The age and death of Sarah.

Before

CHRIST

1872.

i ch. 15-5

Jer. 33. 22

k ch. 13. 16.

+ Heb. lip.

1 ch. 24. 60.

m Mic. 1.9.

n ch. 12. 3.

& 18. 18. &

26. 4. Ecclus.

in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; 18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

19 So Abraham returned unto his

44 22. Acts young men, and they rose up and went 8, 9, 16, 18. together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham

3.25. Gal. 3

over. 3, 10. ch. 26. 5.

p ch. 21. 31.

dwelt at Beer-sheba.

201 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, 4 ch. 11.29. Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;

r Job 1. 1.

21 'Huz his firstborn, and Buz his broJob 32. 2. ther, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

1 ch. 24. 15. u Called, Rom. 9, 10.

Rebecca.

1860.

8 Josh. 14. 15. Judg. 1 10.

b ch. 13. 18.

ver. 19.

c ch. 17. 8.

1 Chron. 29.

15. Ps. 105.

12. Hebr. 11.

9,13.

d Acts 7.5

+ Heb. a prince of God.

23 And Bethuel begat "Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

4 °I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

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

6 Hear us, my lord: thou art tea mighty prince among us: in the choice ech. 13.2.& of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none

14. 14.

35

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 intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in Heb. full the end of his field; for + as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

money.

10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite + Heb. ears answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that

The purchase of Mackpelah.

Before

went in at the gate of his city, saying, chars 11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give

1860.

94. Ruth 4-4

I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give 1 ch. 34.20, it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me : I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

k ch. 25. 9. & 49. 30, 31, Acts 7. 16.

17 And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before 32. & 50. 13 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 his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

1 See Ruth+

20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, I were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the fe

sons

of Heth.

2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

3 And I will make thee 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.

7, 8, 9, 10. Jer. 32. 10, 11.

1857. a ch. 18. 11L & 21. 5.

Heb. gone

into days. b ca. 13. 2. ver. 35. Ps. 112 3. Prov 10. 22 cch. 15.2.

d ver. 10. ch. 394, 5, 6.

1 Chron. 29.

ch. 47.29 24. Lams 5.6. Deut. Josh. 2. 12. g ch. 26. 35. & 27. 46. & 28. 2. Exod. 34 16. Deut.

f ch. 14.22.

Abraham sweareth his servant.

Before CHRIST 1857

k ch. 12. 1,

7

adventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

7 The LORD God of heaven, which *took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, Jch. 127. & saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; "he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my 4 Acts 7. son from thence.

1315 & 15

Frod. 32. 13.

5

8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear Josh. 2. 17, from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

• ver.2.

Or, and.

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 Me

Pch. 17.43- sopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

Heb. that chick drase

ater go

forth.

11.

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 † that women go out to draw water.

12 And he said, 'O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, 'send me Sam9 good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.

Exod. 2.

r ver. 27. ch.

T

26. 24. & 28.

13 & 32.9

5

Neh. 1. 11. P-37-5

1 ver.

ch. 299

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 Laud. 216. pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; See Judges and thereby shall I know that thou hast Sam 6.7. shewed kindness unto my master.

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.

18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy

20 And she hasted, and emptied her 1857. 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 peace, to wit whether the LORD had ver. 12, 56. made his journey prosperous or not.

22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden b || earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

24 And she said unto him, I am the cch. 22. 23. daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.

26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.

27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of this 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 mother's house these things.

29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

Before

Before CHRIST

- 1853

1 Chren. L

bch. 24 35

T

a wife,

THEN again Abraham took and her name was Keturah. 2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, (ch. 21. 14. and sent them away from Isaac his son, Judg. 6.3 while he yet lived, eastward, unto the

1822.

ch. 15. 15. 4929

49-23

ch 35 29 50 13

h ch. 23. 16.

ch1931.

east country.

71 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 ghost, and *died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

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 purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his 1614 son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.

24 62.

17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an 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 toward Assyria: and he died in the

29 And Jacob sod pottage: and E-h sau came from the field, and he was faint: 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.

ch. 27. 19, 25, 31.

i ch. 27. 6.

Heb. with with that red.

that red,

red pottage. That is,

cir. 1805.

+ Heb. going

32 And Esau said, Behold, I am + at the point to die: and what profit shall to die. this birthright do to me?

33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he k Hebr. 12. sold his birthright unto Jacob.

16.

15. 22.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and 1 Eccles. drink, and rose up, and went his way: 13. 1 Cor. thus Esau despised his birthright.

CHAP. XXVI.

1 Isaac because of famine went to Gerar. 2 God instructeth, and blesseth him. 9 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.

A

15-32.

ND there was a famine in the land, eir. 1804. beside the first famine that was in a ch. 12. 10.

God instructeth and blesseth Isaac.

Before CHRIST

cir. 1804. unto Gerar.

beh. 20. 2.

e ch. 12. 1.

d ch. 20. 1.

Ps. 39. 12.

Hebr. 11.9.

ch. 28. 15

fch. 12. 1.

g ch. 13. 15.

& 15. 18.

h ch. 22. 16.

Ps. 105. 9.

i ch. 15. 5

& 22. 17.

k ch. 12. 3.

& 22. 18.

ch. 22. 16,

8.

& 20. 2, 13. η Γτον. 29. 25

2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, 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 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 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;

51 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

61 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

7 And the men of the place asked him mch. 12. 13. 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.

o ch. 24. 16.

0

8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

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 p ch. 20. 9. wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

11 And Abimelech charged all his peo9 Ps. 105. 15. ple, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

+ Heb. found. r Matt. 13.8. Mark 4. 8.

ver. 3. ch.

24. 1, 35 Job 42. 12.

t ch. 24. 35 Ps. 112. 3.

Prov. 10. 22.

+ Heb. went

going.

Or, husbandry.

Eccles. 4.4.

12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and + received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD 'blessed him:

15 And the man waxed great, and † went forward, and grew until he became very great:

14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of || servants: and the Philistines "envied him.

15 For all the wells which his father's u ch. 37. 11. servants had digged in the days of Abrawch. 21. 30. ham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go x Exod. 1.9 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.

30 m And he made them a feast, and m ch. they did eat and drink.

31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and " sware one to another: and u ch. 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.

33 And he called it || Shebah: there- 1 Tha fore the name of the city is || Beer-sheba och. unto this day.

Tha

The u

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