Genesis Chapter 25 (KJV) – Read & Study

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

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²And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

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³And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

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⁴And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

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⁵And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

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⁶But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

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⁷And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.

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⁸Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

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⁹And 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;

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¹⁰The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

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¹¹And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.

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¹²Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:

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

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¹⁴And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

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¹⁵Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:

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¹⁶These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.

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¹⁷And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.

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¹⁸And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.

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¹⁹And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:

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²⁰And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

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²¹And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

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²²And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.

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²³And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

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²⁴And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

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²⁵And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

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

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