Isaac’s Sons

19 Now these are the records of (A)the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham [a]became the father of Isaac; 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took (B)Rebekah, the (C)daughter of Bethuel the [b]Aramean of Paddan-aram, the (D)sister of Laban the [c]Aramean, to be his wife. 21 Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and (E)the Lord [d]answered him and Rebekah his wife (F)conceived.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:19 Lit begot
  2. Genesis 25:20 I.e. Syrian
  3. Genesis 25:20 I.e. Syrian
  4. Genesis 25:21 Lit was entreated of him

Jacob and Esau

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

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

21 Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless.(H) The Lord answered his prayer,(I) and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:20 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia