Sarah's age and death. Before CHRIST 1872. e Heb. 6,13. d GENESIS. Abraham purchaseth Machpelan 14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto CHRIST 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the || LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and him, hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multi-four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt Rom. 4, 15, plying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the hea-me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. 3 ch. 12, 2. 4. 9 6. 2, 8, 9 ech 19,18. Ven, and as the sand which is upon the sea-shore; De, and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; 18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the 21 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 Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. 45. 1 Cor. 15, 57. Gal. 3, 22 Rom. 1, 3. 201 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 first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, Belore 1560. ver. 20. 171 And the field of Ephron, which was in ch, 48, 53 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 † sure 8 * Jer. 32" 9. ver. 20. 18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the pre-Heb. sence of the children of Heth, before all that went stood up, 22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Phildash., and Jid-in at the gate of his city. laph, and Bethuel. 19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife is 23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Mil-in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre: cah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. 4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that cel. 12,1. may bury my dead out of my sight. h Acts 7, 5. 5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, 20 And the field and the cave that is therein were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a bu- & 50, 5, 15 rying-place, by the sons of Heth. & 25, P 1857. into days, AND Abraham was old and † well striken in age: le dage things. and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all ch. 25, 20 with 21, b 1 Tim. 5 17. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of Prov.6.2 his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I thee, thy hand under my thigh: c c ch. 47 29 e Deut pray 3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, dcl. St 53 the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that is. thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daugh- (Ex. 34, ters of the Canaanites among whom I dwell; Deut. 7, 3. 28, 19. 4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my gch 11, kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. 16. 6 Hear us, my lord; thou art ta mighty prince 1 Johú 8, 1, chre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this mine oath; m 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. 101 And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed; (for all the goods of his master were in his hand;) and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. n 11 And he made his camels " to kneel down with' out the city by a well of water, at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water: 121 And he said, O LORD 14. n L.B., Prov. 12 o 2 Kin Mat verse 15. Indges 6, 36. Dan. 9, 23. Isa. 65, 21. 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 will give thy cainels 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. He is entertained by Laban the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the Before men's feet that were with him. 33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on. CHRIST 1857. f ch. 10, . 12, 2 Eph. 6,5, 34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant. Job 23, 12 35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly, verse 2 and he is become great and he hath given him 22 flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and men-ser- Matif, vants, and maid-servants, and camels, and asses. 36 And Sarah, my master's wife, bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he k ch. 18, 11 151 And it came to pass, before he had done speak-given all that he hath. ing, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abra ham's brother, with her 'pitches upon her shoulder. 16 And the damsel † was very fair to look upon, a 18 virgin; neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and Prov 31, 25 She said, moreover, unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. 26 And the man' bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD. 27 And he said, Blessed oe the LORD God of my bth. 32, 10. 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 of her d ver. 48.67. mother's house these things. e ch. 15, 3. c eh 31, 33. ch. 28, 29. Ruth 3, 10. 29 1 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 ear-ring, ind bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man, and behold, he stood by the camels at the well. 31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Fa 115, 18. LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. 6, SS. 1 Tim. 4, Rom. 4, 19 40 And he said unto me, The LORD," before whom o verse 7. I walk, will send his angel with thee, and P prosper &:27: thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house. 41 Then shalt thou be clear from this mine oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath. 42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go: 45 And before I had done speaking" in mine u Rom. & heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher 1 Sam. 1,18 on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, 2 Sam 7, and drew waters and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee. 46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also. 48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped Eph. 5, 26. the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Isa. 62, 5. Abraham, which had led me in the right way to y Ezra 8,21 take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. 49 And now if ye will deal † kindly and truly with Heb. da my inaster, tell me and if not, tell me ; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left. 50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered, and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot Prov. 3, 3. speak unto thee' bad or good. 51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and 22. go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken. 52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's 32 And the man came into the house: and he un- servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, a girded his camels, and gave straw and provender for||bowing himself to the earth. 48. I's. 116, 1 55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. 56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way: send me away, that I may go to my master. 57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and d ch. 21, 21. inquire at her mouth. Judg. 14, 3. e 58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. 59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and e ch. 85, 8. her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister; be thou the mother of thousands f ch. 11, 19. Dan. 7,10. of millions, and let thy seed" possess the gate of those fath 4, 10. which hate them. 1 Thes. 2,7. Numb. 11, 12. g h Lev. 25, 46. & 25, 11. 61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they ch. 8, 24. rode upon the camels, and followed the man and Ps. 45, 10. the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. 62 And Isaac came from the way of the well k ch. 16,14. k Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country. 63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field Orto pray at the even-tide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, Ps. 1, 2 and behold, the camels were coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. 1 ch. 12. 9. 65 For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took 12Corinth. na veil and covered herself. 21, 5. ch. 23, 2. Bong 8, 2. 66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. 67 And Isaac brought her into his mother" Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; Eph. 5,25. and he loved her and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. Abraham's death. Jacob and Esau's birth. CHRIS 8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in Before a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. 0 1773 n ch. 15, 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in Prov. the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the Job 42,17 son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre ; 10 The field which Abraham purchased of the ch.37, 28 scns of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and 17. Sarah his wife. p cb. 23, q ch. 43,29 11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac: and Isaac ch. 12, 2 dwelt by the well Lahai-roi. 12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham. Rom. 4, 13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, Isa. 11, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, t Song 1,4 u Isa. 21,1 14 And Mishma, "and Dumah, and Massa, 15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Ke- x Job 2, ta demah : 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations. 17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael: a 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 Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest towards Assyria: and het died in the presence of all his brethren. 19 1 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac: 20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. 21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, ch. 21, 15 because she was barren: and the LORD was entreated of 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 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 the younger. c verses 20, 1 Sam. 1,9 b ch. 24, 16 Or, justle another to one agains bruising and hurt g ch. 3, 15. e 28am. 14. 24 1 And when her days to be delivered were ful- Gal. 4, 90 filled, behold, there were twins in her womb. Malachi 1 2, 3. Rom. 8, d ch. 27, 4 25 And the first came out red, all over like a 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; and his name was e Hosea 1 called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them. e 2. 1 Isaac because of famine goeth to Gerar....26 Abimelech's covenant with him at Beer-sheba. AND there was a famine in the land, besides the bfirst famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Ps. 57, & Go not down into Egypt: dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of. ch. $7, 1. Пleb. 11, 9. e Abimelech's covenant with him. CHRIST z Numb.52 Hosea 2,17 Zech. 13, 2 father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the Before death of Abraham: and he called their names after cir. 1804. the names by which his father had called them. 19 And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and 38. found there a well of † springing water. 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. Psalm 16, † Heb. liv ing, John 4, 10 11. Contention 21 And they digged another well, and strove for That that also: and he called the name of it || Sitnah. That is Hatred. That is 22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it || Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we 4,1 shall be fruitful in the land. a Room. 23 And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. b ch. 21,34 24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same & 31, 5. d 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee,night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: ch. 17,7 and will bless thee: for unto thee, and unto thy seed Sch. 13, 15. I will give all these countries, and I will perform ch. 22, 16. the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; 7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife; 20,13 and he said, She is my sister: for he feared 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 2. 11, looked out at a window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. 9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, ch. 20, 5. 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 unto us? one of the people might lightly have lain with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us. 11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, Ps. 105,15 He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely Prov. 6, 22 be put to death. 15 For all the wells which his father's servants cel 4,4 had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the 21,25 Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with Bong 4, 15. Poal 66, 10. earth. 16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us: for thou art much mightier than we. 17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. 18 And Isaac diggèd again the wells of water which they had digged in the days of Abraham his fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and ach. 15, 1 multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. 25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon ech. 12, 7. the name of the LORD, and † pitched his tent there: Heb. and there Isaac's servants digged a well. 26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. stretched out. Isal. 30, 20 27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, 'seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away fvorse 18. from you? 28 And they said, We saw certainly that the Heb. Se LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now ing we saw an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and gch. 24, 41 let us make a covenant with thee: 14, 15. 29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not verses iL touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. 30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat 1 oh. 51,54 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. Isaac sendeih Esau for venison. Before CHRIST d GENESIS. 4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and cir. 1760. bring it to me, that " I may eat; that my soul 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 Kings, venison, and to bring it. d Heb. 11, 20. verse 15. wine: CHRIST s Hosea Jacob obtaineth a blessing 28 Therefore God give thee of the 'dew of heaven, Before and the 'fatness of the earth, and plenty of" corn and dir.1760. 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down 14, 6, 7. to thee; be lord over thy brethren, and let thy moth-Deut.35, 13 er's sons how down to thee: 'cursed be every one that 28am. 1.21. 61 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, say-curseth thee, and blessed he he that blesseth thee. Ps. 133, 3. Judges 5, ing, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, Prov. 31, 6. 14. e verse 7. ch. 28, 3. 7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD, g Deut. 33, before my death. 1. 1 Samuel 26, 19. ress. h ch. 25, 23. Ephes. 6, 1. 8 Now therefore, my son," obey my voice, ing to that which I command thee. Deut. 92, 2 Isai. 45, 8. 15. 301 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had tch. 4 4. made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet & 49, 20. scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his fa- u Ps 104, ther, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. Zech. 9, 17. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and x1Chr.5.3 accord-brought it unto his father; and said unto his father, y ch. 12, 3 Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence Acts 5, 29. two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth: 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. 11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Be1 ch. 25, 25. hold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: 12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. 13 And his mother said unto him, "Upon me be thy curse, my son; only obey my voice, and go fetch me them. 14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved. 15 And Rebekah took † goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: 16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: 17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. 181 And he came unto his father, and said, My father. And he said, Here am 1; who art thou, my son? 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau "thy Rom. 2, 28. first-born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 36 And he said, Is he not rightly named Jacob? cch 25, 28 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 with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? 40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt Deut. 33, Be-serve thy brother: and it shall come to pass when Mat. 10, 34 thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break g2 Sam. 8 his yoke from off thy neck. bless- & 22, 18. said Deut. $2,29 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I P6. 73, 28. 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 his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he pIsa. 48, 10 blessed him. 25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will C4eat 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 Song 2.13. said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a 4,12,13 field which the LORD hath blessed: 711, 12, k 14. Psalm 60,8 41 1 And Esau 'hated Jacob because of the ing wherewith his father blessed him; and Esau in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are 22 at hand, then will I slay my brother Jacob. 1 h2 Kings & i 1 John 3, 12. Obadiah 42 And these words of Esau her elder son were Ezek. 35, 5 told to Rebekah and she sent and called Jacob her 10 younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother k verse 12. Esau, as touching thee, " doth comfort himself, pur-6, 13 posing to kill thee. Prov. 23. 14. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: and m Prov. 2 arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; 44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy n ch. 81,58 brother's fury turn away; ם 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, P1 am weary of my life, because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take p chap. a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which o ch. 8, 6. 4,11,1 p 34, 85. Eph 4,4 |