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1 And Abraham took another wife named Keturah. 2 She became the mother of Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah. 3 And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim. 4 And from Midian came Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the offspring of Keturah. 5 Now Abraham gave all his property to Isaac; 6 But to the sons of his other women he gave offerings, and sent them away, while he was still living, into the east country. 7 Now the years of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five. 8 And Abraham came to his death, an old man, full of years; and he was put to rest with his people. 9 And 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; 10 The same field which Abraham got from the children of Heth: there Abraham was put to rest with Sarah, his wife. 11 Now after the death of Abraham, the blessing of God was with Isaac, his son. 12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whose mother was Hagar the Egyptian, the servant of Sarah: 13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their generations: Ishmael's first son was Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam 14 And Mishma and Dumah and Massa, 15 Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their towns and their tent-circles; twelve chiefs with their peoples. 17 And 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. 18 And their country was from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt: they took their place to the east of all their brothers. 19 Now these are the generations of Abraham's son Isaac: 20 Isaac 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. 21 Isaac 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. 22 And 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. 23 And 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. 24 And when the time came for her to give birth, there were two children in her body. 25 And the first came out red from head to foot like a robe of hair, and they gave him the name of Esau. 26 And 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. 27 And 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. 28 Now Isaac's love was for Esau, because Esau's meat was greatly to his taste: but Rebekah had more love for Jacob. 29 And one day Jacob was cooking some soup when Esau came in from the fields in great need of food; 30 And 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. 31 And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright. 32 And Esau said, Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me? 33 And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave him bread and soup; and he took food and drink and went away, caring little for his birthright.

People & places in this chapter

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People

  • Abida

    Son of Midian

    One of the five sons of Midian, descendants of Keturah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33

  • Abraham

    Father of nations

    Called by God, he left home in faith to become the father of a chosen people.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 12–25

  • Adbeel

    Ishmaelite prince

    One of the twelve sons of Ishmael, listed among the princes of his people.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:13

  • Dedan

    Son of Jokshan

    A son of Jokshan, grandson of Abraham and Keturah; the Asshurites, Letushites and Leummites are listed as his sons.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:3; 1 Chronicles 1:32

  • Dumah

    Ishmaelite prince

    A son of Ishmael whose name is also attached to a place in Arabia.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:14

  • Eldaah

    Son of Midian

    The last-named of the five sons of Midian, descendants of Keturah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33

  • Ephah

    Son of Midian

    The first-named of the five sons of Midian, descendants of Keturah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33

  • Epher

    Son of Midian

    One of the five sons of Midian, descendants of Keturah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33

  • Ephron

    Hittite who sold Machpelah

    A Hittite at Hebron, son of Zohar, who sold Abraham the field and cave of Machpelah for four hundred shekels of silver, where Abraham buried Sarah and was himself buried.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 23:8–10; Genesis 23:16; Genesis 25:9

  • Esau

    Father of the Edomites

    Isaac's elder son, who traded his birthright for a bowl of stew.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25–27; 36

  • Hadad

    Ishmaelite prince

    A son of Ishmael numbered among the twelve princes of his people.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:15

  • Hanoch

    Son of Midian

    One of the five sons of Midian, descendants of Keturah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33

  • Isaac

    Child of promise

    The long-promised son, nearly offered on Moriah, through whom the covenant continued.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 21–27

  • Ishbak

    Son of Keturah

    A son of Abraham by Keturah who fathered an Arabian people of the east.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 25:2

  • Ishmael

    Abraham's firstborn

    Abraham's son by Hagar, blessed by God to become a great nation.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 16; 17:20; 21; 25:12–18

  • Jacob

    Father of the tribes

    He wrestled with God through the night and rose as Israel, father of twelve tribes.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25–35; 46–49

  • Jetur

    Ishmaelite prince

    One of Ishmael's twelve sons, later linked to the Itureans.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:15

  • Jokshan

    Son of Keturah

    A son of Abraham by Keturah and father of the trading peoples Sheba and Dedan.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 25:2-3

  • Kedar

    Ishmaelite prince

    Second son of Ishmael whose name marks a prominent northern Arabian tribe.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:13

  • Kedemah

    Ishmaelite prince

    The last-named of Ishmael's twelve sons in the genealogy.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:15

  • Keturah

    Wife of Abraham

    The wife Abraham took after Sarah's death, mother of six more sons.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:1-6

  • Laban

    Rebekah's brother; Jacob's father-in-law

    Bethuel's son and Rebekah's brother, who welcomed Abraham's servant, later became Jacob's uncle and father-in-law, deceived him by giving him Leah, and pursued him to Gilead when…

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 24:29; Genesis 25:20; Genesis 29:13

  • Massa

    Ishmaelite prince

    One of the twelve sons of Ishmael listed among his tribal princes.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:14

  • Medan

    Son of Keturah

    A son of Abraham by Keturah who fathered a people of the Arabian east.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 25:2

  • Mibsam

    Ishmaelite prince

    A son of Ishmael counted among the twelve princes of his descendants.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:13

  • Midian

    Ancestor of the Midianites

    A son of Abraham by Keturah and ancestor of the Midianites of the northwestern Arabian desert.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 25:2

  • Mishma

    Ishmaelite prince

    One of Ishmael's twelve sons, named among the tribal princes.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:14

  • Naphish

    Ishmaelite prince

    A son of Ishmael counted among the twelve tribal princes.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:15

  • Nebaioth

    Ishmael's firstborn

    Ishmael's firstborn son and one of the twelve princes God promised him.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:13

  • Rebekah

    Matriarch, mother of twins

    Wife of Isaac and mother of the twins Jacob and Esau.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 24-27

  • Sheba

    Son of Jokshan

    A son of Jokshan, grandson of Abraham and Keturah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:3; 1 Chronicles 1:32

  • Shuah

    Son of Keturah

    The youngest son of Abraham by Keturah and ancestor of an eastern desert people.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 25:2

  • Tema

    Ishmaelite prince

    A son of Ishmael whose name marks an oasis and tribe of the desert.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25:15

  • Zimran

    Son of Keturah

    A son of Abraham by Keturah, the wife he took after Sarah's death.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 25:2

  • Zohar

    Father of Ephron

    A Hittite named only as the father of Ephron, from whom Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 23:8; Genesis 25:9

Cross references (32)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Chronicles 1:32–33; Genesis 28:1; Genesis 23:1–2
  2. 2 1 Chronicles 1:32–33; Numbers 31:8; Genesis 37:36; Numbers 25:17–18; Numbers 31:2
  3. 3 Ezekiel 25:13; 1 Kings 10:1; Ezekiel 27:6; Jeremiah 49:8; Job 6:19
  4. 4 Isaiah 60:6
  5. 5 Genesis 24:36; Galatians 3:29; Hebrews 1:2; Matthew 11:27; Romans 8:32
  6. 6 Genesis 21:14; Judges 6:3; Acts 14:17; Matthew 5:45; Judges 19:1–2
  7. 7 Genesis 12:4
  8. 8 Genesis 35:28–29; Genesis 15:15; 1 Chronicles 29:28; Genesis 49:33; Job 5:26
  9. 9 Genesis 50:13; Genesis 35:29; Genesis 49:29–30; Genesis 21:9–10; Genesis 23:9–20
  10. 10 Genesis 23:16; Genesis 49:31
  11. 11 Genesis 16:14; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 24:62; Genesis 12:2; Genesis 17:19
  12. 12 Psalm 83:6; Genesis 17:20; Genesis 21:13; Genesis 16:10–15
  13. 13 1 Chronicles 1:29–31; Isaiah 60:7; Isaiah 42:11; Psalm 120:5; Song of Songs 1:5
  14. 14 Isaiah 21:16; Isaiah 21:11
  15. 15 1 Chronicles 5:19; Job 2:11
  16. 16 Genesis 17:20; Genesis 17:23
  17. 17 Genesis 15:15; Genesis 25:7–8
  18. 18 Genesis 16:12; Genesis 20:1; Genesis 21:21; 2 Kings 23:29; Psalm 78:64
  19. 19 Matthew 1:2; Luke 3:34; Acts 7:8; 1 Chronicles 1:32
  20. 20 Genesis 24:29; Genesis 24:67; Genesis 22:23; Deuteronomy 26:5; Genesis 31:24
  21. 21 2 Chronicles 33:13; Ezra 8:23; Luke 1:13; Isaiah 58:9; 1 Chronicles 5:20
  22. 22 1 Samuel 9:9; 1 Samuel 28:6; 1 Samuel 30:8; 1 Samuel 10:22; Ezekiel 20:31
  23. 23 Romans 9:10–13; Genesis 27:40; Genesis 27:29; 2 Samuel 8:14; Malachi 1:2–5
  24. 25 Genesis 27:11; Genesis 27:23; Genesis 27:16
  25. 26 Genesis 27:36; Hosea 12:3; Genesis 38:28–30
  26. 27 Hebrews 11:9; Genesis 21:20; Genesis 28:10–11; Genesis 6:9; Genesis 10:9
  27. 28 Genesis 27:19; Genesis 27:31; Genesis 27:4; Genesis 27:9; Genesis 27:25
  28. 29 Isaiah 40:30–31; Proverbs 13:25; 1 Samuel 14:28; Judges 8:4–5; 1 Samuel 14:31
  29. 30 Numbers 20:14–21; Genesis 36:43; Genesis 36:1; Deuteronomy 23:7; Exodus 15:15
  30. 32 Job 34:9; Job 22:17; Job 21:15; Malachi 3:14; Exodus 22:9
  31. 33 Hebrews 12:16; Genesis 27:36; Hebrews 6:16; Genesis 24:3; Genesis 36:6–7
  32. 34 Hebrews 12:16–17; Philippians 3:18–19; Matthew 26:15; Isaiah 22:13; 1 Corinthians 15:32

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 25:23 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book IV, Chapter XXI)

    … might stand, not of works, but of Him that calleth, it was said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people are in thy body; and the one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger." From which it is evident, that not only [were there] prophecies of the patriarchs, but …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 25:34 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book X, Chapters XXIX–XXXI)

    I know, too, that Esau was deceived by a longing for lentiles, and that David took blame to himself for desiring water, and that our King was tempted not by flesh but bread.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 25:26 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book IV, Chapter XXI)

    Thus, in the first place, at his birth, since he laid hold on his brother's heel, he was called Jacob, that is, the supplanter--one who holds, but is not held; binding the feet, but not being bound; striving and conquering; grasping in his hand his adversary's heel, that is, victory.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  4. Quotes verse 25:1 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVI, Chapters 33–36)

    … her handmaid, after Abraham had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife." And of Keturah, whom he took after Sarah's departure, we read, "Then again Abraham took a wife, whose name was Keturah." Lo!

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  5. Quotes verse 25:5 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVI, Chapters 33–36)

    But unto the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from his son Isaac, (while he yet lived,) eastward, unto the east country." Therefore the sons of the concubines, that is, the heretics and the carnal Jews, have some gifts, but do not attain the promised kingdom; "For they which are the children of the flesh, …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)