Isaac promised. B. C. 1898. fch. 18. 19. GENESIS. old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. 27 And ƒ all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him. CHAPTER XVIII. 1 Abraham entertaineth three angels. 9 Sarah is reproved for laughing at the strange promise. 17 The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham, 23 Abraham maketh intercession for the men thereof. A ND the LORD appeared unto him in the aplains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: 4 Let da little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree : 5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and +f comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. 6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, † Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. 7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. 8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. 9¶ And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, ¿in the tent. 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee laccording to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. 11 Now" Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 Therefore Sarah Plaughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my "lord being old also? 13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? tAt the time appointed I will return_unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them "to bring them on the way. 17 And the LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to Abraham intercedeth for Sodom. do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken or him. B. C. 1898. 20 And the LORD said, Because the cry | z ch.4.10.& 19. of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous, 21 "I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. 22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham d stood yet before the LORD. e 23 ¶ And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked; and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? 26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. 27 And Abraham answered and said, 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am mbut dust and ashes: : 28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. 29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. 30 And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. 31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. 32 And he said, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. "And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. 33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. CHAPTER XIX. 1 Lot entertaineth two angels. 4 The vicious Sodomites are stricken with blindness. 12 Lot is sent for safety into the mountains. 18 He obtaineth leave to go into Zoar. 24 Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed. 26. Lot's wife is a pillar of salt. 30 Lot dwelleth in a cave. 31 The incestuous original of Moab and Ammon. a 13. James 5. 4. a ch. 11. 5. Ex. 3. 8. 6 Deut. 8. 2. & 13. 3. Josh. 22. 22, Luke 16. 15. 2 Cor. 11. 11. c ch. 19. 1. d ver. 1. e Heb. 10. 22. fNum. 16. 22. 2 Sam.24.17. g Jer, 5, 1. h Job 8. 20. Is. 3. 10, 11. i Job 8.3.&34. 17. Ps. 58. 11. & 94. 2. Rom. 3. 6. k Jer. 5. 1. Ez. 22. 30. /Luke 18. 1. m ch. 3. 19. Job 4. 19. Ecc. 12. 7. 1 Cor. 15, 47, 48. 2 Cor. 5. 1. n Judg. 6. 39. o James 5.16. ND there came two angels to Sodom at a ch. 18. 22. Lot sent out of Sodom. B. C. 1898. g Is. 3. 9. GENESIS. did bake unleavened bread, and they did 4 ¶ But before they lay down, the men of 5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee h Judg. 19.22. | this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. i ch. 4. 1. 6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, 7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. 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. n 2 Pet. 2. 7,8. o Ex. 2. 14. p See 2 Kings 7 ch. 7. 1. 2 Pet. 2. 7, 9. ch. 18. 20. Sodom and Gomorrah 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 25 And he overthrew those cities, and all h Deut. 29.23. 1 ch. 14. 3. 28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and behold, and, lo, "the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace. 9 And they said, Stand back. And they 29 ¶ And it came to pass, when God destroy- | k Luke 17. 32. said again, This one fellow came in toed the cities of the plain, that God "rememsojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now bered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the will we deal worse with thee than with them. midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew And they pressed sore upon the man, even the cities in the which Lot dwelt. Lot, and came near to break the door. / ch. 18. 22. 30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and 10 But the men put forth their hand, and "dwelt in the mountain, and his two daugh- o ver. 17, 19. pulled Lot into the house to them, and shutters with him; for he feared to dwell in to the door. Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. 11 And they smote the men that 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 81 Chr. 21. 15. face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it. t Matt. 1. 18. u Num.16.21, 45. ≈ Ex. 9. 21. Luke 17. 28. & 24. 11. 26. 15 ¶ And when the morning arose, then the y Num. 16.24, 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. Rev. 18. 4. † Heb. found. ment. are 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: "and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. z Luke 18. 13. Rom. 9. 15, 16. a Ps. 34. 22. 61 Kings 19.3.6 c ver. 26. 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, dnot so, Matt. 21. 16. d Acts 10, 14. 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 une Job 42. 8, 9. to, and it is a little one: 0, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. Ps. 145. 19. † Heb. face. thy 21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted + thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. 22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I can 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. 37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: "the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. 38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day. toward the south country, and dwelt be-6 ch. 16. 7, 14. tween Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 3 But f God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, h Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is ta man's wife. 4 But Abimelech had not come near her : Isaac is born. B. C. about 1898. i ch. 18. 23. ver. 18. 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 k2 Kin, 20.3. innocency of my hands have I done this. 6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, Or, simplic-I know that thou didst this in the integrity ity, or, sin of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from 4 ch. 31. 7. & sinning against me: therefore suffered 1 2 Cor. 1. 12. cerity. thee not to touch her. 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, sawest thou, that thou hast done this 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. Hagar and Ishmael cast forth. 6And 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 children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age. B. C. about 1897. i Ps. 126. 2. Is. 54. 1. Gal. 4. 27. k Luke 1. 58. 8 And the child grew, and was weaned: ch. 18. 11, 12. and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. m 9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar them ch. 16. 1. Egyptian, "which she had borne unto Abra-nch. 16. 15. ham, mocking. 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, " 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. 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: 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. o Gal. 4. 29. about 1892. p Gal. 4. 30. See ch. 25. 6. & 36, 6, 7. ch. 17. 18. Rom. 9. 7, 8. Heb. 11. 18. ver. 18. ch. 16. 10. & 17.20. t John 8, 35. 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 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, "my land 17 ¶ So Abraham prayed unto God: and CHAPTER XXI. 1 Isaac is born. 4 He is circumcised. 6 Sarah's joy. 9 Hagar and Ishmael are cast forth. 15 Hagar in distress. 17 The angel comforteth her. 22 Abimelech's covenant with Abraham at Beersheba. a 1 Sam. 2. 21. AND the LORD visited Sarah as he had done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and b ch. 17. 19. & 18. 10, 14. Gal. 4. 23,28. o Acts 7. 8. Gal. 4. 22. Heb. 11. 11. d ch. 17. 21. ech 17. 19. fActs 7.,8. g ch. 17. 10,12. about 1897. h ch. 17. 1, 17. said, and the LORD did unto Sarah bas he had spoken. 2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham ason in his old age, dat the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, "Isaac. 4 And Abraham ƒ circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had command| ed him.' 5 And h Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. 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 rot 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 unto Abimelec). ; 'and both of them f made a covenant. 28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. 26. c ch. 26. 28. Josh. 2. 12. 1 Sam. 24.21. † Heb. if thou shalt lie unto me, • See ch.26.15, 18, 20, 21,′22. fch, 26, 31. The trial of Abraham's faith. B. C. about 1892. g ch, 33, 8, h ch.31.48,52. i ch. 26. 33. That is, The well of the oath. about 1891. Or, tree. kch. 4, 26. /Deut. 33. 27. Is. 40. 28. Rom. 16. 26. 1 Tim, 1. 17. 1872. Jos. Ant. a 1 Cor. 10. 13, Heb. 11, 17. James 1. 12. 1 Pet. 1. 7. + Heb. Behold me. 6 Heb. 11. 17. c2 Chr. 3. 1. 29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, | place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this | B. C. 1872. What mean these seven ewe lambs which day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be thou hast set by themselves? 30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. "31 Wherefore he i 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 Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God. 34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days. CHAPTER XXII. 1 Abraham is tempted to offer Isaac. 3 He giveth proof of his faith and obedience. 11 The angel stayeth him. 13 Isaac is exchanged with a ram. 14 The place is called Jehovah-jireh. 15 Abraham is blessed again. 20 The generation of Nahor unto Rebekah. 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. seen. That is, The LORD will see, or, provide. 15 And the Angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16 And said, hBy myself have I sworn, h Ps. 105. 9. saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, kand as the sand which is upon the sea † shore; and thy seed shall possess m 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, I Milcah, she hath also borne children unto thy brother Nahor; 21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 8 22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pil and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23 And Bethuel begat "Rebekah: theset 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. 2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine 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. || Or, kid, e Heb. 11. 17. James 2. 21. ƒ1 Sam. 15 22. Mic. 6. 7. 8. g 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. Î0 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, ƒ Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, see ing 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 | | CHAPTER XXIII. Machpelah, 19 where Sarah was buried, ND Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. A 2 And Sarah died in "Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan : and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. 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 you: dgive 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 Abraham, saying unto him, 6 Hear us, my lord: thou art + a mighty 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, Luke 1. 73. Heb.6.13,14. ich. 15. 5. Jer. 33. 22. & ch. 13. 16, † Heb. lip. ch. 24. 60. m Mic. 1. 9. n ch. 12. 3. & 18.18. & 26;4. Acts 3. 25. Gal. 3. 8, 9, 16, 18, o ver. 3, 10. ch. 26. 5. p ch. 21. 31, q ch. 11. 29. Job 1. 1. s Job 32, 2. ch. 24. 15. Called, Rom. 9. 10, Rebecca. 1860. a Josh, 14. 15. Judg. 1, 10. b ch. 13. 18. ver. 19. ech. 17. 8. 1 Chr. 29, 15. Ps. 105. 12. Heb. 11.9, 13. d Acts 7. 5. † Heb. α prince of God. ech.13.2.&14. 14. & 24. 35. 9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for tas much money as it is worth het Heb. shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you. 10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that ƒ went in at the gate of his city, saying, 11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it money. full † Heb, ears, fch. 34. 20,24. Ruth 4. 4. g See 2 Sam, 24.21-24. Abraham sendeth his servant B. C. 1860. h Ex. 30, 13. Ez. 45. 12. i Jer. 32. 9. kch, 25. 9. đ 49. 30, 31, 32. & 50. 13. Acts 7. 16. See Ruth 4. 7, 8, 9, 10. Jer.32.10,11. 1857. a ch. 18. 11. & 21. 5. † Heb. g ch. 26. 35. & ch. 12. 7. & 13. 15. & 15. 18. & 17. 8. Ex. 32. 13, Deut. 1. 8. & 34. 4. Acts 7. 5. GENESIS thee; in the presence of the sons of my peo- 12 And Abraham bowed down himself be- to seek a wife for Isaac. B. C. 1857. 10 T'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: ||| Or, and. and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, o ver, 2. p ch. 27. 43. 13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audiunto Pthe city of Nahor. 14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying 15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred h shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham 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 sure 18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. 19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah bis wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. نا 20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, I were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth. CHAPTER XXIV. 1 Abraham sweareth his servant. 10 The servant's 11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time +9that | women go out to draw water. 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 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 t ver. 43. 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 meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. 19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. 18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she a 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 ƒ 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 unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. 5 And the servant said unto him, Peradven- 6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou 8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then "thou shalt be clear from m Ex. 23. 20, this my oath: only bring not my son thither again. 20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. 21 And the man wondering at her held his 22 And it came to pass, as the camels had u ch. 29. 9. w See Judg. x ch. 11. 29. & 22. 23. y ch. 26. 7. nance, 1 Pet. 3. 8. & 4. 9. a ver. 12, 56, Or, jewel for the forehead. b Ex. 32. 2, 3, Is.3.19,20,21, Ez, 16, 11, 12, 1 Pet. 3. 3. 23 And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there roòm in thy father's house for us to lodge in ? 24 And she said unto him, I am the cch, 22, 23, daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor. C 25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. 26 And the man dbowed down his head, d ver. 52. and worshipped the LORD. e Ex. 4. 31. e Ex. 18. 10. Ruth 4. 14. 1 Sam, 25.32, 39. 27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of fhis 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 ƒ ch. 32. 10. her mother's house these things. 29 ¶ And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was hLaban: 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 2 Sam. 18.28 Luke 1, 68, Ps. 98. 3. g ver. 48. h ch, 29, 5. |