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Abraham gave everything that he owned to his son Isaac.[a] To the sons of his concubines, however, he gave gifts while he was still living, as he sent them away eastward, to the land of Kedem,[b] away from his son Isaac.

Death of Abraham. The whole span of Abraham’s life was one hundred and seventy-five years.

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Footnotes

  1. 25:5 Amid so many descendants, Abraham takes steps that Isaac will be his favored heir.
  2. 25:6 The land of Kedem: or “the country of the East,” the region inhabited by the Kedemites or Easterners (29:1; Jgs 6:3, 33; Jb 1:3; Is 11:14). The names mentioned in vv. 2–4, as far as they can be identified, are those of tribes in the Arabian desert.

Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac.(A) But while he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines(B) and sent them away from his son Isaac(C) to the land of the east.(D)

Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years.(E)

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