Abraham: The Covenant

They called Rivkah and asked her, "Will you go with this man?" and she replied, "I will."

So they sent their sister Rivkah away, with her nurse, Avraham's servant and his men.

They blessed Rivkah with these words: "Our sister, may you be the mother of millions, and may your descendants possess the cities of those who hate them."

Then Rivkah and her maids mounted the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rivkah and went on his way.

Meanwhile, Yitz'chak, one evening after coming along the road from Be'er-Lachai-Ro'i - he was living in the Negev -

went out walking in the field; and as he looked up, he saw camels approaching.

Rivkah too looked up; and when she saw Yitz'chak, she quickly dismounted the camel.

She said to the servant,"Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?"When the servant replied, "It's my master," she took her veil and covered herself.

The servant told Yitz'chak everything he had done.

Then Yitz'chak brought her into his mother Sarah's tent and took Rivkah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. Thus was Yitz'chak comforted for the loss of his mother.

Avraham took another wife, whose name was K'turah.

She bore him Zimran, Yokshan, Medan, Midyan, Yishbak; and Shuach.

Yokshan fathered Sh'va and D'dan. The sons of D'dan were Ashurim, L'tushim and L'umim.

The sons of Midyan were 'Eifah, 'Efer, Hanokh, Avida and Elda'ah. All these were descendants of K'turah.

Avraham gave everything he owned to Yitz'chak.

But to the sons of the concubines he made grants while he was still living and sent them off to the east, to the land of Kedem, away from Yitz'chak his son.

This is how long Avraham lived: 175 years.

Then Avraham breathed his last, dying at a ripe old age, an old man full of years; and he was gathered to his people.

Yitz'chak and Yishma'el his sons buried him in the cave of Makhpelah, in the field of 'Efron the son of Tzochar the Hitti, by Mamre,

the field which Avraham purchased from the sons of Het. Avraham was buried there with Sarah his wife.

After Avraham died, God blessed Yitz'chak his son, and Yitz'chak lived near Be'er-Lachai-Ro'i.

Here is the genealogy of Yishma'el, Avraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian woman bore to Avraham.

These are the names of the sons of Yishma'el, listed in the order of their birth. The firstborn of Yishma'el was N'vayot; followed by Kedar, Adbe'el, Mivsam,

Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

Hadad, Teima, Y'tur, Nafish and Kedmah.