GENESIS, XXVI. Jacob and Esau born. sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, 15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve m princes according to their nations. 17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people. 18 And they dwelt from n Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he 2 died in the presence of all his brethren. 19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac: 1 or, Hadad. Esau selleth his birthright. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, 4 with that same red pottage; for I am faint: there1Chr.1.30.fore was his name called 5 Edom. m ch.17.20. 31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. n1 Sam. 15.7. 2 fell. 0 ch.24.67. P ch.28.5. q 1Sa.1.11. Lu. 1.13. r 1Chr.5.20. 2Ch.33.13. Ezr.8.23. Ps. 145.19. Pr. 10. 24. Rom.9.10. $ 1Sa.22.15. Eze.20.31. 36.37. t ch.27.29. Ps.60.8. Is.63.1-6. Ob. 1-16. Mal.1.2-4. Ro.9.10-12. u Ho. 12.3. v ch.27.3. w Heb. 11.9. 3 venison was in his mouth. 20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, o the daughter of Bethuel p the Synan of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. 21 And Isaac entreated the LORD ch.27.19. q for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was entreated of r him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire s of the LORD. 23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve t the younger. 24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. 26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; u and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them. 27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning v hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in w tents. 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because 3 he did eat of his venison: z but Rebekah loved Jacob. with that 5 i. e. red. 36.6. Heb. 12.16. Is.22. 13. a 1 Co. 15.32. b Ps.106.24. Ac. 13.41. (CHAP. 26.) a ch. 12.10. b ch.20.2. c Ps.39.12. Heb. 11.9, 13,16. d ch.28. 15. Is.43.2,5. e ch. 13. 15. 15.18. 22.16. f Ps. 105.9. Mi.7.20. g ch.22.18. Ps.72.17. h ch.22.18. i ch.20.2,13. k Pr.29.25. 29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esan came from the field, and he 1 ch.20.9. was faint. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am 6 at the point to die: and what profit y shall this birthright do to me? 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthrightz unto Jacob. 31 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat a and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised b his birthright. CHAPTER XXVI. 1 Isaac goeth to Gerar: 2 God blesseth him: 26 Abimelech's covenant. AND there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine a that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech b king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which 1 shall tell thee of: 3 Sojourn c in this land and I will be with thee, d and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, 1 will give all e these countries, and I will perform the oath f which I sware unto Abraham thy father; 4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed g shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; 5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, h and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. 6 ¶ And Isaac dwelt in Gerar: 7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, i She is my sister: for he feared k to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon. 8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. 9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her. 10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done I unto us? one of the people might lightly have Isaac removeth to Gerar. GENESIS, XXVII. His covenant with Abimelech. from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol r the chief captain of his army, lien with thy wife, and thou should- B. C. 1800. est have brought guiltiness upon us. 11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth m this man or his wife shall surely be put to death. m Ps. 105.15. 1 found. 3 or, hus- 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and 1 received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him : 13 And the man waxed great, andn Ec.4.4. 2 went forward, and grew until he became very great: o Ex. 1.9. living. 14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of 3 servants: and the Philis-5 i. e. contines n envied him. tention. tred. 15 For all the wells which his fa- '6 i. e. hather's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. 16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much o mightier than we. i. e. room. p Ps.27.1.3. Is.41.10. 51.12. 17 And Isaac departed thence, q ch.35.1. and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. s Ju. 11.7. t ver. 16. 18 And Isaac digged again the r ch.21.22. wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. 19 And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of 4 springing water. seeing we saw. u ch.21.23. 9 if thou shalt, &c. v ch.24.31. Ps. 115.15. w ch.19.3. 31.54. 20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. 21 And they digged another well, 10 i. e. an and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. oath. 11 i. e. the well of the oath. ch.36.2. 22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it 7 Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made 12 bitterness room for us, and we shall be fruitof spirit. ful in the land. 23 And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. (CHAP. 27.) a ch.48.10. 1 Sam.3.2. Ec. 12.3. 24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father; fear not, p for I am with thee, and Pr.27.1. will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. 25 And he q builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well. 25 Then Abimelech went to him; Lu. 12.40. Janı.4.14. 1 hunt. c ver.25, ch.48.9. 49.25. Deut.33.1. 27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hates me, and have sent me away t from you! 28 And they said, 8 We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath u betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; 29 That 9 thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed v of the LORD. 30 And he made them w a feast, and they did eat and drink. 31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. 33 And he called it 10 Shebah: therefore the name of the city is 11 Beer-sheba unto this day. 34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath a the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35 Which were 12 a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah. CHAPTER XXVII. 1 Isaac sends Esau for venison. 6 Jacob instructed by Rebekah, obtains the blessing. AND it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, a so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: And he said unto him, Behold, here am I. 2 And he said, Behold, now I am old, I know not b the day of my death: 3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; 4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may cat; that my soul c may bless thee before I die. 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. 6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it 4 trembled with a 5 hunted. Esau's disappointment. blessed him. 21 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said,p I am. 25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank. 26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. 27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed q him, and said, See, r the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: s 28 Therefore God give thee oft the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons u bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, v and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau. 33 And Isaac 4trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath 5 taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before w thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. 34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and so quickly, my son? And he said, z Rom.11.29.said unto his father, Bless me, even Because m the LORD thy God) brought it 3 to me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, y Pr. 1.31. Heb. 12.17. me also, y O my father. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtlety, z and hath taken Come near, I pray thee, that I may z 2 Ki.10.19. away thy blessing. feel n thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. Mal.2.10. planter. a ch.25.26, 22 And Jacob went near unto 6 i. e. a supIsaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. 23 And he discerned him not, because his hands o were hairy, as hus brother Esau's hands: so hel 34. b ver.29. 36 And he said, Is not he rightly named 6 Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; a and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord. b and all his brethren Esau's hatred of Jacob. GENESIS, XXVIII. B. C. 1760. have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I 7 sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? or, supported. c Is.65.14. 38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, 08 or, of the my father. And Esau lifted up fatness. his voice, and c wept. 39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; 40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and d shalt serve thy brother: and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou e shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. d ch.25.23. Ps. 60.9,10. Ob. 18-20. e 2 Ki.8.20. 2 Chr.21.8. f ch.4.5. 37.4,8. g ch.50.3. h ch.32.6. Ob.10. i Job 20.12. Ps.64.5. 41 And Esau ƒ hated Jacob bek ch.11.31. cause of the blessing wherewith| his father blessed him: and Esau ch.26.35. said in his heart, The days of (CHAP. 28.) mourning for my father are at a ch.24.3. hand, then will I slay h my brotherb Hos. 12.12. c ch.25.20. d ch.21.29. Jacob. 42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth i comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother, k to Haran; 44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; 45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence why should I be deprived also of you both in one day? 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me? CHAPTER XXVIII. 1 Jacob sent to Padan-aram: 11 his 1 ch.26.24. vision: 20 his vow. AND Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. a Ex.3.6. Mat. 22.32. m ch.13.16. 6 break forth. 2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, b to the n ch.18.18. house of Bethuel, c thy mother's Jos. 1.5. father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban, p Ps. 121.5-8. d thy mother's brother. q ch.35.6. Ju.6.16. 3 And God Almighty bless thee,r Heb. 13.5. and make thee fruitful, and multi-s Ex.3.5. dy thee, that thou mayest be 1a Stitude of people; Jos.5.15. Jacob goeth to Haran. 4 And give thee e the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land 2 wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. 5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. 6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed fJacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that, as he blessed him, he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan; 7 And that Jacob obeyed g his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram; ̧ 8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan 3 pleased not Isaac his father; 9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had 4 Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. 10 T And Jacob h went out from Beersheba, and went toward 6 Haran. 11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he i dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and, k behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it. 13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it: and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 14 And thy seed m shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt 6 spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south and in thee and in thy seed n shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 And, behold, I am with thee, o and will keep p thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again q into this land; for I I will not leave r thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. 16 T And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, surely the LORD is in s this place, and I knew it not. 17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God. |