Genesis 25
Overview
25:1 The sons of Abraham by Keturah;
25:5 The division of his goods;
25:7 His age, death, and burial;
25:11 God blesses Isaac;
25:12 The generations of Ishmael;
25:17 His age and death;
25:19 Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren;
25:22 The children strive in her womb;
25:24 The birth of Esau and Jacob;
25:27 Their different characters and pursuits;
25:29 Esau sells his birthright. Verse 1am cir, 2151, bc cir, 1853, Genesis 23:1, 23:2, 28:1; 1 Chronicles 1:32, 1:33ReciprocalGenesis 13:16 - General; 17:4 - a father; 25:6 - concubines; 30:4 - to wife; 37:25 - Ishmeelites; 37:36 - the Midianites; Numbers 31:2 - the Midianites; Habakkuk 3:7 - Midian; Romans 4:17 - I have Verse 2am cir, 2152, bc cir, 1852she bare1 Chronicles 1:32, 1:33; Jeremiah 25:25, ZimriMidianGenesis 36:35, 37:28, 37:36; Exodus 2:15, 2:16, 18:1-4; Numbers 22:4, 25:17, 25:18, 31:2, 31:8; Judges 6:1-8:35 ShuahJob 2:11Reciprocal1 Kings 11:18 - Midian; 1 Chronicles 1:46 - Midian; Jeremiah 25:24 - the mingled Verse 3am cir, 2180, bc cir, 1824Sheba1 Kings 10:1; Job 6:19; Psalm 72:10 DedanJeremiah 25:23, 49:8; Ezekiel 25:13, 27:20 Asshurim2 Samuel 2:9; Ezekiel 27:6ReciprocalGenesis 10:28 - General; 2 Chronicles 9:1 - Sheba; Job 1:15 - Sabeans; Psalm 83:8 - Assur; Isaiah 21:13 - O ye; 60:6 - all; Ezekiel 27:15 - Dedan; 27:23 - Sheba Verse 4am cir, 2200, bc cir, 1804EphahIsaiah 60:6ReciprocalExodus 2:15 - Midian; 1 Kings 11:18 - Midian; 1 Chronicles 5:3 - Hanoch Verse 5am cir, 2175, bc cir, 1829, Genesis 21:10-12, 24:36; Psalm 68:18; Matthew 11:27, 28:18; John 3:35, 17:2; Romans 8:17, 8:32, 9:7-9; 1 Corinthians 3:21-23; Galatians 3:29, 4:28; Colossians 1:19; Habakkuk 1:2
Isaac typified the Son of God, "whom HE hath appointed Heir of all things.ReciprocalDeuteronomy 21:17 - by giving; 2 Samuel 5:13 - General; 1 Chronicles 2:48 - concubine; Ezekiel 46:16 - If the prince
Verse 6concubinesGenesis 25:1, 16:3, 30:4, 30:9, 32:22, 35:22; Judges 19:1, 19:2, 19:4 giftsPsalm 17:14, 17:15; Matthew 5:45; Luke 11:11-13; Acts 14:17 sentGenesis 21:14 east countryArabia Deserta, which was eastward of Beer-sheba, where Abraham dwelt. Judges 6:3; Job 1:1, 1:3ReciprocalGenesis 21:10 - Cast out; 22:24 - concubine; Deuteronomy 21:17 - by giving; 2 Samuel 5:13 - General; 1 Kings 4:30 - the children; 1 Chronicles 2:48 - concubine; 8:8 - he had; 2 Chronicles 11:23 - dispersed; 21:3 - gave them; Jeremiah 49:28 - spoil; Ezekiel 46:16 - If the prince; Matthew 2:1 - from Verse 7am 2183, bc 1821, Genesis 12:4Reciprocal15:15 - good; 25:8 - gathered; 25:17 - these are; 35:28 - General; 35:29 - Isaac; 47:9 - have not; 2 Samuel 19:32 - fourscore; Job 42:16 - an Verse 8gaveGenesis 25:17, 35:18, 49:33; Acts 5:5, 5:10, 12:23 goodGenesis 15:15, 35:28, 35:29, 47:8, 47:9, 49:29; Judges 8:32; 1 Chronicles 29:28; Job 5:26, 42:17; Proverbs 20:29; Jeremiah 6:11 gatheredGenesis 25:7, 35:29, 49:33; Numbers 20:24, 27:13; Judges 2:10; Acts 13:36ReciprocalExodus 23:26 - the number; Numbers 31:2 - gathered; Deuteronomy 31:16 - thou shalt; 32:50 - be gathered; Joshua 23:1 - waxed old; 2 Kings 22:20 - I will gather; 1 Chronicles 23:1 - old; 2 Chronicles 24:15 - and was full of days; Job 41:32 - hoary; Psalm 91:16 - With long life; Ecclesiastes 3:20 - go; Habakkuk 3:1 - all died Verse 9IsaacGenesis 21:9, 21:10, 35:29 in the cave23:9-20, 49:29, 49:30, 50:13Reciprocal15:15 - buried; 16:15 - Ishmael; 23:17 - the field; 23:19 - General; 23:20 - for a; 47:30 - General; 49:31 - General Verse 10The fieldGenesis 23:16 there49:31Reciprocal23:3 - Heth; 23:19 - General Verse 11afterGenesis 12:2, 17:19, 22:17, 50:24La-hai-roi16:14, 24:62Reciprocal24:35 - the Lord; 26:1 - And Isaac Verse 12Genesis 16:10-15, 17:20, 21:13; Psalm 83:6ReciprocalGenesis 2:4 - the generations; 16:15 - Hagar; 21:18 - I will; 36:43 - their; 1 Chronicles 1:29 - The firstborn; 5:10 - the Hagarites; Jeremiah 25:24 - the mingled; Galatians 4:24 - Agar Verse 13the names1 Chronicles 1:29-31 NebajothFrom Nebajoth sprang the Nabatheans, who inhabited Arabia Petraea; from Kedar, the Cedreans, who dwelt near the Nabatheans; and from Jetur, the Itureans, who inhabited a small tract of country east of Jordan, which afterwards belonged to Manasseh. Genesis 36:3; Isaiah 60:7 KedarPsalm 120:5; Song of Songs 1:5; Isaiah 21:16, 21:17, 42:11ReciprocalGenesis 28:9 - unto Ishmael; Judges 8:6 - General; 8:24 - because; Isaiah 60:6 - Midian; Jeremiah 2:10 - Kedar; 49:28 - Kedar; Ezekiel 27:21 - Kedar Verse 14DumahIsaiah 21:11, 21:16

Verse 15Hadaror, Hadad, More than 300 manuscripts and printed editions read Hadad, as in 1 Chronicles 1:30.Tema5:19; Job 2:11 NaphishThese are evidently the same people mentioned in 1 Chronicles 5:19, who, with the Itureans, assisted the Hagarenes against the Israelites, but were overcome by the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.Reciprocal1:31 - Jetur; Job 6:19 - Tema; Isaiah 21:14 - Tema; Jeremiah 25:23 - Dedan Verse 16castlesThe word tiroth, rendered "castles," is supposed by some to denote here "towers," fortified rocks, or mountain-tops, and fastnesses of various kinds in woods and hilly countries; but it rather means, "shepherds' cots," surrounded by sufficient enclosures to prevent the cattle from straying, as the cognate Syriac word teyaro, and Arabic tawar, signify "a sheep-fold."twelveGenesis 17:20, 17:23Reciprocal37:25 - Ishmeelites; 1 Chronicles 6:54 - castles Verse 17am 2231, bc 1773these areGenesis 25:7, 25:8 gathered15:15Reciprocal35:29 - Isaac; 49:33 - and yielded; Numbers 20:24 - gathered; 27:13 - thou also; 31:2 - gathered; Deuteronomy 32:50 - be gathered; Judges 2:10 - General; Ecclesiastes 3:20 - go Verse 18HavilahGenesis 2:11, 10:7, 10:29, 20:1, 21:14, 21:21 as thou13:10 toward2 Kings 23:29; Isaiah 19:23, 19:24 diedHeb. fell, Genesis 14:10; Psalm 78:64 in theGenesis 16:12Reciprocal2:14 - toward the east of; 16:7 - the fountain; Exodus 15:22 - wilderness of Shur; 1 Samuel 15:7 - Havilah; 27:9 - left neither; 1 Chronicles 1:23 - Havilah; Ezekiel 23:23 - the Assyrians Verse 19am 2108, bc 1896Abraham1 Chronicles 1:32; Matthew 1:2; Luke 3:34; Acts 7:8ReciprocalGenesis 2:4 - the generations; 21:10 - Cast out Verse 20am 2148, bc 1856when heGenesis 22:23, 24:67 the Syrian24:29, 28:5, 28:6, 31:18, 31:20, 31:24, 35:9; Deuteronomy 26:5; Luke 4:27ReciprocalGenesis 24:1 - was old; 25:26 - Isaac was; 28:2 - Padanaram; 29:1 - came; 33:18 - a city of Shechem; 35:26 - in Padanaram; 46:15 - Padanaram; 48:7 - Padan Verse 21am 2167, bc 1837entreated1 Samuel 1:11, 1:27; Psalm 50:15, 65:2, 91:15; Isaiah 45:11, 58:9, 65:24; Luke 1:13 becauseGenesis 11:30, 15:2, 15:3, 16:2, 17:16-19; 1 Samuel 1:2; Luke 1:7 and the1 Chronicles 5:20; 2 Chronicles 33:13; Ezra 8:23; Psalm 145:19; Proverbs 10:24 and RebekahRomans 9:10-12ReciprocalGenesis 16:1 - bare; 29:31 - he opened; 30:2 - Am I; 30:22 - opened; Judges 13:2 - barren; Ruth 4:13 - the Lord; 2 Kings 4:14 - she hath no child; Psalm 113:9 - maketh; Luke 1:25 - hath; Acts 7:8 - and Isaac Verse 22am 2168, bc 1836inquire1 Samuel 9:9, 10:22, 22:15, 28:6, 30:8; Ezekiel 20:31, 36:37ReciprocalGenesis 27:29 - be lord; Judges 6:13 - if the Lord; Luke 1:41 - the babe; John 1:13 - nor of the will of the; Romans 9:12 - The elder Verse 23Two nationsGenesis 17:16, 24:60 two manner25:27, 32:6, 33:3, 36:31; Numbers 20:14 the elderGenesis 27:29, 27:40; 2 Samuel 8:14; 1 Kings 22:47; 1 Chronicles 18:13; 2 Chronicles 25:11, 25:12; Psalm 60:8, 60:9; 83:5-15; Isaiah 34:1-17, 63:1-6; Jeremiah 49:7-22; Ezekiel 25:12-14, 35:1-15; Amos 1:11, 1:12; Obadiah 1:1-16; Malachi 1:2-5; Romans 9:10-13ReciprocalGenesis 27:1 - eldest son; 27:8 - General; 27:13 - Upon; 27:37 - I have; 36:6 - went; 1 Samuel 17:14 - the youngest; 1 Kings 11:15 - after he had; 1 Chronicles 5:1 - and; Isaiah 42:11 - Kedar; Romans 9:12 - The elder Verse 24ReciprocalGenesis 36:1 - General; Deuteronomy 23:7 - he is thy; Joshua 24:4 - unto Isaac; 1 Chronicles 1:34 - The sons of Isaac Verse 25EsauThe word Esau has been generally considered to imply made, formed, or perfected; or perfect, robust, etc. But it appears to be a dialectical variation of the Arabic atha, to be covered with hair; whence athai, hairy, as no doubt the word Esau imports, in allusion to the circumstance of his being covered with red hair or down at his birth. Genesis 27:11, 27:16, 27:23Reciprocal27:19 - I am Verse 26And afterGenesis 38:28-30 tookHosea 12:3 JacobGenesis 27:36 Isaac was25:20ReciprocalMatthew 1:2 - Isaac begat; Luke 3:34 - which was the son of Isaac Verse 27a cunningGenesis 10:9, 21:20, 27:3-5, 27:40 a plain man6:9, 28:10, 28:11, 31:39-41, 46:34; Job 1:1, 1:8, 2:3; Psalm 37:37 dwellingHabakkuk 3:1ReciprocalGenesis 4:20 - dwell; 13:5 - tents; 25:23 - two manner; 27:12 - a deceiver; 34:13 - deceitfully; Jeremiah 35:6 - Ye shall; 35:7 - all; Hosea 12:9 - yet Verse 28he did eat of his venisonHeb. venison was in his mouth, Genesis 27:4, 27:19, 27:25, 27:31 Rebekah27:6Reciprocal27:14 - mother; 48:19 - I know it; John 1:13 - nor of the will of the Verse 29am 2199, bc 1805and heJudges 8:4, 8:5; 1 Samuel 14:28, 14:31; Proverbs 13:25; Isaiah 40:30, 40:31ReciprocalMatthew 4:3 - command Verse 30with that same red pottageHeb. with that red, with that red pottage, This, we are informed - Genesis 25:34
was of lentiles, a sort of pulse.Edomi.e. red, 36:1, 36:9, 36:43; Exodus 15:15; Numbers 20:14-21; Deuteronomy 23:7; 2 Kings 8:20ReciprocalGenesis 30:14 - Give me; 32:3 - Edom; Jeremiah 49:7 - Edom; Ezekiel 32:29 - Edom
Verse 31ReciprocalGenesis 27:36 - Jacob; 32:28 - with men; Deuteronomy 21:17 - the right; Habakkuk 3:1 - as Esau Verse 32at the point to dieHeb. going to dieand whatJob 21:15, 22:17, 34:9; Malachi 3:14 birthrightExodus 22:9ReciprocalGenesis 37:26 - What profit; Deuteronomy 21:17 - by giving; Romans 3:1 - advantage Verse 33SwearGenesis 14:22, 24:3; Mark 6:23; Habakkuk 3:1 and he soldGenesis 27:36, 36:6, 36:7; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalGenesis 26:31 - sware; 27:13 - Upon; 27:29 - be lord Verse 34eatEcclesiastes 8:15; Isaiah 22:13; 1 Corinthians 15:32 thus EsauPsalm 106:24; Zechariah 11:13; Matthew 22:5, 26:15; Luke 14:18-20; Acts 13:41; Philippians 3:18, 3:19; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1ReciprocalGenesis 25:30 - with that same red pottage; 27:36 - he took; Numbers 14:31 - the land; Deuteronomy 21:17 - by giving