mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. 3 And Abraham 'rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the 'children' 4 of Heth, saying, 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 5 sight. And the children of Heth

answered Abraham, saying unto him, * 6 °Hear us, my lord: thou art la 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 rose up, and bowed

himself to the people of the land, even 8 to the children of Heth. 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 the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a 10 buryingplace. Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that 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 thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury 12) thy dead. And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the (13 land. And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will 14 bury my dead there. And Ephron

answered Abraham, saying unto him, (15 °My lord, hearken unto me: la piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and 16 thee? bury therefore thy dead.

And

Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, cur17 rent money with the merchant. So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein,

1 Heb. a prince of God.

and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof 18 round about, were made sure 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. 20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the children of Heth. 241 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had 2 blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy 3 hand under my thigh: 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 for 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 5 for my son Isaac. And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from 6 whence thou camest? And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again. 7 °The LORD, the God of heaven, that took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity', and that spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence. (8)°And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt 9 not bring my son thither again. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning 'this matter. 10 And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed; having all goodly things of his master's in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, (11 unto the city of Nahor. And he made the camels to kneel down

3 Heb. Aram-naharaim, that is, Aram of the two rivers.

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without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that 12) women go out to draw water. And he said, O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. (13 °Behold, I stand by the 'fountain' 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 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 the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her 16 pitcher upon her shoulder. And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her and she went down to the 'fountain', and filled her pitcher, and came 17) up. And the servant ran to meet her, and said, 'Give me to drink, I pray thee, 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 for thy camels also, until they have done (20 drinking. And she hasted, and emp

tied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and 21 drew for all his camels. And the man looked stedfastly on her; 'holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosper22 ous or not. And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of 1half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight 23 of gold; and said, Whose daughter

art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for 21 us to lodge in? And she said unto

him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare 25 unto Nahor. She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge (26 in. And the man bowed his head,

And he

27) and worshipped the LORD. said, Blessed be the LORD, 'the' God of my master Abraham, who hath not 'forsaken his mercy and his truth Itoward my master: las for me", the LORD hath led me in the way to the (28 house of my master's brethren. And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words'. 29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain'. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the 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 31 fountain'. And he said, Come in,

thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the 32 camels. And the man came into the house, and he ungirded 'the' camels; and he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the men's feet that were 33 with him. And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. 34 And he said, Speak on. And he 35 said, I am Abraham's servant. And

the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great and he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and menservants and maidservants, and camels and 36 asses. °And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old and unto him hath he given 37 all that he hath. And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose 38 land I dwell: but thou shalt go unto

my father's house, and to my kindred, 39 and take a wife for my son. °And

I said unto my master, Peradventure 40 the woman will not follow me. And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house: (41 then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath. 42 °And I came this day unto the foun

tain', and said, O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do 43) prosper my way which I go: behold,

I stand by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the Imaiden which cometh forth to draw, to 'whom' I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher (44 to drink; and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath ap(45 pointed for my master's son. 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 fountain, and drew: and I said unto her, 46 Let me drink, I pray thee. 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 47 drink also. 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 ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her (48 hands. And I bowed my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son. 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 50 right hand, or to the left. Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or 51 good. Behold, Rebekah is before

thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD 52) hath spoken. And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he 'bowed' himself 'down' 53 to the earth unto the LORD. And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her 54 mother precious things. And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto 55 my master. And her brother and

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her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; 56 after that she shall go. And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master. And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth. And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? 59 And she said, I will go. And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, (60 and his men. And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands', and let thy seed possess the gate of those which 61 hate them. "And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and 62 went his way. "And Isaac came

from the way of 'Beer -lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of the South. 63) And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide and he

lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes,

and when she saw Isaac, she lighted (65 off the camel. And she said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master: and she took her veil, and 66 covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had 67 done. 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. 251 And Abraham took another wife, 2 and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, 3 and Shuah. "And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, 4 and Leummim. And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 5 And Abraham gave all that he had 6 unto Isaac. But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while

XXV. 1 Then

he yet lived, eastward, unto the east 7 country. And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fif8 teen years. And Abraham gave up

the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and 9) was gathered to his people. And Isaac and Ishmael his sons 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 children' of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. 11) And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son; and Isaac dwelt by 'Beer1lahai-roi.

12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare 13 unto Abraham: and these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, 14 and Mibsam, and Mishma, and Du15 mah, and Massa; Hadad', and Tema, 16 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: these

are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages', and by their lencampments; twelve princes according to their nations. 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 (18 people. And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: he abode in the presence of all his brethren.

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And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham be20) gat Isaac: and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of 'Paddan1aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, 21 to be his wife. And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife 22 conceived. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, wherefore do I

live? And she went to inquire of 23 the LORD. And the LORD said unto her,

Two nations are in thy womb,
And two 'peoples' shall be separated
leven from thy bowels:

And the one people shall be stronger
than the other people;

And the elder shall serve the

younger.

24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins 25 in her womb. And the first came

'forth red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name 26 Esau. And after that came forth his brother, and his hand 'had' 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 7plain man, dwelling 28 in tents. Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison : 29 and Rebekah loved Jacob. And

Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came in 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 31 called Edom. And Jacob said, Sell 32 me 10this day thy birthright. And

Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die and what profit shall the 33 birthright do to me? And Jacob

said, Swear to me 10this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his 34 birthright unto Jacob. And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: 'so Esau despised his birthright.

261 And there was a famine in the land,

beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the 2 Philistines unto Gerar. 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 lands, and I will Testablish the oath which I sware

8 Heb. the red pottage, this red pottage.

9 That is, Red.

10 Or, I first of all\

3 countries.. perform. = [33]

(4) unto Abraham thy father; and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; 5 because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my 6 laws. And Isaac dwelt in Gerar: (7 and the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, My wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah: because 8 she was fair to look upon. 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 wife, and thou shouldest have brought 11 guiltiness upon us. °And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife 12 shall surely be put to death. And Isaac sowed in that land, and 'found' in the same year an hundredfold: and 13 the LORD blessed him. And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great: 14 and he had 'possessions' of flocks, and possessions of herds, and al great household': and the Philis15 tines envied him. Now all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. 16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier 17 than we. And Isaac departed thence,

there a well of springing water. 20 And the herdmen of Gerar Istrovel with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they Icon21 tended with him. And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he called the name of 22 it 4Sitnah. And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it "Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful 23 in the land. And he went up from 24 thence to Beer-sheba. 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 Abra25 ham's sake. And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well. (26 Then Abimelech went to him from

Gerar, and Ahuzzath his 'friend', and 27) Phicol the captain of his 'host'. And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore are ye come unto me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? 28) And they said, We saw 'plainly that

the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us 29 make a covenant with thee; that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now 30 the blessed of the LORD. And he

made them a feast, and they did eat 31 and drink. 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 they had digged, and said unto him, We 33 have found water. And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

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And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath' the 35 daughter of Elon the Hittite: land they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.