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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Genesis 25 Coverdale Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/genesis/25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/genesis/25-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Coverdale Bible</a> > Genesis 25</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../genesis/24.htm" title="Genesis 24">◄</a> Genesis 25 <a href="../genesis/26.htm" title="Genesis 26">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Coverdale Bible of 1535</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/genesis/25-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Abraham and Keturah<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../1_chronicles/1.htm#32">1 Chronicles 1:32–33</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Abraham toke another wife called Ketura, <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>which bare him Simram & Iaksan, Medan & Midian, Iesbak and Suah. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Iaksan begat Seba and Dedan. The children of Dedan were Assurim, Latusim, and Leumim. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The children of Midian were Epha, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaa. All these are the children of Ketura. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And Abraham gaue all his goodes vnto Isaac: <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>As for the children that he had of the concubynes, he gaue them giftes, and (whyle he yet lyued) he sent the awaye from his sonne Isaac, eastwarde in to the east countre.<p> <A name="8"></a><p class="hdg">The Death of Abraham<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>This is the age of Abraham which he lyued: euen an hundreth and fyue and seuentye yeare, <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>and fell sicke and dyed in a good age, whan he was olde, & had lyued ynough and was gathered vnto his people. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And his sonnes Isaac and Ismael buried him in the dubble caue in the felde of Ephron the sonne of Zoar the Hethite, which lyeth ouer before Mamre, <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>in the felde that Abraham bought of the Hethites. There was Abraham buried with Sara his wife. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And after the death of Abraham God blessed his sonne Isaac. And he dwelt by the well of the lyuynge and seynge.<p> <A name="13"></a><p class="hdg">The Descendants of Ishmael<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../1_chronicles/1.htm#28">1 Chronicles 1:28–31</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>This is the generacion of Ismael Abrahams sonne, whom Agar Saras mayde the Egipcian bare vnto him. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And these are the names of Ismaels children, of whom their kynredes are named. The eldest sonne of Ismael, Nebaioth, Cedar, Abdeel, Mibsan, <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Misma, Duma, Masa, <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Hadar, Thema, Iethur, Naphis and Kedma. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>These are the childre of Ismael with their names in their courtes and cities twolue londeprynces. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And this is the age of Ismael, euen an hundreth and seuen and thirtie yeare, and he fell sicke and dyed, and was gathered vnto his people. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>He dwelt from Heuila vnto Sur towarde Egipte, as men go to the Assirians And he dyed in the presence of all his brethren.<p> <A name="20"></a><p class="hdg">Jacob and Esau<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../malachi/1.htm">Malachi 1:1–5</a>; <a href ="../romans/9.htm#6">Romans 9:6–29</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>This is the generacion of Isaac the sonne of Abraha. Abraham begat Isaac. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Isaac was fourtye yeare olde, whan he toke to wyfe Rebecca the doughter of Bethuel ye Syrian of Mesopotamia, & Sister of Laban the Syrian. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Isaac besought the LORDE for his wyfe (because she was baren) and the LORDE was intreated, and Rebecca his wyfe conceaued. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And the children stroue totogether in her wombe. Then sayde she: Yf it shulde go so with me, why am I then wt childe? And she wente for to axe the LORDE.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And the LORDE sayde vnto her: Two maner of folke are in thy wombe, and two maner of people shall be deuyded out of thy body, and the one nacion shall ouercome the other, and the greater shall serue the lesse.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Now whan the tyme came that she shulde be delyuered, beholde, there were two twyns in hir wombe. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The first that came forth, was reed, all rough as an hyde, and they called him Esau. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Anone therafter came his brother forth, which helde the hele of Esau with his hade, and they called him Iacob. Thre score yeare olde was Isaac, whan they were borne.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And whan the boies were growne vp, Esau became an hunter, & an husbande man. As for Iacob, he was a symple man, and dwelt in the tentes. <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And Isaac loued Esau, because he ate of his venison. But Rebecca loued Iacob.<p> <A name="30"></a><p class="hdg">Esau Sells His Birthright<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And Iacob dight a meace of meate. The came Esau from the felde, and was weery, <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>and sayde vnto Iacob: Let me proue of yt reed meace of meate, for I am fayntie (therfore is he called Edom.) <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>But Iacob sayde: Sell me this daye thy byrthright. <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Esau answered: Lo, I must dye neuerthelesse, what good then shall my byrthright do me? <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Iacob sayde: Then sweare vnto me euen this same daye. And he sware vnto him, and so he solde his byrthright vnto Iacob. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/25-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Then Iacob gaue him bred and that meace of ryse. And he ate and dronke, and stode vp, and wente his waye. 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