16. These were the names of Ishmael’s sons. Each son had his own camp that became a small town. The twelve sons were leaders over their own people.
17. Ishmael lived to be 137 years old. Then he died and went to be with his people.
18. His descendants settled throughout the desert area from Havilah to Shur. This area begins near Egypt and goes toward Assyria. Ishmael’s people were often at war with the other descendants of Abraham.
19. This is the story of Isaac. Abraham had a son named Isaac.
20. When Isaac was 40 years old, he married Rebekah. Rebekah was from Paddan Aram. She was Bethuel’s daughter and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
21. Isaac’s wife could not have children. So Isaac prayed to the Lord for her. The Lord heard Isaac’s prayer, and he allowed Rebekah to become pregnant.
22. While Rebekah was pregnant, the babies inside her struggled with one another. She prayed to the Lord and said, “What is happening to me?”