Genesis 25
The sons of Abraham by Keturah.
Genesis 25:1 Abraha toke hi another wyfe cald Ketura Genesis 25:2 which bare hi Sunram Iacksam Medan Midia Iesback and Suah. Genesis 25:3 And Iacksan begat Seba and Deda. And the sonnes of sedan were Assurim Letusim and Leumim. Genesis 25:4 And the sonnes of Midian were Epha Epher Hanoch Abida and Elda. All these were the childern of Bethura.
The division of his goods.
Genesis 25:5 But Abraha gaue all that he had vnto Isaac. Genesis 25:6 And vnto the sonnes of his concubines he haue giftes and sent them awaye from Isaac his sonne (while he yet lyved) east ward vnto the east contre.
His age, and death.
Genesis 25:7 These are the dayes of the life of Abraha which he lyved: an hudred and .lxxv. yere Genesis 25:8 and than fell seke ad dyed in a lustie age (whe he had lyved ynough) ad was put vnto his people.
His burial.
Genesis 25:9 And his sonnes Isaac ad Ismael buried hi in the duble caue in the feld of Ephro sone of Zoar the Hethite before Mamre. Genesis 25:10 Which felde abraha boughte of the sonnes of Heth: There was Abraha buried and Sara hys wife.
Genesis 25:11 And after yt deeth of Abraha God blessed Isaac his sonne which dweld by the well of the lyvige and seige
The generations of Ishmael.
Genesis 25:12 These are the generatios of Ismael Abrahas sonne which Hagar the Egiptia Saras hand mayde bare vnto Abraham. Genesis 25:13 And these are the names of the sones of Ismaell with their names in their kireddes. The eldest sone of Ismael Neuatoth the Redar Adbeel Mibsa Genesis 25:14 Misma Duma Masa Genesis 25:15 Hadar Thema Ietur Naphis and Redma. Genesis 25:16 These are the sones of Ismael and these are their names in their townes and castels .xij. princes of natios.
His age, and death.
Genesis 25:17 And these are the yeres of the lyfe of Ismael: an hudred and .xxxvij yere and than he fell seke and dyed and was layde vnto his people. Genesis 25:18 And he dweld from Euila vnto Sur yt is before Egypte as men go toward the Assirias. And he dyed in the presence of all his brethren.
Genesis 25:19 And these are the generatios of Isaac Abrahas sonne: Abraha begat Isaac. Genesis 25:20 And Isaac was .xl. yere olde whe he toke Rebecca to wyfe the doughter of Bethuel the Sirian of Mesopotamia and sister to Iaban the Sirien.
Isaac prayeth for Rebekah, being barren.
Genesis 25:21 And Isaac made intercessio vnto ye LORde for his wife: because she was bare: and ye LORde was itreated of hi and Rebecca his wife coceaued:
The children strive within her womb.
Genesis 25:22 and ye childern stroue together withi her, the she sayde: yf it shulde goo so to passe what helpeth it yt I am with childe? And she went and axed ye LORde. Genesis 25:23 And ye LORde sayde vnto her there are .ij. maner of people in the wombe and ij. nations shall springe out of thy bowels and the one nation shalbe myghtier than the other and the eldest shalbe servaunte vnto the yonger.
The birth of Esau and Jacob.
Genesis 25:24 And whe hir tyme was come to be delyuered beholde: there were .ij. twyns in hir wobe. Genesis 25:25 And he that came out first was redde and rough ouer all as it were an hyde: and they called his name Esau. Genesis 25:26 And after ward his brother came out and his hande holdynge Esau by the hele. Wher fore his name was called Iacob. And Isaac was .lx. yere olde whe she bare the:
Their difference.
Genesis 25:27 and the boyes grewe and Esau became a conynge hunter and a tyllman. But Iacob was a simple man and dwelled in the tentes. Genesis 25:28 Isaac loved Esau because he dyd eate of his venyso but Rebecca loued Iacob
Esau selleth his birthright.
Genesis 25:29 Iacob sod potage and Esau came from the feld and was faine Genesis 25:30 and sayd to Iacob: let me syppe of yt redde potage for I am fayntie. And therfore was his name called Edom. Genesis 25:31 And Iacob sayde: sell me this daye thy byrthrighte. Genesis 25:32 And Esau answered: Loo I am at the poynte to dye and what profit shall this byrthrighte do me? Genesis 25:33 And Iacob sayde swere to me then this daye. And he swore to him and sold his byrthrighte vnto Iacob. Genesis 25:34 Than Iacob gaue Esau brede and potage of redde ryse. And he ate and dronke and rose vp and went his waye. And so Esau regarded not his byrthrighte.
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