January 8: Genesis 25:1–4; 1 Chronicles 25:5–6; Genesis 25:12-18; 1 Chronicles 1:28–31; 1 Chronicles 34; Genesis 25:19–26; Genesis 25:7–11

Abraham's Descendants – Genesis 25:1–6 & 1 Chronicles 1:32–33

• Abraham takes another wife, Keturah, who bears him six sons. Even so, Abraham gives all he has to Isaac. 
• To the sons of his concubines Abraham gives gifts, and then he sends them away from Isaac, eastward to the east country. 

Ishmael's Descendants – Genesis 25:12–18 & 1 Chronicles 1:28–31

• Ishmael has twelve sons, who become twelve princes according to their tribes. They settle from Havilah to Shur.
• Ishmael later dies at the age of 137 years.

Isaac's Descendants – 1 Chronicles 1:34 & Genesis 25:19–26

• Isaac pleads with the Lord because his wife, Rebekah, is barren. God answers his prayers, and Rebekah becomes pregnant. The twins battle in her womb, and Rebekah questions God what is going on.
• God tells her that her sons will become rival nations and that one will be stronger than the other, with her older son serving the younger.
• When her sons are born, the first is red in color and covered with thick hair. She names him Esau. His twin was born grasping Esau's heel, so they named him Jacob (or Israel).

Abraham's Death – Genesis 25:7–11

• Abraham dies as the age of 175 years. Isaac and Ishmael bury him in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, where Abraham buried Sarah.
• God blesses Isaac, who settles near Beer-lahai-roi.