Machpelah purchased. B. C. 1860. A Ex. 30. 13. Es. 45. 12. i Jer. 32. 9. keh. 25. 9. & 49.30, 31, 32. & 50, 13. Acts 7. 16. GENESIS. thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead. 12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. 13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. 14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, 15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham i weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. 17 And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made 1857. a ch. 18. 11. & gone 21. 5. + Heb. into days. 6 ch. 13. 2. ver. 35. P. 112 3 Prov. 10, 22 ech, 15, 2. d ver. 10. eh. 39. 4,5,6. ech. 47. 29. 1 Chr. 29. 24. Lam. 5. 6. Deut. 6. 13. ch. 12 7. & 13. 15. 15. 18. & 17. 8. Acta 7. 5. 20, Rebekah at the well. 12 And he said, "O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master 7 Ex. 2. 16. Abraham. 13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and "the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: 14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master. 15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. 16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. 17 And the servant ran to ineet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. 18And she said, Drink, my lord: and she 1 Pet. 3. 8. hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her & 4. 9. hand, and gave him drink. 19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. 20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitch AND Abraham was old, and well er into the trough, and ran again unto the stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that druled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 3 And I will make thee f swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: 4 But thou shalt go iunto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. 5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest? 6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again. 7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. 8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then "thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again. 9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter. well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. 21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made a ver. 12, 56. his journey prosperous or not. 22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; 23 And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in? 24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor. 25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. || Or, jewel for the forehead. b Ex. 32. 2, 3, Is.3.19,20,21. Ez, 16, 11, 12, 1 Pet. 3. 3. ch. 22. 23. 26 And the man dbowed down his head, d ver. 52. and worshipped the LORD. Ex. 4. 31. 39. 2 Sam. 18.28. Luke 1. 68. 27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth; I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren. 28 And the damsel ran, and told them offch. 32. 10. her mother's house these things. 29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring, and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the Pa. 98. 3. g ver. 48. h ch. 29. 5. Lot sent out of Sodom. B. C. 1898. 9 La, 3.9. A Judg. 19.22. GENESIS. did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. 4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: 5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto 6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, 7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not 8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men m See ch.18.5. do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof. 9 And they said, Stand back. And they n 2 Pet. 2. 7,8. said again, This one fellow "came in to . Ex. 2. 14 sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. p See 2 Kings 9 ch. 7. 1. 2 Pet. 2. 7, 9. r ch. 18. 20. Sodom is destroyed. not do any thing till thou be come thither. 23 The sun was trisen upon the earth 24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and 25 And he overthrew those cities, and all 28 And he looked toward Sodom and Go- h Deut. 29.23. i ch. 14. 3. Luke 17. 32. ch. 18. 22. 29 And it came to pass, when God destroy- 30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and 11 And they smote the men Pthat were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door. 12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: 13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the 1 Chr. 21. 15. face of the LORD; and 'the LORD hath sent us to destroy it. Ex. 9. 21. Luke 17. 28. & 24. 11. y Num. 16.24, 26. Rev. 18. 4. ↑ Heb. found. ment. are 15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. 16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold Or, punish upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: Rom. 9. 15, and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. Luke 18. 13. 16. a Pa. 34. 22. 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, 61 Kings 19.3.6 Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, e ver. 26. neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to Matt. 24 16, the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 17, 18. 18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, dnot so, Luke 9, 62. Phil.3.13,14. my lord: d Acts 10, 14. Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his 31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, 32 Come, let us make our father drink 33 And they made their father drink wine 35 And they made their father drink wine 36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. 19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: 20 Behold now, this city is near to flee un- 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, ch. 12. 13, & 26.7. to, and it is a little one: oh, let me escaped She is my sister: and Abimelech king of ech. 12. 15, thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul Gerar sent, and took Sarah. thy shall live. P. 105, 14. g Job 33. 15. A ver. 7. Abimelech favoured. GENESIS. and he said, Lord, iwilt thou slay also a righteous nation? 5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the "integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. 6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from thee not to touch her. sinning against me: therefore suffered 1 7 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, Pand all that are thine. 8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. 10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. 12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the wife. daughter of my mother; and she became my 13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. 14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, a my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. 16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee da covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. 17 So Abraham "prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. 18 For the LORD fhad fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. CHAPTER XXI. The birth of Isaac. 4 He is circumcised. 6 Sarah's joy. 9 Hagar and Ishmael are cast forth, 15 Hagar in distress. 17 An angel comforteth her. 22 Abimelech's covenant with Abraham at Beer sheba. ch. 17.10,12. ed him. A ch. 17. 1, 17. 5 And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. Hagar sent away. B. C. about 1897. Ps. 126. 2. 6 And Sarah said, iGod hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. 7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given chil- Is. 54. 1. dren suck? for I have borne him a son in Gal. 4. 27. his old age. k Luke 1. 58. ch. 18. 11,12. 8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. about 1892. 9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had borne unto Abra-mch. 16. 1. ham, mocking, 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, P Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. 11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son. ch. 16. 15. o Gal. 4. 29. p Gal. 4. 30. See ch. 25. 6. & 36, 6, 7. 9 ch. 17. 18. r Rom. 9. 7, 8. Heb. 11. 18. 12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and tsent her away: John 8, 35. and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. ver. 18. ch. 16. 10. & 17. 20. 16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept. 17 And "God heard the voice of the lad; Ex. 3. 7. and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great ver. 13. nation. 19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother "took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. 22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, "God is with thee in all that thou doest: 23 Now therefore dawear unto me here by God, that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. 24 And Abraham said, I will swear. 25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away. 26 And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day. 27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them untò Abimelech; and both of them fmade a covenant. 28 And Abraham set seven éwe lambs of the flock by themselves. Num. 22.31. See 2 Kinga 6. 17, 18, 20, Luke 24. 16, 31. y ch. 28. 15. & 39. 2, 3, 21. ch. 16. 12. a ch. 24. 4. b ch.20 2.&26. 26. c ch. 26. 28. d Josh. 2. 19. 1 Sam. 24.21. + Heb. if thou shalt lie unto me. e See ch.26.15. 18, 20, 21, 22. fch. 25. 31. 29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves? 30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs Ach, 31.48,52. shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. i ch. 26. 33. That is, The well of the oath. about 1891. Or, tree. k ch. 4. 26. (Deut. 33. 27. Is. 40. 28. Rom. 16. 26. 1 Tim. 1. 17. 1872. a 1 Cor. 10.13. Heb. 11. 17. James 1. 12. 1 Pet. 1. 7. Heb. Behold me. 6 Heb. 11. 17. . 2 Chr. 3. 1. 31 Wherefore he called that place "Beersheba; because there they sware both of them. 32 Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. 33 And Abraham planted a "grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God. 34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days. CHAPTER XXII. Abraham commanded to offer up Isaac. 3 His faith and obedience. 11 The Angel of the Lord stayeth him 13 4 ram is sacrificed instead of Isaac. 14 The place is called Jehovah-jireh 15 Abraham is blessed again 20 The children of Nahor. AND it came to pass after these things, that -"God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, † Behold, here I am. 2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt d John 19. 17. offering, and dlaid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? + Heb. Behold me. I Or, kid. Heb. 11. 17. James 2. 21. f1 Sam 15 22. Mic. 6. 7. 8. 9 ch. 26, 5, James 2. 22. 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11 And the Angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son." 14 And Abraham called the name of that Reward of his obedience. place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this B. C. 1872. day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. 15 And the Angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, That is, The LORD will see, or, provide. A Ps. 105. 9. Luke 1. 73. Heb.6.13,14. 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as theich. 15. 5. stars of the heaven, kand as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies: 18" And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. 19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to PBeer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. 20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also borne children unto thy brother Nahor; 21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23 And Bethuel begat "Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. 24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah. Jer, 33, 22. k ch. 13. 16. + Heb. lip. ch. 24. 60. Mic. 1. 9. n ch. 12, 3, & 18.18. & 26.4. Acts 3. 25. Gal, 3, 8, 9, 16, 18. over. 3, 10. ch, 26. 5. p ch. 21. 31. q ch. 11. 29. r Job 1. 1. Job 32. 2. ch. 24. 15. Rom. 9. 10, Rebecca. 1860. a Josh. 14. 15. Judg. 1. 10. 6 ch. 13. 18. ver. 19. 3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, 4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with ech. 17. 8. you: d give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. 5 And the children of Heth answered Abra-d ham, saying unto him, 1 Chr. 29. 15. P. 105, 12. Heb. 11.9,13. Acts 7. 5. 6 Hear us, my lord: thou art tea mighty + Heb. prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. 8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, He obtaineth Isaac's blessing. B. C. about 1760. p ver. 12 sver. 16. rer. 4. Hos. 14. 6. Heb. 11. 20. GENESIS. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. 22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac 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 This hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him. 24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, 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 him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: 28 Therefore God give thee of "the dew of Deut. 33.13, heaven, and "the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 28 2 Sam. 1. 21. web. 45. 18. Deut. 33.28. y ch.9.25.&25. 23. z ch. 49. 8. a ch. 12. 3. Num. 24. 9. ¿ver. 4. t Heb. tremWed with a great tremWing greatly. 1 Heb.hunted. ech. 28. 3, 4. Rom. 11. 29. d Heb. 12. 17. ech. 25, 28. 1 That is, A supplanter. fch. 25. 33. 28am. 8. 14. ver. 29. 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: "cursed be every one that curseth thee, 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 beat 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 † trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath † taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. 34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, dhe cried with a great and exceeding bitter ery, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times he took away my birthright; 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, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and A with corn and wine have I [Or, support. sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? 38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, iand wept. 39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, kthy 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 (shalt serve thy brother: and it shall come ? Kin. 8.20, to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, Esau threateneth Jacob. 41 And Esau "hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; Pthen will I slay my brother 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 comfort himself, purposing to 9 Ps. 64. 5. kill thee. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother "torch. 11. 31. 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: tif 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? 39 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou 9 ch. 17. 1, 6. mayest be a multitude of people; 4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land ti 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 Jacob, 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 his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram; + Heb. an ar sembly of people. ch. 12. 2. 1 Heb. of thy sojournings. ch. 17. 8. were 8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of k ch.24.3.&26. Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; 9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael and took, unto the wives which he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. 10 And Jacob "went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward 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 dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. 35. ↑ Heb. evil in the eyes, fe. about 1760. ch. 36. 3, Baskemath. m ch. 25. 13. Hos. 12. 12. o Acts 7. 2, Charran. peh. 41. 1. Job 33. 15. John 1. 51. Heb. 1. 14. |