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Abrabamstryal.

Chap. xxili.

morning, and fadled his afs, and took two of his young men with him, and Haac his fon, and clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and role up and went unto the placeofwhich Godhad told him.

4 Then on the third day Abraham lift up his eyes, and faw the place afar off.

5 And Abraham faid unto his young men, Abide you here with the afs, and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laidit upon Ifaac his fon: and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife: & they went both of them together. 7 And Ifaac spake unto Abraham his father, and faid, my father and he faid. Here am I, my fon. And he faid, Behold the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?

8 And Abraham faid, My fon, God will Provide himself a lamb for a burnt offer ing: fo 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 Ifaac his fon, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

To And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to flay his fon. And the angel of the LORD called into him out of heaven, and faid, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Here am I. 12 And he faid, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, feeing thou hạst not withheld thy fon, thine onely fon from me.

Sarahs age and dente.

eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abrahams 23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: thefe brother.

24 Andhis concubin whose name was Reumah, the bare alfo Tebah, andGaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

CHAP. XXIII.

Sarabs age and death. 3 The purchase of Macbpelab, 19 where she was buried. hundred and feven these were the

was an

Sarah
Aand twenty years old:
years of the life of Sarah.

2 And Sarah died in Kiriath-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 ipake unto the fons of Heth, laying,

4 I am a stranger and a fojourner with you give me a poslession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my fight.

5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, faying unto him,

6 Hear us, my lord, thou art a mighty Prince amongtt us: in the choise of our fepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his fepulchre, but that thou mayeft 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 dead out of my fight, hear me, and entreat shoud bury my for me to Ephron the fon of Zohar: 9 That he may give me the cave of

13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and Machpelah, which he hath, which sin looked, and behold, behind bim a ram the end of his field, for as much money caught in a thicket by his horns:andAbra- as it is worth he shall give it me: for a ham went & took y ram, & offered him up poffeffion of a burying-place amongft you for a burn-offering, in the stead of his fon to And Ephron dwelt amongst the 14 And Abraham called the name of children of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite place Jehovah-Jireh as it is faid to this answered Abraham in the audience of the day, In y mount of LORD it shall be seen, children of Heth, even of all that went in

15 And the angel of the LORD called

at the gates of his city, saying,

unto Abraham out of heaven & fecond time 11 Nay, lord, hear me: the field give 16 And faid, By my felf have I i'worn, I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give faith the LORD, for because thou hast don it thee, in the prefence of the fons of my this thing, and halt not withheld thy fon, thine onely son:

17 That in blefling I will bless thee, & in multiplying I will multiply thy feed as the stars of the heaven, and as the fand which is upon the fea-shore: and thy feed shall poflefs the gate of his enemies,

18 And in thy feed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou haft obeyed my voyce.

19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up, and went together to Beer-sheba, and Abraham dwelt at Beer

theba.

20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold Milcah, the hath alfo born children unto thy brother Nahor,

21 Huz his first-born, and Buz his brether, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 And Chefed, and Hazo, and Pildan, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

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, & I will bury my dead there. 14 And Ephron anfwered Abraham, say

ing unto him,

15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of filver, what is that betwixt me and thee? bury

therefore thy dead.

16 And Abraham hearkened unto R

phron, & Abraham weighed to Ephron the filver, which he had named in the audience of the fons of Heth, four hundred shekels of filver, currant money with the merchant 17 And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre,

field

Sarahs burial.

Genelis: Abrahamsservants journeyfield & the cave which was therein, andall, 14 And let it come to pass, that the the trees y were in the field, that were in all danifel to whom I thall say, Let down thy the borders round about, were made fure pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drinksand 18 Unto Abraham for a poslession in the the shall say, Drink,and I will givethy caPrefence of the children of Heth, before mels drink alfo: let the Same be the that all that went in at the gates of his city. thou haft appointed for thy fervant Ifaac; 19 And afterthis, Abraham buried Sarah and thereby shall I know that thou haft his wife in the cave ofthe field of Mach- thewed kindness unto my master. Pelah, before Mamre: the fame is Hebron 15. 1 And it came to pass before he had in the land of Canaan, don tpeaking, that behold, Rebekah came

20 And the field and the cave that is out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Miltherein, were made fure unto Abraham, cah, the wife of Nahor Abrahams brother, for a possession of a burying-place, by the with her pitcher upon her shoulder. fons of Heth.

16 And the damsel was very fair to look CHAP. XXIV. upon a virgin, neither had any man 1 Abrabam fondetb bis servant to get a wife known her; and the went down to the for bis fon Ifaac. 50 Heobtaineth Rebe- Well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. kab. 62 Saac meetetb ber. 17 And the servant ran to meet her, and ANd Abraham was old and well stricken faid, Let me (I pray thee) drink a little in age: and the LORD had blessed A- water of thy pitcher. 18 And the faid, Drink, my lord: and

braham in all things.

2 And Abraham faid unto his eldest ser- the hatted, and let down her piteher upon vant of his house, that ruled overall that her hand, and gave him drink. he had, Put I pray thee, thy hand under my 19 And when the had don giving him thigh: drink, the faid, I will draw water for thy

3 And I will make thee swear by the camels alfo untill they have don drinking. LORD the God of heaven, and the God of 20 And the haited, & emptied her pitcher the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife into the trough, & ran again unto Well unto my fon of the daughters of the Canaa- to draw water, & drew for all his came is. nites amongst whom I dwell: 21 And the man wondring at her, held + But thou shaltgo unto my countrey, his peace, to wit, whether the LORD had and to my kindred, and take a wife unto made his journey profperous, or not.

my fon Ifaac.

22 And it came to pass as the camels.

5 And the servant said unto him, Perad-had don drinking, that the man took a venture the woman will not be willing to golden ear-ring, of half a thekel weight, follow me unto this land: must I needs and two bracelets for her hands, of ten bring thy son again unto the land from shekels weight of gold;

whence thou camest?

23 And laid, Whose daughter art thou ?

6 And Abrahanı faid unto him, Bewaretell me, I pray thee: Is there room in thy thou, that thou bring not my fon thither fathers houfe for us to lodge in? again.

24. And the faid uuto him, I am the

The LORD Godofheaven which daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, took me from my fathers house, and from with the bare unto Nahor; the land of my kindred, and which spake, 25 She said moreover unto him; We unto me, and that iware unto me, faying, have both straw and provender enough, Unto thy feed will I give this land, he that and room to lodge in.

fend his angel before thee, and thou shalt 26 And the man bowed down his head, take a wife unto my fon from thence. and worshipped the LORD.

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8 And if the woman will not be willing 27 And he laid, Bleffed be follow thee, then thou shalt be clear of my master Abraham, who hath not left from this my oath: onely bring not my deftitute my matter of his mercy and his fon thither again. truth: 1 being in the way, the LORD led 9 And the fervant put his hand under me to the house of my masters brethren. the thigh of Abraham his mater, and 28 And the damfel ran, and told them fware to him concerning that matter. fher mothers house these things.

το And the fervant took ten camels, 29 And Rebekah had a brother, and of the camels of his master, and departed his name was Laban: and Laban ran out (for all the goods of his matter were in his unto the man, unto the Well. hand) and hearofe, and went to Mefopo- 30 And it came to pass when he saw the tamia, unto the city of Nahor. ear-ring bracelets upon his fisters hands,

And he made his camels to kneel and when he heard the words of Rebekah down without the city, by a Well of wa- his lifter, saying, Thus spake the man unto ter; at the time of the evening, even that he came unto the man, and be

time that women go out to draw water. the hold, he ftood by the camels at the Well. 12 And he said, O LORD God of my ma- 31. And he said, Come in thou blesled fter Abraham, I pray thee, send me good of the LORD, wherefore tlandeft thou, without? for I Ipeed this day, and thew kindness unto my with room for the camente have prepared the house,

mafter Abraham.

13 Behold, I stand bere by the Well of 32 And the man came into the house: water, and the daughters of the men of and he ungirded his camels, and gave the city come, out to draw water: straw and provender for the camels, and

Abrahamsservants errand. Chap. xxv. water to wath his feet, and the mens feet that were with him.

33 And there was set meat before him to eat but he faid, I will not eat until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on, 34 And he said, I am Abrahanıs servant.

He returners with RebeRAD.

52 And it came to pass y when Abrahams servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD bowing bimself to the earth. 13 And the servant brought forth jewels of filver, and jewels of gold, & raiment, &c gave them to Rebekah: He gave allo to her

35 And the LORD hath blesled my master brother & to her mother precious things. greatly, and he is become great: and he 54 And they did eat and drink, he, and the hath given him flocks, and herds, and fil- men that were with him, and tarried all ver, and gold, and men-fervants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

26 And Sarah my masters wife bare a fon to my matter when the was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.

37 And my mafter made me swear, faying, Thou that not take a wife to my fon of the daughters of the Canaanites in whoseland I dwell:

38 But thou shalt go unto my fathers house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my fon.

39 And I faid unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

40 And he faid unto me, The LORD before whom I walk, will fend his angel with thee, and profper thy way, and thou shalt take a wife for my fon of my kindred, and of my fathers house.

41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comelt to my kindred, and if they give not thee ones thou shalt be clear froni my oath.

42 And I came this day unto the Well, & faid,O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do profper my way & Igo: 43 Behold, I stand by the Well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I lay to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink:

44 And smesay to me, Both drink thou, and I will alfo draw for thy camels: let the fame be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my masters fon.

nights and they rose up in the morning, &
he faid, Send me away unto my master.
55 And her brother and her mother faid
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,
feeing the LORD hath profpered my way:
fend me away, that I may go to my master.
57 And they faid, We will call the dam-
fel, and enquire at her mouth.

58 And they called Rebekah, and faid unto her, Wilt thou go with this man?and thesaid, I willgo.

59 And they fent away Rebekah their filter, and her nurse, and Abrahams fervant, and his men.

60 And they blesled Rebekah, & faid unte her, Thou art our fifter, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy feed possess the gate of those which hate them. 61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. 62 And I faac came from way of Well Lahai-roi for he dwelt in § fouth-conntry. 63 And Ifaac went out to meditate in the field at the even-tide, and he lift up his eyes, and saw, and behold, the camels were coming.

64 And Rebekah lift up her eyes, & when the faw Ifaac, the lighted off the camel.

65 For she had laid unto the fervant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had fard, it my matter: therefore the took a vail and covered her felf.

45 And before I had don speaking in mine heart, Behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and the went down unto the Well & drew water: 81 faid unto her, let me drink, I pray thee. 46 And the made haste, and let down her Pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, & I will givethy camels drink also: So I was comforted after his mothers death.

66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had don.

drank, and the made the camels drink alfo.

67 And Isaac brought her in to his mother Sarahs tent, and took Rebekah, & the became his wife; & he loved her, & Ifaac CHAP. XXV.

age and death. 24 The birth of Eseu and Jacob. 29 Esauselletb bis birtb-right.

47-And I asked her, & faid, whose daugh-Thefons of Abraham by Keturab. 7 His ter art thousand she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahors fon, whom Milcah bare unto him: & I put the ear-ring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. T

48 And I bowed down mine head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the LORD God of my mafter Abraham which had led me in the right way, to take my masters brothers daughter unto his fon.

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

2 And she bare him Zimran, & Jokshan, & Medan, & Midian, & Ifhbak, & Shuab3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the fons of Dedan were Alhurim and Lerushim, and Leummim.

49 And now if you will deal kindly & tru- 4 And the fons of Midian, Ephah,and Elyw my mafter, tell me and if not, tell me, pher, and Hanochand Abidah, & Eldaah: §1 may turn to the right hand, or to left. all these were the children of Keturah. 50 Then Laban & Bethuel answered, and 5 And Abraham gave all that he had faid, The thing proceedeth from LORD: unto Ifaac. we cannot fpeak unto thee bad or good. 6 But unto the fons of concubins, which 51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee take Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, & fent ber, and go, and let her he thy mastersfors them away, from Ifaac his fon (while he wife, as the LORD hath spoken. yet Abrabams death. Genefis. E'au and Facob. yet lived) ealtward, unto the eaft-countrey, a cunning hunter, a man of the field and 7 And these are the days of the years of Jacob was a plain man dwelling in tents. Abrahams life which he lived, an hundred 28 And Ifaac loved Efau, because he

th reefcore and fifteen years.

8. Then Abraham gave up the gholt, and died in a good old age, an old man, & full of years; and was gathered to his people.

9 And his fons Ifaac and Ishmael buried hini in the cave of Machpelah, in the held of Ephron the fon of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

To The field which Abraham purchased of the fons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

And it came to pafs after death of Abraham, God blesled his fon Ifaac, and Ifaac dwelt by the Well Lahai-roi.

12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael Abrahams fon, whom Hagar the Egyptian Sarahs hand-maid, bare unto Abraham,

13 And these are the names of fons of Ihmast by their names, according to their generations: The firft-born of Ifhmael, Nebajoth, and Kedar, and Abdeel, and Mibfam..

14 And Mishmah, and Dumah, &Malla, 15 Hadar, and Temah, Jetur, Naphish,

did eat of bis venifon: but Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 And Jacob fod pottage and Efau came from the field, and he was faint.

30. And Elau faid to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with fame red pottage, for 1 am faint: therefore was his name calledEdom. And Jacob faid, Sell me this day thy

birth-right.

32 And Efau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birth-right do to me?

33 And Jacob faid, Swear unto me this day. And he sware unto him; and he fold his birth-right unto Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Efau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rofe up, and went his way: thus Efau defpifed bis birth-right.

CHAP. XXVI.

Isaac goeth to Gerar. 2 Godblesseth bim. 26 Abimeletbs covenant witbbim. 34 ESaus wives.

there was a famin in the land, be. Atides the first famin that was in the days of Abraham. And I faac went uuro A16 These are the fons of Ishmael, and bimelech king of Philiftins, unto Gerar.

and Kedemah,

these are their names, by their towns, and by their cattles; twelve Princes according to their nations.

17 And these are the years of the life of Immael, an hundred thirty and feven years and he gave up the ghoft and died, and was gathered unto his people.

2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and faid, Go not down into Egypt, dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.

3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will blefle thee: for unto thee and unto thy feed I will give all thefe countreys, and I will perform the oath which I fware unto Abraham thy father.

18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest 4 And I will make thy feed to multiply

towards Affyria; and he he died 3. in the prefence of all his brethren.

19 And thefe are the generations of Ifaac Abrahams son: Abraham begat Ifaac. 20 And Haac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the fifter to Laban the Syrian.

21 And Ifaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

as stars of heaven, & will give unto thy
feed all these countreys and in thy feed
shallallthe nations of y earth be blesled.
5 Because that Abraham obeyed my
voyce, and kept my charge, my com-
mandments, my statutes, and my laws.
6 And Ifaacdwelt in Gerar.
7 And the men of the place asked him of
his wife, and he said, She is my fifter: for he
feared to tay, She is my wife; least, Said be,
the men of the place should kil me forRe-
bekah, because she was fair to look upon.

22. And the children strugled together 8 And it came to pass when he had been

within her, and the said; If it be fo, why am I thus? And the went to enquire of y Lord.

23 And the LORD faid unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two man ner of people shall be feparated from thy bowels: and the one people shall be ftronger than the other people; and the elder thall ferve the younger.

there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philiftins looked out at a window, and saw, and behold, Ifaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

9 AndAbimelech called Ifaac, & faid, Behold, of a furety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my lifter? And Ifaac faid unto him, Because I faid, Lett I die for her.

24 And when her days to be delivered to AndAbimelech faid, What is this thou

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 Efau.

26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Efaus heel, and his name was called Jacob and Ifaac wes threefcore years old when the bare them.

haft don unto us? one of people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us 11 And Abimelech charged all bis people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife, shall furely be put to death,

12 Then Ifaac fowed in that land, and received in the fame year an hundred fold, and the LORD bleffed him.

27 And the boys grew: and Elau was 13 And the man waxed great; & went for

ward,

Gud bleffeth Isaac. Chap-xxvii. ward, & grew until he became very great: 14 Forhe had possettion of flocks, and pofleffion of herds, and great store of fervants. And the Phililtinsenvied him.

15 For all the Wells which his fathers fervants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philittins haditopped them, and filled them with earth.

16 And Abimelech faid unto Ifaac, Gu from us: for thou art much mightier than we.

17 And Ifaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

18 And Ifaac digged again the Wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philiftins had stopped them after the death of Abra ham: & he called their names after names by which his father had called them.

10 And Ifaacs fervants digged in the valley, and found there a Well of springing water.

20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Ifaacs herdmen, faying, The water is ours:and he called the name of the Well Efek, because they strove with him.

21 And they digged another Well, and ftrove for that allo: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

22 And he removed from thence, and digged another Well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Kehoboth; and he faid, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitfull in the land.

23 And he went up from thence to Beerfheba. 24 And the LORD appeared unto him the fame night, and faid, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, & multiply thy feed for my fervant Abrahams fake. 25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the Name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Haacs fervant digged a Well.

26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends and Phichol the chief captain ofhis army. 27 And Ifaac faid unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, feeingye hate me, and have fent me away from you?

28 And they faid, We law certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we faid, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant withthee,

29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have don unto thee nothing but good, & have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.

30 And he made thema feaft, and they did eat and drink.

31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Ifaac fent them away, and they departed from himin peace.

32 Andit came to pass the same day, that Ifaacs servants caine, and told hin con

Efau is fent for venison. cerning the Well, which they had digged and said unto him, We have found water, 33 And he calledit Shebah: therefore y name ofy city is Beer-sheba unto this day, 34 And Elau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittire:

35 Which werea grief of mind unto Ifaac and to Rebekah.

CHAP. XXVII. Isaac Sendeth Esaufor venison. 6 Facobintraited by Rebekab, obtaineth the bleffing. 41 Efau threatning bim, 48 is prevented.

And it came to pafs that when Ifaac

Awas old, andhis eyes were dim, fo that he could not fee, he called Efau his eldest fon, and faid unto him, Myfon: And he faid unto him, Behold, bere am I.

2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not 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 venifon: 4 And make me favoury meat, fuch as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my fout may bless thee before I die. 5 And Rebekah heard when Ifaac spake to Efau his son: andEfau went to the field to hunt for venifon, and to bring it.

6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her fon, faying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Efau thy brother, saying,

7 Bring me venifon, and make me favoury meat, that 1 may eat, and bless thee before the LORD, before my death. 8 Now therefore my fon obey my voyce, according to that which I command thee.

9 Gonow to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them favoury meat for thy father fuch as he loveth.

to And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may biefs thee before his death.

11 And Jacob faid to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Efau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a fmooth man.

F2 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall feem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a bleiling.

13 And his mother faid unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my fon, onely obey my voyce, and go fetch me them.

14And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother and his mother made savoury meat, fuchas his father loved.

15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment ofher eldest fon Efau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger fon.

16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the fmooth of his neck.

17 Andshe gave the favoury meat, and the bread which the had prepared, into the hand of her fon Jacob.

18 Andhe came unto his father, and faid, My father and he faid, Here am I; who art thou my fon?

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