Read Genesis 25:19-34 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 25.19-34, Genesis 25v19-34, Gen. 25:19-34. The following is the genealogy of Abraham's son Isaac. Abraham was the father of Isaac. When Isaac was 40 he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel…
Other reference formats: Genesis 25.19-34, Genesis 25v19-34, Gen. 25:19-34.
19 The following is the genealogy of Abraham's son Isaac. Abraham was the father of Isaac.
20 When Isaac was 40 he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
21 Isaac prayed to the Lord for help on behalf of his wife because she couldn't have children. The Lord answered his prayer and she became pregnant.
22 The twin babies inside her struggled with each other. So she asked the Lord, “Why is this happening to me?”
23 “You have two nations inside you,” the Lord replied. “You're going to give birth to two peoples who will compete against each other. One will be stronger than the other; the older one will be the servant of the younger one.”
24 When the time came she gave birth to twins.
25 The first baby to be born was red, and covered with hair like a coat. So they named him Esau.
26 Then his twin brother was born, holding on to Esau's heel. So he was named Jacob. Isaac was 60 when they were born.
27 The boys grew up and Esau became a skilled hunter, at home in the countryside. Jacob was quiet and liked to stay at home in the tents.
28 Isaac loved Esau because he brought him tasty wild game to eat, while Rebekah loved Jacob.
29 One day Jacob was cooking some stew when Esau got back from the countryside, tired out and starving hungry.
30 “Give me some of that red stew,” Esau told Jacob. “I'm absolutely starving!” (That's how Esau got his other name, “Edom,” meaning “red.”)
31 “First sell me your rights as the firstborn son,” Jacob replied.
32 “Look! I'm dying here! What use are the rights of the firstborn to me?” Esau declared.
33 “First you have to swear to me,” Jacob demanded. So Esau swore an oath selling his rights of the firstborn to Jacob.
34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then he got up and left. By doing this Esau showed how little he cared for his rights as the firstborn son.
Un nom né d'un combat Le nom « Israël » naît dans la Genèse. Après avoir lutté avec Dieu toute une nuit, Jacob reçoit ce nouveau nom qui signifie « il a lutté avec Dieu » (Genèse 32:28). Un peuple entier portera le nom de cet homme transformé.
Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph