Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 25

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Genesis 25 . 1 , The sons of Abraham by Keturah; Genesis 25 . 5 , The division of his goods; Genesis 25 . 7 , His age , death , and burial; Genesis 25 . 11 , God blesses Isaac; Genesis 25 . 12 , The generations of Ishmael; Genesis 25 . 17 , His age and death; Genesis 25 . 19 , Isaac prays for Rebekah , being barren; Genesis 25 . 22 , The children strive in her womb; Genesis 25 . 24 , The birth of Esau and Jacob; Genesis 25 . 27 , Their different characters and pursuits; Genesis 25 . 29 , Esau sells his birthright.

Genesis 25:1

Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,

Genesis 25:1 · BSB

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Genesis 25:2

and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

Genesis 25:2 · BSB

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Genesis 25:3

Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.

Genesis 25:3 · BSB

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Genesis 25:4

The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

Genesis 25:4 · BSB

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Genesis 25:5

Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.

Genesis 25:5 · BSB

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Genesis 25:6

But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.

Genesis 25:6 · BSB

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Arabia Deserta , which was eastward of Beer-sheba , where Abraham dwelt

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Genesis 25:7

Abraham lived a total of 175 years.

Genesis 25:7 · BSB

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Genesis 25:8

And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

Genesis 25:8 · BSB

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Genesis 25:9

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

Genesis 25:9 · BSB

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Genesis 25:10

This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.

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Genesis 25:11

After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.

Genesis 25:11 · BSB

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Genesis 25:12

This is the account of Abraham's son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maidservant, bore to Abraham.

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Genesis 25:13

These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Genesis 25:13 · BSB

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From Nebajoth sprang the Nabatheans , who inhabited Arabia Petraea; from Kedar , the Cedreans , who dwelt near the Nabatheans; and from Jetur , the Itureans , who inhabited a small tract of country east of Jordan , which afterwards belonged to Manasseh

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Genesis 25:14

Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

Genesis 25:14 · BSB

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Genesis 25:15

Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

Genesis 25:15 · BSB

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or , Hadad , More than 300 manuscripts and printed editions read Hadad , as in

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These are evidently the same people mentioned in

  • 1 Chronicles 5:19 who , with the Itureans , assisted the Hagarenes against the Israelites , but were overcome by the two tribes of Reuben and Gad , and the half-tribe of Manasseh

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Genesis 25:16

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.

Genesis 25:16 · BSB

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castles The word tiroth , rendered "castles ," is supposed by some to denote here "towers ," fortified rocks , or mountain-tops , and fastnesses of various kinds in woods and hilly countries; but it rather means , "shepherds' cots ," surrounded by sufficient enclosures to prevent the cattle from straying , as the cognate Syriac word teyaro , and Arabic tawar , signify "a sheep-fold."

Genesis 25:17

Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

Genesis 25:17 · BSB

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Genesis 25:18

Ishmael's descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.

Genesis 25:18 · BSB

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Heb. fell

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Genesis 25:19

This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,

Genesis 25:19 · BSB

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Genesis 25:20

and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.

Genesis 25:20 · BSB

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Genesis 25:21

Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

Genesis 25:21 · BSB

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Genesis 25:22

But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, "Why is this happening to me?" So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,

Genesis 25:22 · BSB

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Genesis 25:23

and He declared to her: "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger."

Genesis 25:23 · BSB

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Genesis 25:24

When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.

Genesis 25:24 · BSB

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Genesis 25:25

The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.

Genesis 25:25 · BSB

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The word Esau has been generally considered to imply made , formed , or perfected; or perfect , robust , etc. But it appears to be a dialectical variation of the Arabic atha , to be covered with hair; whence athai , hairy , as no doubt the word Esau imports , in allusion to the circumstance of his being covered with red hair or down at his birth

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Genesis 25:26

After this, his brother came out grasping Esau's heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.

Genesis 25:26 · BSB

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Genesis 25:27

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

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Genesis 25:28

Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Genesis 25:28 · BSB

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Heb. venison was in his mouth

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Genesis 25:29

One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.

Genesis 25:29 · BSB

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Genesis 25:30

He said to Jacob, "Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished." (That is why he was also called Edom.)

Genesis 25:30 · BSB

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Heb. with that red , with that red pottage , This , we are informed

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i.e. red

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Genesis 25:31

"First sell me your birthright," Jacob replied.

Genesis 25:31 · BSB

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Genesis 25:32

"Look," said Esau, "I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?"

Genesis 25:32 · BSB

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at the point to die Heb. going to die

Genesis 25:33

"Swear to me first," Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.

Genesis 25:33 · BSB

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Genesis 25:34

Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Genesis 25:34 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web12 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations 1 Chronicles 1:28-33 → Genesis 25:12-18
Allusions Hosea 12:3 → Genesis 25:22, Hosea 12:3 → Genesis 25:23, Hosea 12:3 → Genesis 25:26, Malachi 1:2-3 → Genesis 25:23
Echoes 2 Chronicles 24:15 → Genesis 25:8
Trajectories
Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election), Esau (The Profane Person), Hannah (Barren Mother of Promise), Jacob (Transformed Supplanter)
Chiasms
Shaped Genesis 25:12–35:26, Genesis 25:19–35:29 (Jacob Cycle)
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