Genesis 25:1-34 talk about how Jacob take Esau birthright for a bowl of soup. E also list di generations of Abraham pikin.
1. Abraham marry another wife, wey her name be Keturah.
2. She born six pikin for am: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
3. Jokshan pikin na Sheba and Dedan. Dedan children come from Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.
4. Midian pikin na Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of dem be Abraham descendants.
5. Abraham give everything wey he get to Isaac.
6. But he give gifts to di sons of him concubines and send dem away from Isaac go eastward, make dem no disturb Isaac inheritance.
7. Abraham live reach 175 years before he die.
8. He die peacefully and dem bury am with him ancestors.
9. Isaac and Ishmael bury Abraham for di cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, wey Abraham buy from Ephron di Hittite.
10. Na for there dem bury Abraham and Sarah.
11. After Abraham die, God bless Isaac, and Isaac stay for Beer Lahai Roi.
12. This na di generations of Ishmael, Abraham pikin wey Hagar, Sarah servant, born for am.
13. Ishmael children be Nebaioth (di firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
14. Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15. Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16. Dem be twelve princes wey get dia own tribes and camps.
17. Ishmael live reach 137 years before he die, and dem bury am with him ancestors.
18. Him descendants settle from Havilah to Shur, near Egypt, and dem no live in peace with dia neighbors.
19. This na di story of Isaac. Abraham na him papa.
20. Isaac marry Rebekah when he be 40 years old. Rebekah na Bethuel daughter and Laban sister.
21. Isaac pray to God for Rebekah because she no fit born, and God answer am. Rebekah come get belle.
22. But di twins inside her dey fight. She ask God, “Why this one dey happen to me?”
23. God answer, “Two nations dey inside you. Di two go separate, and di elder one go serve di younger.”
24. When di time reach, Rebekah born twins.
25. Di first one come out red and hairy like coat. Dem call am Esau.
26. Di second one hold Esau heel as he dey come out, and dem call am Jacob. Isaac be 60 years old when dem born di twins.
27. Esau become hunter, while Jacob like to stay house.
28. Isaac love Esau because of di meat wey he bring, but Rebekah love Jacob.
29. One day, Jacob dey cook stew, and Esau, wey dey very hungry, come back from bush.
30. Esau tell Jacob, “Give me some of that red stew, I dey hungry!” Dem call am Edom because of di red stew.
31. Jacob say, “If you wan eat my stew, sell me your birthright.”
32. Esau say, “I dey hungry, I fit die! Wetin I go do with birthright?”
33. Jacob say, “Swear first!” Esau swear and sell him birthright give Jacob.
34. Then Jacob give am bread and stew. Esau chop, drink, and waka comot. Na so Esau no value him birthright.
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