16. these are sons of Ishmael, and these their names, by their villages, and by their towers; twelve princes according to their peoples.
17. And these [are] the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years; and he expireth, and dieth, and is gathered unto his people;
18. and they tabernacle from Havilah unto Shur, which [is] before Egypt, in [thy] going towards Asshur; in the presence of all his brethren hath he fallen.
19. And these [are] births of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham hath begotten Isaac;
20. and Isaac is a son of forty years in his taking Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean, from Padan-Aram, sister of Laban the Aramaean, to him for a wife.
21. And Isaac maketh entreaty to Jehovah before his wife, for she [is] barren: and Jehovah is entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiveth,
22. and the children struggle together within her, and she saith, `If [it is] right--why [am] I thus?' and she goeth to seek Jehovah.
23. And Jehovah saith to her, `Two nations [are] in thy womb, and two peoples from thy bowels are parted; and the [one] people than the [other] people is stronger; and the elder doth serve the younger.'
24. And her days to bear are fulfilled, and lo, twins [are] in her womb;
25. and the first cometh out all red as a hairy robe, and they call his name Esau;
26. and afterwards hath his brother come out, and his hand is taking hold on Esau's heel, and one calleth his name Jacob; and Isaac [is] a son of sixty years in her bearing them.
27. And the youths grew, and Esau is a man acquainted [with] hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob [is] a plain man, inhabiting tents;
28. and Isaac loveth Esau, for [his] hunting [is] in his mouth; and Rebekah is loving Jacob.
29. And Jacob boileth pottage, and Esau cometh in from the field, and he [is] weary;
30. and Esau saith unto Jacob, `Let me eat, I pray thee, some of this red red thing, for I [am] weary;' therefore hath [one] called his name Edom [Red];
31. and Jacob saith, `Sell to-day thy birthright to me.'