Genesis 25:1-11

Genesis 25:1-11

[1] Then again  Abraham  took  a wife,  and her name  was Keturah.  [2] And she bare  him Zimran,  and Jokshan,  and Medan,  and Midian,  and Ishbak,  and Shuah.  [3] And Jokshan  begat  Sheba,  and Dedan.  And the sons  of Dedan  were Asshurim,  and Letushim,  and Leummim.  [4] And the sons  of Midian;  Ephah,  and Epher,  and Hanoch,  and Abida,  and Eldaah.  All these were the children  of Keturah.  [5] And Abraham  gave  all that he had unto Isaac.  [6] But unto the sons  of the concubines,  which Abraham  gave  gifts,  and sent them away  from Isaac  his son,  while he yet lived,  eastward,  country.  [7] And these are the days  of the years  of Abraham's  life  an hundred  threescore and fifteen  years.  [8] Then Abraham  gave up the ghost,  and died  in a good  old age,  an old man,  and full  of years; and was gathered  to his people.  [9] And his sons  Isaac  and Ishmael  buried  him in the cave  of Machpelah,  in the field  of Ephron  the son  of Zohar  the Hittite,  which is before  Mamre;  [10] The field  which Abraham  purchased  of the sons  of Heth:  there was Abraham  buried,  and Sarah  his wife.  [11] And it came to pass after  the death  of Abraham,  that God  blessed  his son  Isaac;  dwelt  by  the well Lahairoi. 

What does Genesis 25:1-11 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Before Abraham died, he made sure that God"s covenantal blessing would be Isaac"s by sending his other sons away. After he died, God confirmed his decision by blessing Isaac.
"In the short span of one chapter, the writer shows how Isaac"s entire life was a repetition of that which happened to Abraham. Thus the lesson is that God"s faithfulness in the past can be counted on in the present and the future. What he has done for the fathers, he will also do for the sons." [1]
"It is only said of Isaac among Abraham"s children that "God [2] blessed" him ( Genesis 25:11; cf. Genesis 24:1; cf. Genesis 24:35); this language is used rarely in Scripture, appearing in creation narratives ( Genesis 1:22; Genesis 1:28; Genesis 2:3; Genesis 9:1)." [3]