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LESSO

MEETING OF ESAU AND JACOB

MEN

[Gen. xxx

1. And the Lord said unto of thy fathers, and to thy kindr And Jacob went on his way, an And when Jacob saw them, he he called the name of that plac sent messengers before him t land of Se'ir, the country of I them, saying, Thus shall ye spe

God of my father Abraham, and he Lord which saidst unto me, Reto thy kindred, and I will deal worthy of the least of all the mer, which thou hast showed unto thy ny staff I passed over this Jordan; Dands. Deliver me, I pray thee, from rom the hand of Esau; for I fear nd smite me, and the mother with saidst, I will surely do thee good, sand of the sea, which cannot be

› that same night; and took of that present for Esau his brother; two wenty he-goats, two hundred ewes, ilch camels with their colts, forty y she-asses, and ten foals. And he ind of his servants, every drove by › his servants, Pass over before me, I drove and drove. And he coming, When Esau my brother meetee, saying, Whose art thou? and whose are these before thee? Then hy servant Jacob's; it is a present and, behold, also he is behind us.

he the second, and the third, and es, saying, On this manner shall ye e find him. And say ye, moreover, - is behind us. For he said, I will ent that goeth before me, and-afterperadventure he will accept of me. r before him: and himself lodged

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foals.

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7. Then the handmaidens car dren, and they bowed themselves children came near, and bowed Joseph near and Rachel, and the he said, What meanest thou by And he said, These are to find And Esau said, I have enough, hast unto thyself. And Jacob sa I have found grace in thy sight, my hand for therefore I have had seen the face of God, and Take, I pray thee, my blessin because God hath dealt graciou have enough. And Jacob urged

8. And Esau said, Let us take and I will go before thee. An lord knoweth that the children an herds are with me: and if men day, all the flock will die. Le over before his servant: and I w as the cattle, that goeth before m to endure, until I come unto my said, Let me now leave with the with me. And he said, What ne in the sight of my lord. So Es way unto Seir.

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t another dream, and told it to his d, I have dreamed a dream more; the moon and the eleven stars And he told it to his father, and father rebuked him, and said unto that thou hast dreamed? Shall I ethren indeed come to bow down earth? And his brethren envied ed the saying.

went to feed their father's flock in aid unto Joseph, Do not thy brethchem? come, and I will send thee

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