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Douay-Rheims Bible: Genesis — Introduction, Chapter Summaries and Notes by Richard Challoner

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Chapter 25

SummaryAbraham's children by Cetura; his death and that of Ismael. Isaac hath Esau and Jacob twins. Esau selleth his first birthright to Jacob.
[25:6] Concubines. . .Agar and Cetura are here called concubines, ( though they were lawful wives, and in other places are so called,) because they were of an inferior degree, and such in scripture are usually called concubines.