{Jesse Tree - Day 7, Jacob}

Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.  She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. Jokshan was the father of Shebad and Dedan; the descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites and the Leummites.  The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.  Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac. But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubinesh and sent them away from his son Isaaci to the land of the east. Altogether, Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years.  Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people. His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelaho near Mamre, in the field of Ephronq son of Zohar the Hittite,  the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.  After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi.
Ishmael’s Sons
This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Sarah’s maidservant, Hagarw the Egyptian, bore to Abraham. These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaiothy the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,  Mishma, Dumah,a Massa,  Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah.  These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulersd according to their settlements and camps.  Altogether, Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people. His descendantsg settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the border of Egypt, as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
Jacob and Esau
 This is the accountj of Abraham’s son Isaac.Abraham became the father of Isaac,  and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuelm the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Labano the Aramean. Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.  The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.The Lord said to her,
“Two nationst are in your womb,and two peoples from within you will be separated;
one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger. ” When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb. The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau. After this, his brother came out,a with his hand grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years oldd when Rebekah gave birth to them.
The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country,fwhile Jacob was a quiet man, staying among the tents.  Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.  He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom. ) “First sell me your birthright. ” “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?”
But Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.
Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left.
So Esau despised his birthright.
Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran.  When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.  He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.  There above it stood the LORD, and he said: “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying.  Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Genesis 25: 1-34, 28:10-15