Genesis 25 — Douay-Rheims Bible

And Abraham married another wife named Cetura:● Who bore him Zamram, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue.● Jecsan also begot Saba, and Dadan. The children of Dadan were Assurim, and Latusim, and Loomim.● But of Madian was born Epha, and Opher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa: all these were the children of Cetura.● And Abraham gave all his possessions to Isaac:● 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.● And the days of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five years.● 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.● 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,● Which he had bought of the children of Heth: there was he buried, and Sara his wife.● And after his death, God blessed Isaac his son, who dwelt by the well named Of the living and seeing.● These are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraham, whom Agar the Egyptian, Sara's servant, bore unto him:● 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,● And Masma, and Duma, and Massa,● Hadar, and Thema, and Jethur, and Naphis, and Cedma.● These are the sons of Ismael: and these are their names by their castles and towns, twelve princes of their tribes.● And the years of Ismael's life were a hundred and thirty-seven, and decaying he died, and was gathered unto his people.● 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.● These also are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac:● Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban.● And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive.● 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.● 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.● And when her time was come to be delivered, behold twins were found in her womb.● 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.● Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.● And when they were grown up, Esau became a skilful hunter, and a husbandman: but Jacob, a plain man, dwelt in tents.● Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob.● And Jacob boiled pottage: to whom Esau, coming faint out of the field,● Said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was called Edom.● And Jacob said to him: Sell me thy first birthright.● He answered: Lo I die, what will the first birthright avail me?● Jacob said: Swear therefore to me. Esau swore to him, and sold his first birthright.● And so taking bread and the pottage of lentils, he ate, and drank, and went on his way; making little account of having sold his first birthright.●