p ch. 35. 8.

7 ch. 17. 16. r ch. 22. 17.

8 ch. 16. 14 & 25. 11.

t Ps. 77. 12 & 143. 5.

u ch. 37. 35

& 38. 12.

v ch. 23. 2.

w 1 Chr. 1. 32, 33.

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 prospered my way; send me
away that I may go to my master.
57 And they said, We will call the
damsel, and inquire at her mouth.
58 And they called Rebekah, and
said unto her, Wilt thou go with
this man? And she said, I will go.
59 And they sent away Rebekah
their sister, and her nurse, and
Abraham's servant, and his men.
60 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 hate them.
61 And Rebekah arose, and her dam-
sels, and they rode upon the camels,
and followed the man: and the ser-
vant took Rebekah, and went his
way. 62 And Isaac came 1from 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 off
the camel. 65 And she said unto the
servant, What man is this that walk-
eth in the field to meet us? And
the servant said, It is my master:
and she took her veil, and covered
herself. 66 And the servant told
Isaac all the things that he had done.
67 And Isaac brought her into his
mother Sarah's tent, and took Re-
bekah, and she became his wife; and
he loved her: and Isaac was "com-
forted after his mother's "death.

I And Abraham took an

25 other wife, 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 Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children a ch. 24. 36. of Keturah. 5 And * Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the sons of the concubines,

1 The Sept. has, through the wilderness.

Cp. Judg.

6.3.

ch. 35. 29 & 49.33. b ch. 15. 15.

which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from y ch. 21. 14. 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 And Abraham agave up a ver. 17. the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. 9 And Isaac and Ishmael his sons c ch. 35. 29. 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 Beer-lahai-roi.

deh. 23. 16

& 50. 13.

ech. 49. 30,

31.

fch. 16. 14 & 24. 62.

29-31.

Job 6. 19.

Isai. 21. 14.

19.

1 Chr. 5.

12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom g ch. 16. 15. Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham: 13 and these are the names of the sons of h1 Chr. 1. Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, Isai. 60. 7. and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa; 15 Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: 16 these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes ac- ch. 17. 20. cording 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 m ver. 8. 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: he abode 3 in the presence of all his brethren.

19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham Matt. 1.2. begat Isaac: 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekali, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of "Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the 4 Syrian, to be his wife. 21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If 2 Or, settled Heb. fell. 3 Or, over against

#ver. 12.

ver. 16.

Heb. 11. 21.

z ver. 10.

C Ho

skins of the kids of the goats upon
his hands, and upon the smooth of
his neck: 17 and she gave the sa-
voury 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 first
born; 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 sent me good speed.
21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come
near, I pray thee, that I may feel
thee, my son, whether thou be my
very son Esau or not. 22 And Ja-
cob 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 dis-
cerned him not, because "his hands
were hairy, as his brother Esau's
hands: so he blessed him. 24 And
he said, Art thou my very son Esau?
And he said, I am. 25 And he said,
Bring it near to me, and I will eat
of my son's venison, that my soul
may bless thee. 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:

Det 28 And God give thee of the dew

of heaven,

34 When

gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 And he also made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father; and he said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat 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 trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who then 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. Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great eHeb. 12.17 and bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my g ch. 25. 33. birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what then shall I do for thee, my son? 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, and wept. 39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him,

ch. 25. 26.

1⁄2 ver. 29.

Cp. 2 Sam. 8. 14.

iver. 28.

4. 10.

ch.5.3, Cp. Amos

& Obad. 10.

z ch. 17.7 & 24. 12

& 28. 13. Ex. 3. 6. a ch. 15. 1.

See Ps. 27.

1-3.

b ch. 28. 15 & 31. 3.

Ch.

22, 23.

c ch. 12. 7 & 13. 18.

21.

C

Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of 1 springing water. 20 And the herdch. 21. 25. men of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well 2 Esek; because they contended with him. 21 And they digged another well, and they 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 4 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. 25 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 d ch. 21. 22. friend, and Phicol the captain of his host. 27 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 make a covenant with thee; 29 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 fch. 24. 31. peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. 30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. 31 And they rose up betimes in the 9 ch. 21. 31. 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 have found water. 33 And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

e ver. 16.

h ch. 21. 31 & 22. 19.

27

1 And it came to pass, that

1 Sam. 3. 2.

28.

eh. 48. 9, 15 & 49. 28. Deut. 33. 1.

when Isaac was old, and his &ch. 4. 10. eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son and he said unto him, Here am I. 2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death. 3'Now therefore take, I ch. 25. 27, pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison; 4 and make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul "may bless thee be- myer. 10,25. fore I die. 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. 6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death. 8 Now therefore, my son, "obey my voice according to that which I command thee. 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth: 10 and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he over. 4. may bless thee before his death. 11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, "Esau my brother pch. 25. 25. is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man. 12 My father peradventure

8

Я ver. 13.

g ver. 21, 22.

Cp. Deut.

27. 18.

Cp.18am.

25.24
& 2 Sam.
14.9

& Matt. 27. 25.

ver. 12.

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 sent me good speed. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I "may 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 brother Esau's Heb. 11 hands: " so he blessed him. 24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. 25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. 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,

#ver. 16.

I ver. 10.

See, the smell of my son

Is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed :

28 And God give thee of the dew of heaven,

And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and wine: DL13 29 Let peoples serve thee,

& 2 Sam. 1.21.

And nations' bow down to thee:
Be lord over thy brethren,
And let thy mother's sons bow
down to thee:

d Cursed be every one that curs-
eth thee,

And blessed be every one 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 made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father; and he said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat 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 trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who then 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 When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great eHeb. 12.17. and bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. 35 And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 And he said, Is not he rightly named ƒ ch. 25. 26. Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my 9 ch. 25. 33. birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what then shall I do for thee, my son? 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, and wept. 39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him,

40

Behold, of the fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling, And 1of the dew of heaven from . above;

ver. 29.

Cp. 2 Sam. 8. 14.

iver. 28.

ver. 28. ch. 36. 6, 7.

And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy ch. 25. 23. brother;

Cp. 2 Sam. 8. 14. See Obad. 18-21.

And it shall come to pass when thou shalt break loose, That 'thou shalt shake his yoke Cp. 2 Kin. from off thy neck.

8. 20-22.

37.4.

41 And Esau m hated Jacob because Cp. ch.
of the blessing wherewith his father
blessed him: and Esau said in his

heart, "The days of mourning for
my father are at hand; then will
I slay my brother Jacob.
42 And

4. 10.

ch.50. 3. op. Amos

& Obad. 10.