Genesis 25:19
ESV
These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham 's son: Abraham fathered Isaac,
NIV
This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
NASB
Now these are the records of the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac;
CSB
These are the family records of Isaac son of Abraham. Abraham fathered Isaac.
NLT
This is the account of the family of Isaac, the son of Abraham.
KJV
And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:
NKJV
This is the genealogy of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham begot Isaac.
What does Genesis 25:19 mean?
Having concluded a summary describing the sons and descendants of Ishmael, Genesis 25 begins the much longer telling of the "generations of Isaac." After formally establishing that Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac's story officially begins with his marriage to Rebekah and the birth of his twin sons Jacob and Esau.Genesis 25:19–28 describes the birth of Isaac and Rebekah's twin boys. After marrying when Isaac is 40, Rebekah does not become pregnant for 20 years, and only in response to Isaac's prayer to the Lord. Her pregnancy is so difficult that she approaches the Lord to ask why. His response is a prophecy about the divided nations that will come from her. That makes more sense when two children are born, one red and hairy, the other grabbing his brother's heel. The first is named Esau, who becomes a hunter loved by his father. The second is Jacob, a quiet, stay-at-home man favored by his mother.
Genesis 25 is packed with information. Abraham marries another wife, most likely before Sarah died, and has six sons with her. Abraham dies at the age of 175 and is buried by both Isaac and Ishmael at the family-owned cave where Sarah was buried. Ishmael's 12 sons are listed, along with the region their tribes settled in, to the east of what would later become Israel. And, finally, God grants Isaac's prayer for Rebekah to become pregnant by giving the couple twins: the feuding Jacob and Esau.
