參考版本 AFV  A  Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本              

耶和華的事，不謀利沒有版權

1. Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.

2. And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

3. And Jokshan begat Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

4. And the sons of Midian: Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

5. And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.

6. But to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. And he sent them away from Isaac his son while he still lived, eastward to the east country.

7. And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life, which he lived: a hundred seventy-five years.

8. And Abraham expired and died in a good old age, old and satisfied. And he was gathered to his people.

9. And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre,

10. The field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth. Abraham and Sarah his wife were buried there.

11. And after the death of Abraham, it came to pass that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac lived by The Well of the Living One, My Beholder.

 (A Faithful Version)

1. 自撒拉離世，亞伯拉罕娶了另一女子為妻，名基土拉。

2. 這女子為他生了心蘭、約珊、米但、米甸、伊施巴和書亞。

3. 約珊生示巴和底但。底但的眾子是亞書利族、利都是族和利烏米族的先祖。

4. 米甸的兒子是以法、以弗、哈諾、亞比大、以勒大。屬基土拉的孫子。

5. 亞伯拉罕財富由長子以撒繼承。

6. 亞伯拉罕在生前，也給侍女的兒子以實瑪利，財富是以禮物方式贈與，也隨之被打發遠離以撒，朝東方而去。

7. 亞伯拉罕活了一百七十五年。

8. 亞伯拉罕享年高壽，無憂而去，滿心歡懷地歸回列祖那裡。

9. 兒子以撒和以實瑪利把遺體安放在麥比拉洞，就是赫人瑣轄的兒子以弗崙手中那塊靠近幔利橡樹林的土地。

10. 是亞伯拉罕從他手中買入，此時與妻子撒拉同一個墓穴。

11. 亞伯拉罕離去後，耶和華一直看顧著以撒。以撒當時就住這活水井旁。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh0-98wZq1w  米甸的故事，亞拉伯入先祖。今日的以伊和周邊的亞拉伯國家，追源朔本都是亞伯拉罕之後。從這角度看今日之爭，不外乎是家庭抖紛，不過人數眾多，像天的星海的沙，像國一般，獨立自主，這樣子的抖紛像打仗一樣。可見當時耶和華給亞伯拉罕的應許，不是空談是有事實印證。這二兄弟一位是以撒另一位是以實瑪利。

AI：

Asshurim are a nomadic Arabian tribe descended from Dedan, the son of Jokshan and grandson of Abraham and Keturah   (Genesis 25:3). Identified as a merchant or “stepper” people, they are listed alongside the Letushim and Leummim tribes. They are distinct from the Assyrians and inhabited the Arabian peninsula, likely originating from a son of Dedan named Asshur. 

Key Details About the Asshurim:

• Biblical Significance:  They are part of the descendants of Abraham through his wife Keturah, often representing tribes that branched off from the main Abrahamic line.
• Meaning:  Their name, often linked with the Hebrew root   ashur   (step/stride), is interpreted as “dwellers in encampments,” “travelers,” “givers of steps,” or sometimes “liers in wait” or “those who are in want”.
• Identity: They are considered an Arab tribe originating from Dedan, a descendant of Abraham and Keturah.
• Distinction:  They are not the same as the Assyrians (Asshur) or the Ashurites (mentioned in 2 Samuel 2:9), say.
• Context: Some scholars, based on Targum interpretations, associate them with the trading caravans traveling through Arabia, suggests. 

They are mentioned in the Bible only in the genealogical records, highlighting the expansion of Abraham’s family.   這個字也涉及當時亞述帝國崇拜的偶像名稱，篇幅有限就不深入討論。

亞伯拉罕有過三位妻子：一位身份正室、一位是侍女為妾、一位的後來的繼室。從他開始，在人類的歷史就有了一種不同的記載方式，一種是關乎信仰，是心靈純正的繼承，是人回轉持守本質，繼與造物者相連的歷史；而另一種是人，和以自己的成就為霸業的方式記載，那是人打人國打國，互鬥成功的記載，是人由不文明去向文明進化的歷史。都涉及他的子孫發展有。

亞伯拉罕正室的兒子是心向耶和華，是被揀選的緣因，其他二位，沒有選擇這個方向，成了大有影響力的民族，成了國卻有不斷的鬥爭。

正室的兒子，孫子都只有三代是明白又願意跟隨創造者的心意而為。這支心存人性不倒的後代一路的發展，內部有矛盾卻沒有分裂也不曾有過明顯的鬥爭，也許是環境因素。他們有一個團結一起面對寄居的生存模式：掌握經濟和貿易的遊戲規則，最為明顯又被公認就是銀行系統，以錢搵錢。他的兄弟，以實瑪利的子孫用的是武力，以血氣行事，在那個時代看似輝煌，如波斯，到了今日，一切都改觀。

亞伯拉罕的第一桶金，是他因應時勢為之，那是無奈，耶和華在他走頭無路，為保障生存，開出了一條生路，是自保而為的欺騙，並不是謀財害命那種，成就了第一桶金。有了這桶金，就開展了更多的可能性。到救羅得的時候，已經富可敵國，更有力去拯救羅得。這不是錢可以解決，而是用錢的智慧，他當時就與人結盟，才有足夠人力去作出救援的行動。

當麥基洗德同王出來接收勝利品，當時亞伯拉罕出力最大最多，就免去抹收打仗得來的財富，與他出勤的盟友卻沒有例外。亞伯拉罕就挺身而出，為他們取回當得的一切，這是義氣，須要有膽識，又不懼強權才有這等表現，他守盟友之間的約定。

猶太人當時被分散，今日回看，才清楚耶和華的智慧：分散更能凝聚，更難擊破。亞伯拉罕的子孫遍佈全世界，在不利的環境中求生，生出了許多生存的智慧，塔木德就是生存的智慧的指導。生存不易，卻是智慧從中而生的環境挑戰，它須要智慧和策略。以色列人一心向善，保持與人和諧相處，束勢待發於必要時，成就了今日的強勢，不屈不撓，獨立於眾兄弟當中。