GENESIS, XXV. sheweth his message. BEFORE that when the virgin_cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink; CHRIST 1857. I ver. 15, &C. 1 Sam. 1. 13. Ezek. 16. 11, 12. 44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son. 45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: 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. 47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. 48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the b ch. 22. 23. right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. a ver. 26. ech. 47. 29. Josh. 2. 14. 49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left. 50 Then Laban and Bethuel anP. 118.23. swered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. Matt. 21.42. Mark 12.11. fch. 20. 15. e ch. 31. 24. 51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken. & ver. 28. ? Heb. ressels. Ex. 8. 22. & 11. 2 & 12. 35. 52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth. 53 And the servant brought forth 2h jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother 'precious things. 54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up ver. 56, & in the morning, and he said, "Send me away unto my master. $2 Chr.21.3. Ezra L. 6. 59. 8 Or, a full year, or, ten months, Judg. 14.8. 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 Isaac meeteth Rebekah. 59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and 'her nurse, and A-1 ch. 35.8. braham's servant, and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou m the mother of thousands of millions, and "let thy seed 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. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted a Josh. 15. off the camel. 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 a vail, and covered herself. 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; and he loved her and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. Abraham's death and burial. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 1853. b ch. 24. 36. ech. 21. 14. a Judg. 6. 3. 1822. GENESIS, XXVI. 5 ¶ And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country. 7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. 8 Then Abraham gave up the ch. 15. 15. ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. & 49. 29. f ch. 35. 29. & 49. 33. g ch. 35. 29. & 50. 13. 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; 10 The field which Abraham purich. 49. 31. chased of the sons of Heth: 'there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. k ch. 23. 16. Esau and Jacob born. 22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? * And she went to enquire 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 a the elder shall serve the younger. 24 ¶ And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, ball bch. 27. 11, over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. 26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them. 27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, 5 dwelling in tents. f 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 ¶ And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: 3 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called 'Edom. 31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. c Hos. 12. 3. d ch. 27. 36. 1837. ch. 27. 3,5. & 2. 3. & Heb. 11.9. Heb. veni son was in his mouth. b ch. 27. 19, 25, 31. i ch. 27. 6. Heb. with that red, with that red pottage. 4 That is, Red. cir. 1805. 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit 51eb. going shall this birthright do to me? k 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and 'he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way thus Esau despised his birthright. 1 CHAPTER XXVI. Isaac because of famine went to Gerar. 2 God instructeth, and blesseth him. 7 He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his wife. 12 He groweth rich. 18 He diggeth Esek, Sitnah, and Rehoboth. 26 Abimelech maketh a covenant with him at Beer-sheba. 34 Esau's wives. AND there was a famine in the to die. land, beside the first famine ch. 12. 10. that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech | bch. 20. 2. king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I ch. 12. 1. shall tell thee of: Isaac groweth rich. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 1804. d ch. 20. 1. Ps. 39. 12. Heb. 11. 9. e ch. 28. 15. fch. 12. 2. ch. 13. 15. & 15. 18. GENESIS, XXVI. 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I, will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; 4 And I will make thy seed to ch. 22. 16. multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; Ps. 105. 9. i ch. 15. 5. & 22. 17. k ch. 12. 3. & 22. 18. 1 ch. 22, 16, 18. & 20. 2, 13. ■ Prov. 29. 25. 5 'Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. m 6 T And Isaac dwelt in Gerar: 7 And the men of the place asked ch. 12. 13. him of his wife; 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 along time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. • ch. 24. 16. ▷ ch. 20. 9. 9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her. 10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us. 11 And Abimelech charged all his P. 105.15. people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death. 2 Heb. found Matt. 13. 8. Mark 4. 8. ver. 3. ch. 24. 1, 35. Job 42. 12. tch. 24. 35. Ps. 112. 3. Prov. 10.22. going. 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. 13 And the man waxed great, and 3 went forward, and grew until he became very great: 14 For he had possession of flocks, eb, went and possession of herds, and great store of 'servants: and the Philistines u envied him. 4 Or, husbandry. a ch. 37. 11. Eccles. 4. 4. 15 For all the wells wwhich his ch. 21. 30. father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. His covenant with Abimelech. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 1804. of water, which they had digged in 19 And Isaac's servants digged in 2 Heb. living. z ch. 21. 25. 20 And the herdmen of Gerar z did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is our's: and he called the name of the well 3 Esek; 3 That is, because they strove with him. 21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: 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 5 Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. 23 And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. 24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for "I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. 29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we c have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.1 ch. 24. 31. 30 m And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. n 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 Ps. 115. 15. m ch. 19. 3. ■ ch. 21. 31. Isaac sendeth Esau for venison. GENESIS, XXVII. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 1804. 2 That is, An oath. o chỉ 21. 31. 8 That is, The well of the oath. 1796. p ch. 36. 2. q ch. 27. 46. & 28. 1, 8. 4 Heb. bitterness of spirit. cir. 1760. a ch. 48. 10. 1 Sam. 3. 2. Jam. 4. 14. 1 Jacob obtaineth the blessing. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 1760. 1 ch. 43. 9. they had digged, and said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only 33 And he called it 2 Shebah : therefore the name of the city is 3 Beer-sheba unto this day. 34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35 Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah. CHAPTER XXVII. 1 Isaac sendeth Esau for venison. 6 Rebekah instructeth Jacob to obtain the blessing. 15 Jacob under the person of Esau obtaineth it. 30 Esau bringeth venison. 33 Isaac trembleth. 34 Esau complaineth, and by im portunity obtaineth a blessing. 41 He threateneth Jacob. 42 Rebekah disappointeth it. AND it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. с 2 And he said, Behold now, I am bProv. 27.1. 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 6 Heb.hunt. 5 take me some venison; c ch. 25. 27, 28. 2 Sam. 14.9. Matt. 27.25. m ver. 4, 9. sirable. a ver. 27. 15 And Rebekah took 2n goodly 2 Heb. deraiment 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. 18 ¶ And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it 3 to me. o ver. 4. 8 Heb. before me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may p ver. 12. 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 bro- a ver. 16. ther Esau's hands: so he blessed him. 24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. г 25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee.ver. 4. 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: Isaac trembleth. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 1760. a ch. 12.8. Num. 24.9. b ver. 4. Heb. trembled trembling greatly. 8 Heb. hunted. GENESIS, XXVIII. ther's sons bow down to thee: a 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 2 trembled very exwith a great ceedingly, 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 Heb.12.17. words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. ech. 28.8.4. Rom.11.29. ech. 25. 26. supplanter. fch. 23.33. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 And he said, Is not he rightly That is, A 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? & Fulfilled, 29. 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, & Behold, I have made ver.him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I 5 sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? b ver. 28. 6 Or, supported 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, Heb.12.17. and wept. k ver. 28. Heb. 11. 20. 1 k 39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy Or, of the dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; fatness. in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; will I slay my brother Jacob. BEFORE CHRIST cir. 1760. o ch. 50.3,4, 10. P Obad. 10. 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 kill a Ps. 64. 5. thee. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; 44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; B r ch. 11. 81. 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, Ich. 26. 35. 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? CHAPTER XXVIII. 1 Isaac blesseth Jacob, and sendeth him to Padan-aram. 6 Esau marrieth Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael. 10 The vision of Jacob's ladder. 18 The stone of Beth-el. 20 Jacob's vow. ND Isaac called Jacob, and a blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not bch. 24. 3. take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2o Arise, go to a Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Labanf thy mother's brother. 3 & And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be 2 a multitude of people; 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; |