18 And they[a] settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Asshur. He[b] lived in opposition to[c] all his brothers.(A)

The Birth of Jacob and Esau

19 These are the family records of Isaac son of Abraham. Abraham fathered Isaac.(B) 20 Isaac was 40 years old when he took as his wife Rebekah(C) daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram(D) and sister of Laban the Aramean.(E)

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  1. Genesis 25:18 LXX, Vg read he
  2. Genesis 25:18 = Ishmael and his descendants
  3. Genesis 25:18 Or He settled down alongside of

18 His descendants(A) settled in the area from Havilah to Shur,(B) near the eastern border of Egypt, as you go toward Ashur. And they lived in hostility toward[a] all the tribes related to them.(C)

Jacob and Esau

19 This is the account(D) of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac.

Abraham became the father of Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old(E) when he married Rebekah(F) daughter of Bethuel(G) the Aramean from Paddan Aram[b](H) and sister of Laban(I) the Aramean.(J)

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  1. Genesis 25:18 Or lived to the east of
  2. Genesis 25:20 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia