25:12 This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, 3 whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.
25:13 These are the names of Ishmael’s sons, by their names according to their records: 4 Nebaioth (Ishmael’s firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 25:14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 25:15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 25:16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps – twelve princes 5 according to their clans.
25:17 Ishmael lived a total of 6 137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors. 7 25:18 His descendants 8 settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next 9 to Egypt all the way 10 to Asshur. 11 They settled 12 away from all their relatives. 13
25:19 This is the account of Isaac, 14 the son of Abraham.
Abraham became the father of Isaac. 25:20 When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, 15 the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean. 16
25:21 Isaac prayed to 17 the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. 25:22 But the children struggled 18 inside her, and she said, “If it is going to be like this, I’m not so sure I want to be pregnant!” 19 So she asked the Lord, 20 25:23 and the Lord said to her,
“Two nations 21 are in your womb,
and two peoples will be separated from within you.
One people will be stronger than the other,
and the older will serve the younger.”
25:24 When the time came for Rebekah to give birth, 22 there were 23 twins in her womb. 25:25 The first came out reddish 24 all over, 25 like a hairy 26 garment, so they named him Esau. 27 25:26 When his brother came out with 28 his hand clutching Esau’s heel, they named him Jacob. 29 Isaac was sixty years old 30 when they were born.
25:27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled 31 hunter, a man of the open fields, but Jacob was an even-tempered man, living in tents. 32 25:28 Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for fresh game, 33 but Rebekah loved 34 Jacob.
25:29 Now Jacob cooked some stew, 35 and when Esau came in from the open fields, he was famished. 25:30 So Esau said to Jacob, “Feed 36 me some of the red stuff – yes, this red stuff – because I’m starving!” (That is why he was also called 37 Edom.) 38
25:31 But Jacob replied, “First 39 sell me your birthright.” 25:32 “Look,” said Esau, “I’m about to die! What use is the birthright to me?” 40 25:33 But Jacob said, “Swear an oath to me now.” 41 So Esau 42 swore an oath to him and sold his birthright 43 to Jacob.
25:34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew; Esau ate and drank, then got up and went out. 44 So Esau despised his birthright. 45