12. These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.
13. These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
14. Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15. Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16. These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their peoples.
17. These were the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred and thirty-seven years. He breathed his last and died; and he was gathered to his people.
18. They lived from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He died in the presence of all his relatives.
19. These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son.Abraham was the father of Isaac.
20. Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as his wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21. Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22. But the children struggled together within her, and she said, “If all is well, why am I like this?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.
23. Then the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb,and two peoples will be separated from your body;one people will be stronger than the other,and the older will serve the younger.”
24. Now when the time of her delivery came, there were twins in her womb.