Genesis 25
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Abraham again took a wife, and her name was a Keturah.
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And b she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
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Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
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And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
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And c Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.
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But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he d sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to e the country of the east.
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This is the sum of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years.
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Then Abraham breathed his last and f died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and g was gathered to his people.
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And h his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of i Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite,
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j the field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. k There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife.
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And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at l Beer La-hai' Roi.
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Now this is the m genealogy of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maidservant, bore to Abraham.
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And n these were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
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Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
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Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
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These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, o twelve princes according to their nations.
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These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and p he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
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q (They dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt as you go toward Assyria.) He died r in the presence of all his brethren.
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This is the s genealogy of Isaac, Abraham's son. t Abraham begot Isaac.
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Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, u the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, v the sister of Laban the Syrian.
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Now Isaac pleaded with the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; w and the LORD granted his plea, x and Rebekah his wife conceived.
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But the children struggled together within her; and she said, "If all is well, why am I like this?" y So she went to inquire of the LORD.
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And the LORD said to her:
z "Two nations are in your womb,
Two peoples shall be separated from your body;
One people shall be stronger than a the other,
b And the older shall serve the younger."
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So when her days were fulfilled for her to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb.
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And the first came out red. He was c like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau.
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Afterward his brother came out, and d his hand took hold of Esau's heel; so e his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
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So the boys grew. And Esau was f a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was g a mild man, h dwelling in tents.
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And Isaac loved Esau because he i ate of his game, j but Rebekah loved Jacob.
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Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary.
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And Esau said to Jacob, "Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary." Therefore his name was called Edom.
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But Jacob said, "Sell me your birthright as of this day."
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And Esau said, "Look, I am about to die; so k what is this birthright to me?"
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Then Jacob said, "Swear to me as of this day." So he swore to him, and l sold his birthright to Jacob.
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And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then m he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau n despised his birthright.
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1 Chronicles 1:32
Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
1 Chronicles 1:33
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
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1 Chronicles 1:32
Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
1 Chronicles 1:33
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
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Genesis 24:35
The LORD has blessed my master greatly, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
Genesis 24:36
And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and to him he has given all that he has.
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Genesis 21:14
So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water; and putting it on her shoulder, he gave it and the boy to Hagar, and sent her away. Then she departed and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.
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Judges 6:3
So it was, whenever Israel had sown, Midianites would come up; also Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them.
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Genesis 15:15
Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age.
Genesis 47:8
Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How old are you?
Genesis 47:9
And Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred and thirty years; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
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Genesis 25:17
These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
Genesis 35:29
So Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Genesis 49:29
Then he charged them and said to them: "I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
Genesis 49:33
And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.
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Genesis 35:29
So Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Genesis 50:13
For his sons carried him to the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as property for a burial place.
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Genesis 23:9
"that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he has, which is at the end of his field. Let him give it to me at the full price, as property for a burial place among you."
Genesis 23:17
So 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 that were in the field, which were within all the surrounding borders, were deeded
Genesis 49:30
In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite as a possession for a burial place.
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Genesis 23:3 - 16
Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying.
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Genesis 49:31
There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah.
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Genesis 16:14
Therefore the well was called Beer La-hai' Roi; observe, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
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Genesis 11:10
This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.
Genesis 11:27
This is the genealogy of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran begot Lot.
Genesis 16:15
So Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
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1 Chronicles 1:29 - 31
These are their genealogies: The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam.
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Genesis 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
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Genesis 25:8
Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
Genesis 49:33
And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.
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Genesis 20:1
And Abraham journeyed from there to the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar.
1 Samuel 15:7
And Saul attacked the Amalekites, from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
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Genesis 16:12
He shall be a wild man; His hand shall be against every man, And every man's hand against him. And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
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Genesis 36:1
Now this is the genealogy of Esau, who is Edom.
Genesis 36:9
And this is the genealogy of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir.
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Matthew 1:2
Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers.
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Genesis 22:23
And Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Genesis 24:15
And it happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her pitcher on her shoulder.
Genesis 24:29
Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban, and Laban ran out to the man by the well.
Genesis 24:67
Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
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Genesis 24:29
Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban, and Laban ran out to the man by the well.
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1 Samuel 1:17
Then Eli answered and said, "Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him.
1 Chronicles 5:20
And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them, for they cried out to God in the battle. He heeded their prayer, because they put their trust in Him.
2 Chronicles 33:13
And prayed to Him; and He received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God.
Ezra 8:23
So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer.
Psalms 127:3
Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.
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Romans 9:10 - 13
And not only this, but when Rebecca also had conceived by one man, even by our father Isaac
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1 Samuel 1:15
But Hannah answered and said, "No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
1 Samuel 9:9
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he spoke thus: "Come, let us go to the seer"; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.)
1 Samuel 10:22
Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, "Has the man come here yet?" And the LORD answered, "There he is, hidden among the equipment.
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Genesis 17:4 - 6
As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.
Genesis 17:16
"And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her."
Genesis 24:60
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her: Our sister, may you become The mother of thousands of ten thousands; And may your descendants possess The gates of those who hate them.
Numbers 20:14
Now Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom. "Thus says your brother Israel: 'You know all the hardship that has befallen us.
Deuteronomy 2:4 - 8
And command the people, saying, "You are about to pass through the territory of your brethren, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully.
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2 Samuel 8:14
He also put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.
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Genesis 27:29
Let peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you. Be master over your brethren, And let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, And blessed be those who bless you!
Genesis 27:40
By your sword you shall live, And you shall serve your brother; And it shall come to pass, when you become restless, That you shall break his yoke from your neck.
Malachi 1:2
I have loved you," says the LORD. "Yet you say, 'In what way have You loved us?' Was not Esau Jacob's brother?" Says the LORD. "Yet Jacob I have loved.
Malachi 1:3
But Esau I have hated, And laid waste his mountains and his heritage For the jackals of the wilderness.
Romans 9:12
It was said to her, "The older shall serve the younger.
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Genesis 27:11
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth- skinned man.
Genesis 27:16
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
Genesis 27:23
And he did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him.
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Hosea 12:3
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, And in his strength he struggled with God.
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Genesis 27:36
And Esau said, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now look, he has taken away my blessing!" And he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?
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Genesis 27:3
Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me.
Genesis 27:5
Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt game and to bring it.
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Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.
Job 1:8
Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?
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Hebrews 11:9
By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.
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Genesis 27:4
"And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die."
Genesis 27:19
Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn; I have done just as you told me; please arise, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.
Genesis 27:25
He said, "Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's game, so that my soul may bless you." So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Genesis 27:31
He also had made savory food, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, "Let my father arise and eat of his son's game, that your soul may bless me.
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Genesis 27:6 - 10
So Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, "Indeed I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying.
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Matthew 16:26
For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Mark 8:36
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
Mark 8:37
Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
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Hebrews 12:16
Lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.
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Ecclesiastes 8:15
So I commended enjoyment, because a man has nothing better under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.
Isaiah 22:13
But instead, joy and gladness, Slaying oxen and killing sheep, Eating meat and drinking wine: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!
1 Corinthians 15:32
If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!
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Hebrews 12:16
Lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.
Hebrews 12:17
For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.
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