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  Abraham Marries Keturah 25  Abraham married Keturah,  2  and they had six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.  3  Later, Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan, and when Dedan grew up, he had three sons: Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.  4  Midian also had five sons: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. 5-6  While Abraham was still alive, he gave gifts to the sons of Hagar and Keturah. He also sent their sons to live in the east far from his son Isaac, and when Abraham died, he left everything to Isaac. The Death of Abraham 7-8  Abraham died at the ripe old age of 175.  9-10   His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him east of Hebron [ a ]  in Machpelah Cave that was part of the field Abraham had bought from Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite. Abraham was buried there beside his wife Sarah.  11  God blessed Isaac after this, and Isaac moved to a place called “The Well of the Living O...

  Isaac and Rebekah 1. Abraham was now very old, and the  Lord  had blessed him in every way.   2  He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh.   3  I want you to swear by the  Lord , the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,   4  but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac.” 5  The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?” 6  “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,” Abraham said.   7  “The  Lord , the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, sa...

 1.   Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.   2  She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her. 3  Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. [ a ]  He said,   4  “I am a foreigner and stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.” 5  The Hittites replied to Abraham,   6  “Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.” 7  Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.   8  He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf   9  so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at...