he was barren and the his way:thus Efan defpiled Lord was Intreated ofhim, bis birth-right. and Rebekah his wife con. ceived. CHAP. XXVI. 122 And the children frug. A in the land, befides the Jed together within her: and the faid, If it befo, why am I thus? And the went to enquire of the Lord. 23 And the Lord faid una to her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two man ner of people fhall be fepa rated from thy bowels: and the one peoplehal be strong. er than the other people and the elder fhall ferve the younger. 24 And when her days to be delivered were ful filled, 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 Eaus heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Ifaac mas threefcore years old when the bare them. 27 And the boys grew: and Eau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacobs a plain man dwelling in tents. 28 And Ifaac loved Efan, because he did eat of bis yenifon:but Rebekah loved Iacob. 29 And Jacob fod pot tage: and Efau came from the field, and he was faint. 20 And Efau faid ro Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee,with that fame red pattage; for I am faine: therefore was his name called Edom. 31And Jacob faid, Sell me this daythy birth right. ANd there was a famine firft famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Ifaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philiftines, unto Gerar. 2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and faid,Go not down into Egypt: dwell in the land which I shall rell thee of. 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee,and will blefs thee: for unto thee and unto thy feed I will give all there coun treys, and I will perform the oathwhich I fware un to Abraham thy father.. 4And I will make thy feed to multiply as the flars of heaven, and will give unto thyfeed all thefe countreys, and in thy feed hall all the nations of the earth be bleffed. < Because that Abraham. obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my ftatutes, and my laws. 6. And Ifaac dwelt in Gerar. 7 And the men of theplace asked bin of his wife and he faid,She is my fitter ;for he feared to fay (She is my wife;) left, faid he, the men of the place thould kill me for Rebekah, because the was fair to look upon. SAnd it came to pass when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philifines looked out at a window, and faw.. and behold, Ifaac was fpor ting with Rebekah his wife 32 And Efau fald, Be hold, I am at the point to die and what profit fhall this birth right do to me? 33 And Jacob faid, Swear to me this day; and hefware unto him and he fold his birth-right unto Jacob. to And Abimelech faid, 34 Then lacob gave Efan bread and pottage of len tiles; and he did eat and drink, and rofe up,& went o And Abimelech called Ifaac. and fald, Behold, of a fureryfhe is thy wife; and how faidft thou, She is my fifter? And Ifaac faid unto him, Because I fald, Left I die for thee: What is this thou haft done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou fhon fhonldeft havebrought II And Abimelech char 12 Then Ifaac fowed in that land, and received in the fame year an hundred. fold, and the Lord bleffed bim. 13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great. 14 For he had poffeffion of flocks, and poffeffion of herds, and great flore of fervants. And the Phill ftines envied him. 15 For all the wells which his fathers fervants had digged in thedays of Abra ham his father, the Philia ftines had stopped them, and filled them with earth, 16 And Abimelech faid unto Ifaac,Go.from us: for thou art much mightier than we. 17 And Ifaac departed thence,and pitchedhis tent Inthe valley of Gerar, and dwelt there 18 And Ifaac digged again 19 And Ifaacs fervans dig, and he faid, For now the Lord hath made room for us,and we thall be fruitful In the land. 23 And he went up from thence to Reer-fheba: 24 And theLord appeared unto him the fame night, and faid, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I amwith thee,and will blefs thee,andmultiply thy feed for my fervant Abrahams fake. 25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pit ched his tent there and there laacs feryantsdigged a well. 26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and A huzzath one of hisfriends, and Phicol the chilefcaptain of his army. 27 And Ifaac faid unto them, Wherefore come ye rome,feing ye hare me,and have fent me awayfromyou 23 And they faid, We faw with thee; and we falu. Ler there be now an oath betwixtus,even betwixt us and thee, and let us maké a covenant with thee;" 29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have nor touched thee,& as we have done unto thee nothingbut good,and have fent thee a way in peace: thou art now the blefied of the Lord. 30 And he made them a feaft, and they did eat and drink arand 31 And they rofe up be times in the morning, and fware one to another and Ifaac fent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 32 And it came to pass the fame day, that Ifaacs fervants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dieged, and faid unto him, We have found years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bathemath the daughter of Elon the Hittire, 35 Which was a grief of -mind unto Ifaac, and to Rebekah. CHAP. XXVII. Awhen Nd it came to pafs, that when Ifaac was old, and his eyes were dim, fo that he could not fee, he called Efau his eldeft fon,andfaid unto him, My fon: And he faid unto him,Behold, bere am I. 2 And he fald, 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 fome venifon; 4 And make me favoury meat, fuch as I love, and bring it to me, that I may ear; that my foul may blefs Thee before I die. 5 And Rebekah heard when Ifaac fpake to Efau This fon and Efau went to the field to hunt for veni. fon, and to bring it. 6 And Rebekah fpake anto Jacob her fon,faying, Behold, I heard thy father Speak unto Efau thy brother, faying, 7 Bring me venifon, and make me favoury meat, zhat I may eat, and blefs thee before the Lord, before my death. 8 Now therefore.my fon, bey my voice, according to that which I command thee. 9. Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence wogood kids of thegoats; and I will make them favoury meat for thy father, fuch as he loveth." 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. It And Jacob faid to Re bekah his mother, Behold, Efau my brother is a hairy man, 8c I am a fmooth man 12 My father peradven rure will feel me,and I fhallfeem to him as a deceiver and I hal bring a curfe upon me, and not a bleffing. 12 And his mother fald unto him, Upon me be thy curfe, my fon: only obey my voice, and go fetch me. them. 14 And he went,and fetch ed,and brought them to his mother and his mother made favoury meat, fach as his father loved, 15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldeft fon Efau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger fon. 16 And the put the skins of the kids of thegoats up. on his hands,and upon the fmooth of his neck. 17 And the gave the favoury meat, and the bread which the had prepared, into the hand of her fon Jacob. 18 And he came unto his father, and faid, My fa ther, and he faid, Here am I, who art thou myfont 19 And Jacob faid unto his father, I am Efau thy firft-born; I have done according as thou badeft me: arife, I pray thee, fit and ear of my venifon,that thy foul may blefs me. 20 And Ifaac faid unto his fon, How is it that thou haft found it fo quickly,my fon? And he fald, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me. 21 And Ifaac faid unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my fon, whether thou b my very fon Efau, or not. 22 And Jacob went near unro Ifaac his tather, and he felt him; and fald,The voice is Jacobs voice, bur the hands are the hands of Efau. 23 And he difcerned him not,becaufe his hands were. hairy; as his brother Efaus hands: So he bleffed him. 24 And he faid, Art thou my very fon Efau ? And he faid, I am. 25 And he faid, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my fons venifon, that my foul mayblefs thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought bim wine, and he drank. 26 And bis ther came with fubtilty. and hath taken away thy blefling. 36 And he faid, Is not he rightly named Jacob?for he hath fupplanted me thefe two rimes: he took away my birth-right; & behold, faid unto father Ifaac now he hath taken away faid unto him, come near now, and is me, my fon. 27 And he came near, and killed him: and he smelled the fmell of his ralment, and blefied him, and faid, See, the fmell of my fonts as thefmell of a field,which the Lord hath bleffed." 28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, & the fatnefs of the earth. and plenty of corn & wine. 29 Let people ferve thee, and nations bow down to thee; be lord over thy bre. thren, and let thy mothers fons bow down to thee: Curfed be every one that curfeth thee, and bleffed bi he that bleffeth thee. 30 And It came to pafs, affoon as Ifaac had made an end of bleffing Jacob, and Jacob was yet fearce gone our from the refence of Ifaac his father, that Efau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 And he alfo had made favoury meat, and brought It unto his father; and faid unto his father,Let my father arife, and ear of his fons venifon, that thy foul may blefs me. 32 And Ifaac his father faid unto him, Who art thou? and he fald, am thy fon,thy firft born Efan 33 And Ifaac trembled very exceedingly,and faid,who, where is he that hath taken venifon, and brought if me, and I have eaten of all before thou cameft,and have blefied him? yea, and he thall be bleffed. my bleffing. And he fald, Haft thou not referved a blefling for me? 37 And Ifaac answered and fald untoEfau,behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given.ro him for fervants: and with corn & wine have Ifuflained him: and what fhall do now unto thee my fon? 33 And Efau fald unto his father, Haft thou but one blefling, my father? blefs me, even me alfo, O my fa ther. And Efau lift up his volce, and wept. 30 And Ifaac his father anfwered, and faid unto him, Behold, thy dwelling fhall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above. 40 And by thy fword (hale thou live, and thalt ferve thy brother; and it thall come to pa's when thou fhalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. 41 And Efau hated Tacob, becaufe of the blef fing wherewith his father bleffed him; and Efau faid in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand, then will I flay my brother Jacob. 42 And thefe words of Efan her elder fon were told to Rebekah? And the fent & called Jacob her vounger. fon, and faid unto him, Behold, thy brother Efau, as rouching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. 43 Now therefore, my fon. obey my voice; and arife, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran.. 34 And when Efau heard the words of his father, he crled with a great and exceeding birrer crv.and faid unto bis father, Blefs me, 44 And tarry with him a even me alfo, O my father. few days, until thy bro 35 And tre faid,Thy brothers fury turna ay; B5 45 Unt 45 Until thy brothers an- 9 Then went Efau unto ger turn away from thee. Ihmael,and took unto the. and he forget that which wives which hehad, Mahatbou haft done to him: lach the daughter of Iththen I will fend and fetch mael Abrahams fon, the. thee from thence. Why filter of Nebajoth to be his should be deprived alfo of wife." you both in one day? 46And Rebekah fald tolfaat, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of Heth: If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, fuch as thefe whleb ate of the daughters of the land, what good thall my life do me? CHAP. XXVII. ANd Ifaac called Jacob. and bleffed him, and charged him,and faid unto him, Thon halt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2Arife,go to Padan-áram, to the houfe of Bethuelthy mothers father; and take thee a wife, from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mothers brother. 3And God Almighty blefs thee, and make thee fruitfull, and multiply thee, that thou mayeft be a mul titude of people. 4 And give thee the blef fing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy feed with thee, that thou mayeft inherit the land wherein thou art a ftranger,which God gave unto Abraham.. And Ifaac fent away Jacob,and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, fon of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob and Efans mother. 6 When Efau faw that Ifaac had bleffed Jacob and fent him way to Padanaram, to take bim a wife from thence and that as he bleffed him, he gave him a charge.faying, Thou fhalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan? And thar Jacob obeyed, his father, and his mother, and was gone ro Padan aram, 3 And Efau feeing that the daughters of Canaan pleafed not Ifaac his father 10 And Jacob went out from Beer theba, and went toward Haran : 11 And he lighted upon a certain place,and tarried there all night, because the fitn was fer and he took ofthe ftones of that place, & put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to fleep. 12 And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder fet upon the earth, and the top ofic reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God afcending and defcending on it. 13 And behold, the Lord flood above it, and faid, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Ifaac, the land whereon thou lieft,to thee will I give it, and to thy feed. 14 And thy feed fhall be as the duft of the earth & thou shalt fpread abroad to the weft, and to the eaft, and to the north, and to the fouth: and in thee,and in thy feed hal all the fami. lies of the earth be bleffed. 15 And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goeff, and will bring thee again into this land for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have fpoken to thee of 16 And Jacob awaked out of his fleep, & he faid, Surely the Lord is in this place, and I knew not. 17 And he was afraid, and fald, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the houfe of God, and. this is the gate of heaven.. 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the flone that he had put for his pillows, and fer it up for a pillar,and poured oyl upon the top of it. t: |