e-Ministries   
   by Jon Justvig   
   May 19, 2014   
          
   Issue #: 30   
      
   Let us open our bibles...   
      
   Here, Abraham takes his wife, Keturah and gives him many for he is the man of   
   many nations.   
      
   Gen 25:1  Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.  Gen 25:2    
   And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and   
   Shuah.    
   Gen 25:3  And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were   
   Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.  Gen 25:4  And the sons of Midian; Ephah,   
   and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of   
   Keturah.   
      
   Isaac is his son, a decedent of a man of many nations; Abraham's belongings   
   become Isaac's belongings as well.   
      
   Gen 25:5  And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.  Gen 25:6  But unto the   
   sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them   
   away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.    
   Gen 25:7  And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he   
   lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.  Gen 25:8  Then Abraham gave   
   up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and   
   was gathered to his people.  Gen 25:9  And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried   
   him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the   
   Hittite, which is before Mamre;  Gen 25:10  The field which Abraham purchased   
   of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.  Gen 25:11    
   And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son   
   Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.   
      
   And, now we see that Issac was truly blessed by being the seed of Abraham.    
   Abraham lived a very life as you can read here.  So much so that it now   
   belongs to his sons, Isaac and Ishmael.   
       
   Gen 25:12  Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar   
   the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:  Gen 25:13  And these are   
   the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their   
   generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and   
   Mibsam,    
   Gen 25:14  And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,  Gen 25:15  Hadar, and Tema,   
   Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:  Gen 25:16  These are the sons of Ishmael, and   
   these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes   
   according to their nations.  Gen 25:17  And these are the years of the life of   
   Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and   
   died; and was gathered unto his people.    
   Gen 25:18  And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as   
   thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.    
   Gen 25:19  And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham   
   begat Isaac:    
   Gen 25:20  And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the   
   daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.    
   Gen 25:21  And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren:   
   and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.  Gen 25:22    
   And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why   
   am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.  Gen 25:23  And the LORD said   
   unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be   
   separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other   
   people; and the elder shall serve the younger.  Gen 25:24  And when her days   
   to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.    
   Gen 25:25  And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and   
   they called his name Esau.    
   Gen 25:26  And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on   
   Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old   
   when she bare them.    
      
   We learn here that the next generation after Isaac will be Esau and then Jacob.   
    These men will continue Abraham's legacy.   
      
   Gen 25:27  And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the   
   field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.  Gen 25:28  And Isaac   
   loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.    
   Gen 25:29  And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was   
   faint:    
   Gen 25:30  And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red   
   pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.  Gen 25:31  And   
   Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.  Gen 25:32  And Esau said,   
   Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to   
   me?    
   Gen 25:33  And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he   
   sold his birthright unto Jacob.    
   Gen 25:34  Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat   
   and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.    
      
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