Geneva Bible Notes: Genesis 25

Genesis 25:1 (a) Whiles Sarah was yet aliue.

Genesis 25:1 (!) Abraham taketh Keturah to wife, and getteth many children.

Genesis 25:5 (/) Ebr. all that he had.

Genesis 25:6 (d) To auoyde the dissension that els might haue come because of the heritage.

Genesis 25:6 (b) For by the vertue of Gods worde he had not onely Izhak, but begate many mo.

Genesis 25:6 (c) Read {chap. 22,24}.

Genesis 25:6 (!) Abraham giueth all his goods to Izhak.

Genesis 25:8 (e) Hereby the ancients signified that man by deathe perished not wholy: but as the soules of the godlie liued after in perpetual joy, so the soules of the wicked in perpetual peine.

Genesis 25:12 (!) The genealogie of Ishmael.

Genesis 25:13 (/) Ebr. first borne.

Genesis 25:17 (f) Which dwelt among the Arabians, and were separat from the blessed sede.

Genesis 25:18 (/) Or, his lot fel.

Genesis 25:18 (g) He meaneth that his lot fel to dwel among his brethren as the Angel promesd. {chap. 16,12}.

Genesis 25:20 (/) Or, Syrian of Mesopotamia.

Genesis 25:22 (i) For that is the onely refuge in all our miseries.

Genesis 25:22 (/) Or, hurt one another.

Genesis 25:22 (h) That is, with childe, seing one shal destroye another.

Genesis 25:25 (!) The birth of Jaakob and Esau.

Genesis 25:27 (/) Ebr. a man of the field.

Genesis 25:27 (/) Or, simple and innocent.

Genesis 25:28 (/) Ebr. venison in his mouthe.

Genesis 25:30 (/) Or, fede me quickely.

Genesis 25:30 (!) Esau selleth his birth right for a messe of potage.

Genesis 25:32 (k) The reprobate esteme not Gods benefites except they fele them presently, & therfore they preferre present pleasures.

Genesis 25:33 (l) Thus the wicked preferre their worldelie commodities to Gods spiritual graces: but the children of God do the contrary.