Genesis 25
25
Abraham’s Death and His Descendants
1Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2#1 Chr. 1:32, 33She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. 4The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 5#ch. 24:36Abraham gave all he had to Isaac. 6But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he #ch. 21:14 sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward #[Judg. 6:3]to the east country.
7These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, 175 years. 8Abraham #ver. 17; ch. 35:29; 49:33 breathed his last and #ch. 15:15died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. 9Isaac and Ishmael #ch. 35:29his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, 10the field #ch. 23:16; 50:13 that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. #ch. 49:30, 31There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. 11After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac settled at #ch. 16:14; 24:62Beer-lahai-roi.
12These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, #ch. 16:15whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham. 13#1 Chr. 1:29-31 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: #Isa. 60:7Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and #Isa. 60:7Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15Hadad, #Job 6:19; Isa. 21:14 Tema, #1 Chr. 5:19Jetur, #1 Chr. 5:19Naphish, and Kedemah. 16These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, #ch. 17:20twelve princes according to their tribes. 17(These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He #ver. 8breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) 18#1 Sam. 15:7 They settled from Havilah to #ch. 16:7; 20:1; Ex. 15:22Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled#25:18 Hebrew fell over against all his kinsmen.
The Birth of Esau and Jacob
19These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: #Matt. 1:2Abraham fathered Isaac, 20and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, #ch. 22:23 the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of #See ch. 28:2 Paddan-aram, #ch. 24:29the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. 21And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And #2 Sam. 21:14; 24:25; 1 Chr. 5:20; 2 Chr. 33:13; Ezra 8:23the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?”#25:22 Or why do I live? So she went #[1 Sam. 9:9]to inquire of the Lord. 23And the Lord said to her,
# ch. 17:16; 24:60 “Two nations are in your womb,
and two peoples from within you#25:23 Or from birth shall be divided;
# [2 Sam. 8:14]; See Obad. 18-21 the one shall be stronger than the other,
# ch. 27:29, 40; Cited Rom. 9:12 the older shall serve the younger.”
24When her days to give birth were completed, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25The first came out red, #ch. 27:11, 16, 23all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau. 26Afterward his brother came out with #Hos. 12:3 his hand holding Esau’s heel, so #ch. 27:36his name was called Jacob.#25:26 Jacob means He takes by the heel, or He cheats Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
27When the boys grew up, Esau was #ch. 27:3, 5 a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, #Heb. 11:9dwelling in tents. 28Isaac loved Esau because #ch. 27:4, 7, 9he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Esau Sells His Birthright
29Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.#25:30 Edom sounds like the Hebrew for red) 31Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” 32Esau said, “I am about to die; of what use is a birthright to me?” 33Jacob said, “Swear to me now.” So he swore to him and #Heb. 12:16sold his birthright to Jacob. 34Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
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Kejadian 25
25
Kematian Abraham dan salasilah keturunannya
1Abraham mengambil seorang isteri lagi bernama Ketura. 2Ketura melahirkan baginya Zimran, Yoksan, Medan, Midian, Isbak, dan Suah. 3Yoksan mempunyai anak, iaitu Syeba dan Dedan. Keturunan Dedan ialah orang Asyur, orang Letus, dan orang Leum. 4Anak-anak Midian ialah Efa, Efer, Hanokh, Abida, dan Eldaa. Semuanya ini keturunan Ketura.
5Abraham memberikan segala sesuatu yang dimilikinya kepada Ishak, 6tetapi dia hanya memberikan pemberian kepada anak-anak gundik-gundiknya. Semasa Abraham masih hidup, dia menyuruh mereka meninggalkan Ishak anaknya dan pergi ke sebelah timur, ke Tanah Timur.
7Abraham mencapai usia seratus tujuh puluh lima tahun. 8Setelah itu, Abraham menghembuskan nafasnya yang terakhir lalu meninggal ketika sudah sangat tua dan lanjut umur. Lalu dia dikumpulkan bersama kaum leluhurnya. 9Anak-anaknya, iaitu Ishak dan Ismael, memakamkannya di dalam Gua Makhpela di ladang Efron anak Zohar, orang Het, yang terletak di sebelah timur Mamre. 10#Kej 23:3-16.Ladang itu telah dibeli Abraham daripada bani Het. Di sanalah Abraham dimakamkan bersama-sama Sarah, isterinya. 11Setelah Abraham meninggal, Allah memberkati Ishak, anaknya. Ishak tinggal dekat perigi Lahai-Roi.
12Inilah keturunan Ismael, anak Abraham yang dilahirkan untuknya oleh Hagar, seorang perempuan Mesir yang menjadi hamba Sarah. 13Inilah nama anak-anak Ismael menurut urutan kelahirannya: Nebayot, anak sulung Ismael, diikuti Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14Misma, Duma, Masa, 15Hadad, Tema, Yetur, Nafis, dan Kedma. 16Inilah anak-anak Ismael dan nama mereka menurut kampung serta perkhemahan mereka, dua belas orang pemimpin suku, masing-masing dengan sukunya. 17Ismael mencapai usia 137 tahun. Setelah itu, dia menghembuskan nafasnya yang terakhir lalu meninggal dan dikumpulkan bersama-sama kaum leluhurnya. 18Mereka mendiami daerah dari Hawila ke daerah Syur yang terletak di sebelah timur Mesir ke arah Asyur. Mereka hidup bertentangan dengan semua saudara.
Keturunan Ishak, iaitu Esau dan Yakub
19Inilah keturunan Ishak, anak Abraham. Abraham mempunyai anak, iaitu Ishak. 20Ishak berumur empat puluh tahun ketika dia memperisteri Ribka. Ribka anak Betuel, orang Aram dari Padan-Aram, dan saudara perempuan Laban, orang Aram itu. 21Ishak berdoa kepada TUHAN untuk isterinya, kerana isterinya itu mandul. TUHAN mengabulkan doanya, lalu Ribka, isterinya pun mengandung. 22Namun demikian, anak-anaknya bertolak-tolakan dalam kandungannya sehingga dia berkata, “Mengapakah hal ini berlaku kepadaku?” Lalu pergilah dia mencari petunjuk TUHAN. 23#Rm 9:12.Firman TUHAN kepadanya,
“Dua bangsa ada dalam kandunganmu,
dan dua suku bangsa akan terpencar daripada rahimmu.
Suku bangsa yang satu akan lebih kuat daripada yang lain,
dan yang tua akan melayan yang muda.”
24Setelah tibanya bagi Ribka untuk bersalin, ternyata ada anak kembar dalam kandungannya. 25Yang pertama keluar dalam keadaan kemerah-merahan, dan seluruh tubuhnya seperti jubah berbulu. Oleh sebab itu dia dinamai Esau. 26Kemudian keluarlah adiknya. Tangannya memegang tumit Esau, sehingga dia dinamai Yakub. Ishak berumur enam puluh tahun ketika mereka dilahirkan.
27Kedua-dua orang anak itu menjadi besar. Esau menjadi pemburu yang mahir dan suka tinggal di padang, manakala Yakub seorang yang tenang dan suka tinggal di khemah. 28Ishak menyayangi Esau, kerana dia suka makan hasil buruannya. Tetapi Ribka menyayangi Yakub.
Esau menjual haknya sebagai anak sulung
29Pada satu kali ketika Yakub sedang memasak sesuatu, Esau pulang dari padang berasa lapar sekali. 30Lalu Esau berkata kepada Yakub, “Berilah aku makan sedikit yang merah-merah itu, kerana aku amat lapar.” Itulah sebabnya dia dinamai Edom.
31Kata Yakub, “Juallah dahulu kepadaku hakmu sebagai anak sulung.”
32Kata Esau, “Sebentar lagi aku mati. Apakah gunanya hak sebagai anak sulung itu bagiku?”
33 # Ibr 12:16. Kata Yakub, “Bersumpahlah dahulu kepadaku.”
Maka bersumpahlah dia kepadanya dan dijualnyalah haknya sebagai anak sulung itu kepada Yakub. 34Kemudian Yakub memberi Esau roti dan masakan kacang merah itu. Esau makan dan minum, lalu bangkit dan pergi. Demikianlah Esau meremehkan haknya sebagai anak sulung itu.
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