Douay Genesis 25

Book Of Genesis  Chapter 25
Abraham's children by Cetura; his death and that of Ismael. Isaac hath Esau and Jacob twins. Esau selleth his first birthright to Jacob.

[1] And Abraham married another wife, named Cetura: [2] Who bore him Zamran, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue. [3] Jecsan also begot Saba and Dadan. The children of Dadan were Assurim, and Latusim, and Loomin. [4] But of Madian was born Epha, and Opher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa: all these were the children of Cetura. [5] And Abraham gave all his possessions to Isaac.

[6] And to the children of the concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, to the east country. [7] And the days of Abraham' s life were a hundred and seventy-five years. [8] And decaying he died in a good old age, and having lived a long time, and being full of days: and was gathered to his people. [9] And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, which was situated in the field of Ephron the son of Seor the Hethite, over against Mambre; [10] Which he had bought of the children of Heth: there was he buried, and Sara his wife.

[11] And after his death, God blessed Isaac his son, who dwelt by the well named Of the living and seeing. [12] These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Egyptian, Sara' s servant, bore unto him: [13] And these are the names of his children according to their calling and generations. The firstborn of Ismael was Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam. [14] And Masma, and Duma, and Massa, [15] Hadar, and Thema, and Jethur, and Naphis, and Cedma.

[16] These are the sons of Ismael: and these are their names by their castles and towns, twelve princes of their tribes. [17] And the years of Ismael' s life were a hundred and thirty-seven, and decaying he died, and was gathered unto his people. [18] And he dwelt from Hevila as far as Sur, which looketh towards Egypt, to them that go towards the Assyrians. He died in the presence of all his brethren. [19] These also are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac: [20] Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban.

[21] And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive. [22] But the children struggled in her womb: and she said: If it were to be so with me, what need was there to conceive? And she went to consult the Lord. [23] And he answering said: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger. [24] And when her time was come to be delivered, behold twins were found in her womb. [25] He that came forth first was red, and hairy like a skin: and his name was called Esau. Immediately the other coming forth, held his brother' s foot in his hand, and therefore he was called Jacob.

[26] Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him. [27] And when they were grown up, Esau became a skillful hunter, and a husbandman, but Jacob a plain man dwelt in tents. [28] Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob. [29] And Jacob boiled pottage: to whom Esau, coming faint out of the field, [30] Said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was called Edom.

[31] And Jacob said to him: Sell me thy first birthright. [32] He answered: Lo I die, what will the first birthright avail me? [33] Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright. [34] And so taking bread and the pottage of lentils, he ate, and drank, and went his way; making little account of having sold his first birthright.