “I beg you, let me eat of the red, this red soup, for I am faint.” Therefore, his name was called Edom.

Gen 25:31  And Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright today.”

Gen 25:32  And Esau said, “Behold, I am at the point of dying, and what profit shall this birthright be to me?”

Gen 25:33  And Jacob said, “Swear to me this day.” And he swore to him, and he sold his birthright to Jacob.

Gen 25:34  Then Jacob gave Esau bread and soup of lentils. And he ate and drank, and rose up and went his way. Thus did Esau despise his birthright.

Sarah’s Death and Burial

Gen 23:1  And Sarah was a hundred twenty-seven years old, these were the years of the life of Sarah.

Gen 23:2  And Sarah died in Kirjath Arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

Gen 23:3  And Abraham stood up from before his dead and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

Gen 23:4  “I am a stranger and a sojourner with you. Give me possession of a burial site with you, so that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

Gen 23:5  And the sons of Heth answered Abraham saying to him,

Gen 23:6  “Hear us, my lord. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choice of our burial places. None of us shall withhold from you his burial site for burying your dead.”

Gen 23:7  And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.

Gen 23:8  And he spoke with them, saying, “If it is your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and ask for me of Ephron the son of Zohar,

Gen 23:9  That he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he has, which is at the end of his field. For as much silver as it is worth, he shall give it to me for a possession of a burial place among you.”

Gen 23:10  And Ephron lived among the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Gen 23:11  “No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and the cave that is in it I give to you. In the presence of the sons of my people, I give it to you. Bury your dead.”

Gen 23:12  And Abraham bowed before the people of the land.

Gen 23:13  And he spoke to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, “Only if you would hear me; I will give you silver for the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.”

Gen 23:14  And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

Gen 23:15  “My lord, hearken to me. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver—what is that between me and you? So bury your dead.”

Gen 23:16  And Abraham hearkened to Ephron. And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, as is current among the merchants.

Gen 23:17  And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre—the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees in the field, in all the borders round about—was deeded

Gen 23:18  To Abraham for a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

Gen 23:19  And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave at the field of Machpelah before Mamre, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan.

Gen 23:20  And the field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham for possession of a burial place by the sons of Heth.

The Sacrifice of Isaac

Gen 22:1  And it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

Gen 22:2  And He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell you.”

Gen 22:3  And Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up and went to the place of which God had told him.

Gen 22:4  Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off.

Gen 22:5  And Abraham said to his young men, “You stay here with the donkey, and I and the boy will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.”

Gen 22:6  And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it upon Isaac his son. And he took the fire pot in his hand, and a knife. And they both went together.

Gen 22:7  And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” And he said, “Behold the fire and the wood. But where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”

Gen 22:8  And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering.” So they both went on together.

Gen 22:9  And they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order. And he bound his son Isaac and laid him on the wood, upon the altar.

Gen 22:10  And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

Gen 22:11  And the angel of the LORD called to him from the heavens and said, “Abraham! Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

Gen 22:12  And He said, “Do not lay your hand upon the lad, nor do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”

Gen 22:13  And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked. And, behold, behind him a ram was entangled in a thicket by its horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

Gen 22:14  And Abraham called the name of that place The LORD Will Provide; so that it is said until this day, “In the mount of the LORD it will be provided.”

Gen 22:15  And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham out of heaven the second time,

Gen 22:16  And said, ” ‘By Myself have I sworn,’ says the LORD, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son;

Gen 22:17  That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed like the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.

Gen 22:18  And in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.’ “

Gen 22:19  Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived at Beersheba.

Gen 22:20  And it came to pass after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, “Behold Milcah! She also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

Gen 22:21  Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

Gen 22:22  And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”

Gen 22:23  And Bethuel begat Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

Gen 22:24  And his concubine, named Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.