Passage Research
Genesis 25 — Sermon Preparation
Abraham dies and is buried; Ishmael's line is listed; Rebekah bears twins Esau and Jacob, and Esau sells his birthright for stew. Below is a research summary for Genesis 25, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 34
- verses
- 405 / 187
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Genesis 25 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַבְרָהָם | ʼAbrâhâm | H85 | 13 | Abraham |
| יִצְחָק | Yitschâq | H3327 | 11 | Jitschak |
| עֵשָׂו | ʻÊsâv | H6215 | 9 | Esav |
| יַעֲקֹב | Yaʻăqôb | H3290 | 9 | Jaakob |
| שָׁנֶה | shâneh | H8141 | 10 | year, revolution |
| יִשְׁמָעֵאל | Yishmâʻêʼl | H3458 | 6 | Jishmael |
| שֵׁם | shêm | H8034 | 7 | appellation, honor |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 25, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“All the days, even of the best and greatest saints, are not remarkable days; some slide on silently; such were these last days of Abraham. Here is an account of Abraham's children by Keturah, and the disposition which he made of his estate. After the birth of these sons, he set his house in order, with prudence and justice. He did this while he yet lived. It is wisdom for men to do what they find to do while they live, as far as they can. Abraham lived 175 years; just one hundred years after he came to Canaan; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 25:1–10 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Beer-lahai-roi— Gen 25:11
- Negeb— Gen 25:11
- Assyria— Gen 25:18
- Egypt— Gen 25:18
- Havilah 2— Gen 25:18
- Shur— Gen 25:18
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