Genesis 25:11-34

¹¹And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer-lahai-roi.

¹²And these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's bondwoman, bore to Abraham.

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

¹⁴and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

¹⁵Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedmah.

¹⁶These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, in their hamlets and their encampments — twelve princes of their peoples.

¹⁷And these are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred and thirty-seven years; and he expired and died, and was gathered to his peoples.

¹⁸And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt, as one goes towards Assyria. He settled before the face of all his brethren.

¹⁹And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham begot Isaac.

²⁰And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebecca as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian.

²¹And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren; and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebecca his wife conceived.

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

²³And Jehovah said to her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels; And one people shall be stronger than the other people, And the elder shall serve the younger.

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

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

²⁶And after that came his brother out; and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.

²⁷And the boys grew, and Esau became a man skilled in hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob was a homely man, dwelling in tents.

²⁸And Isaac loved Esau, because venison was to his taste; and Rebecca loved Jacob.

²⁹And Jacob had cooked a dish; and Esau came from the field, and he was faint.

³⁰And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with the red — the red thing there, for I am faint. Therefore was his name called Edom.

³¹And Jacob said, Sell me now thy birthright.

³²And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and of what use can the birthright be to me?

³³And Jacob said, Swear unto me now. And he swore unto him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.

³⁴And Jacob gave Esau bread and the dish of lentils; and he ate and drank, and rose up and went away. Thus Esau despised the birthright.