Verse 21
Genesis 25:21
Bible in Basic English
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Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֶּעְתַּ֨ר יִצְחָ֤ק לַֽ/יהוָה֙ לְ/נֹ֣כַח אִשְׁתּ֔/וֹ כִּ֥י עֲקָרָ֖ה הִ֑וא וַ/יֵּעָ֤תֶר ל/וֹ֙ יְהוָ֔ה וַ/תַּ֖הַר רִבְקָ֥ה אִשְׁתּֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was barren, and the LORD answered him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
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Chapter 25 Context
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And Abraham took another wife named Keturah.
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She became the mother of Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah.
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And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the Asshurim and Letushim and...
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And from Midian came Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the offspring o...
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Now Abraham gave all his property to Isaac;
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But to the sons of his other women he gave offerings, and sent them away, while he was still living,...
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Now the years of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five.
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And Abraham came to his death, an old man, full of years; and he was put to rest with his people.
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And Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, put him to rest in the hollow rock of Machpelah, in the field of Ep...
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The same field which Abraham got from the children of Heth: there Abraham was put to rest with Sarah...
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Now after the death of Abraham, the blessing of God (Elohim) was with Isaac, his son.
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Now these are the generations of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, whose mother was Hagar the Egyptian, t...
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These are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their generations: Ishmael's first son was Nebaioth; t...
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And Mishma and Dumah and Massa,
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Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
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These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their towns and their tent-circles; twel...
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And the years of Ishmael's life were a hundred and thirty-seven: and he came to his end, and was put...
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And their country was from Havilah to Shur which is east of Egypt: they took their place to the east...
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Now these are the generations of Abraham's son Isaac:
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Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-aram,...
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Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his...
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And the children were fighting together inside her, and she said, If it is to be so, why am I like t...
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And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you:...
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And when the time came for her to give birth, there were two children in her body.
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And the first came out red from head to foot like a robe of hair, and they gave him the name of Esau...
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And after him, his brother came out, gripping Esau's foot; and he was named Jacob: Isaac was sixty y...
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And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but J...
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Now Isaac's love was for Esau, because Esau's meat was greatly to his taste: but Rebekah had more lo...
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And one day Jacob was cooking some soup when Esau came in from the fields in great need of food;
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And Esau said to Jacob, Give me a full meal of that red soup, for I am overcome with need for food:...
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And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright.
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And Esau said, Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me?
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And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthrigh...
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Then Jacob gave him bread and soup; and he took food and drink and went away, caring little for his...
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