The generations of Ishmael.

B. C. about 1853.

b ch. 24. 36.

c ch. 21. 14. d Judg. 6. 3.

1822.

e ch. 15. 15. &

49. 29.

fch. 35. 29. &

49. 33.

g ch. 35. 29.&

50. 13.

h ch. 23. 16. i ch. 49, 31.

k ch. 16. 14. & 24. 62.

/ ch. 16. 15.

B. C. 1838.

5 ¶ And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from 1saac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the cast country.

7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years.

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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 son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.

12 ¶ Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:

about 1800. 13 And "these are the names of the sons of m 1 Chr. 1. 29. | Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, 15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:

16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; "twelve princes according to their nations.

17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a 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 presence of all his brethren.

19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: "Abraham begat

20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, tthe sister to Laban the Syrian.

21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: "and the LORD was entreated of him, and "Rebekah his wife conceived.

22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD.

23 And the LORD said unto her, "Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of z 2 Sam. 8. 14. people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and "the elder shall serve the younger.

29 ¶ And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; h ch. 27. 19,25, for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

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

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

34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

AND there was a famine in the land, besidos "the first famine that was in the a ch. 12. 10. days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Ge- bch, 20, 2, rar.

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; kand 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 laws.

6 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 "be 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.

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.

going.

went

| Or, husbandry, uch. 37. 11. Ecc. 4. 4.

w ch. 21, 30. ≈ Ex. 1. 9.

y ch. 21. 31.

16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

Esau sent for venison.

B. C. 1796.

31 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of p ch. 36. 2. Elon the Hittite:

35 Which were ta grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

CHAPTER XXVII.

1 Isaac sendeth Esau for venison. 6 Rebekah instructeth Jacob to obtain the blessing, 15 Jacob under the person of Esau obtaineth it. 30 Esau bringeth venison. 33 Isaac trembleth. 34 Esau complaineth, and by importunity obtaineth a blessing. 41 He threateneth Jacob. 42 Rebekah disappointeth it.

ed his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt

there.

18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham : and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

19 And Isaac's servants digged in the valHeb. living. ley, and found there a well of springing

|| That is, Ha- of it Sitnah. tred.

22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove is, 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 in the land.

That Room. ach. 17. 6. & 28.3.& 41.52. Ex. 1 7.

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23 And he went up from thence to Beersheba.

24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abrahami thy father: "fear not, for dI 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 fcalled 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 Aluzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing hye hate me, and have isent me away from you?

28 And they said, † We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now 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 peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.

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

31 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 That is, An Isaac's servants came, and told him conoath. cerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. 33 And he called it Shebah: therefore well of the the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

o ch, 21. 31. That is, The

oath.

was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, 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 pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; 4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul dmay bless thee before 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.

q ch, 27, 46. & 28. 1, 8. † Heb. bitterness of spirit.

about 1760.

a ch, 48. 10. 1 Sam, 3, 2.

6 Prov. 27, 1. James 4. 14.

|c ch. 25. 27,28. † Heb. hunt.

d ver. 27. ch. 48. 9, 15. & 49. 28. Deut. 33. 1.

e ver. 13.

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 fsavoury meat for thy father, f ver. 4. such as he loveth:

10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless theeg ver. 4. before his death.

11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, | h ch. 25. 25. and I am a smooth man :

12 My father peradventure will i feel me, i ver. 22. and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring ka curse upon me, and not a blessing.

13 And his mother said unto him, /Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.

14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother " made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

15 And Rebekah took † "goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son :

16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, aud-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 1; 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.

Jacob deceiveth his father.

B. C. about 1760.

p ver, 12.

g ver. 16.

rver. 4.

& Hos. 14. 6.

t Heb. 11.

u Deut. 33.13,

28.

2 Sam. 1.211 wch. 45. 18 * Deut. 33.28. y ch.9.25.&25. 23.

z ch. 49. 8. a ch. 12. 3. Num. 24. 9.

b ver. 4.

† Heb. trembled with a great trem

21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Como 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 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:

28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and "the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: " cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 30 ¶ And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Ja

cob 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 had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and beat 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? where is he that hath taken bling greatly. venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

Heb.hunted.

c ch. 28. 3, 4. Rom. 11. 29. d Heb. 12. 17.

ech, 25. 26.

That is, supplanter. fch. 25. 33.

g Fulfilled,

35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, 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 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, 2 Sam. 8. 14.9 Behold, I have made him thy lord, and ver, 29. all his brethren have I given to him for h ver. 28. servants; and with corn and wine have I Il sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son.?

Esau threateneth Jacob.

that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

B. C. about 1760.

41 And Esau "hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed | n ch. 37. 4, 8. him: and Esau said in his heart, The days a ch.50.3,4,10. of mourning for my father are at hand; 'then will I slay my brother Jacob.

p Obad, 10.

42 And these words of Esau her elder gon were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to | 9 Ps. 64. 5. kill thee.

43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother "torch. 11. 31. Haran;

44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day? 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary my life because of the daughters of Heth: tif Jacob take a wife of the daughters of t ch, 24, 3. Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

CHAPTER XXVIII.

1 Isaac blesseth Jucob, and sendeth him to Padanaram. 6 Esau marrieth Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael. 10 The vision of Jacob's ladder. 18 The stone of Beth-el. 20 Jacob's vow,

AND Isaac called Jacob, and a blessed

him, and charged him, and said unto him, 6 Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

8 ch. 26. 35. & 28.8.

1760.

a ch. 27. 33.

6 ch. 24. 3.

2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house c Hos. 12. 12. of Bethuel thy mother's father; and taked ch. 25. 20, thee a wife from thence of the daughters of ech. 22. 23. Laban thy mother's brother. fch. 24. 29.

39 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be ta multitude of people;

4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land ti wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram; 8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; 9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had / Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, "the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

10 ¶ And Jacob "went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward oHaran.

11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder | set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold 9 the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

g ch. 17. 1, 6. † Heb. an assembly of people. ch. 12. 2. Heb. of thy sojournings. ich. 17. 8.

Ách, 24. 3. & 26, 35.

† Heb. were evil in the eyes, fc.

about 1760. Ich, 36, 3, she is called Bashemath.

m ch. 25. 13. n Hos. 12. 12. o Called,

Acts 7. 2,
Charran.
pch. 41. 1.
Job 33. 15.

John 1. 51.
Heb. 1. 14.

Jacob's vision.

B. C.

about 1760.

2 ch. 35. 1. & 48. 3.

8 ch. 26. 24.

35. 12.

8

13 "And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, 'I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

14 And "thy seed shall be as the dust of the t ch. 13. 15. & earth; and thou shalt t spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and "in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed,

u ch. 13. 16.

+ Heb. break forth.

w ch. 13, 14. Deut. 12. 20.

ch. 12. 3. & 18. 18. & 22. 18. & 20, 4. y See ver. 20, 21. ch. 26. 24. & 31. 3. z ch, 48. 16.

15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for 6 I will not leave thee, "until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this Ps. 121.5,7, 8. place; and I knew it not.

a ch. 35. 6.

b Deut.31.6,8. Josh. 1. 5.

1 Kings 8.57. Heb. 13. 5. e Num. 23. 19.

d Ex. 3. 5. Josh. 5. 15.

e ch. 31. 13,45. & 35. 14.

17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

| 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, ƒ and poured oil upon the top of it.

e

19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was

f Lev.8.10,11, called Luz at the first.

12.
Num. 7. 1.

Judg. 1. 23, 26. Hos.4.15. That is, The house of God, h ch. 31. 13.

Judg. 11. 30. 2 Sam. 15. 8.

i ver. 15.

1 Tim. 6. 8. Judg. 11. 31.

2 Sam. 19.24, 30.

m Deut.26.17. 2 Sam. 15.8. 2 Kings 5.17. n ch. 35, 7, 14. o Lev. 27, 30.

20 h And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to cat, and raiment to put on,

21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:

22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, "shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

CHAPTER XXIX.

1 Jacob cometh to the well of Haran. 9 He taketh acquaintance of Rachel. 13 Laban entertaineth him. 18 Jacob covenanteth for Rachel. 23 He is deceived with Leah. 28 He marrieth also Rachel, and serveth for her seven years more. 32 Leah beareth Reuben, 33Simeon, 31 Levi, 35 and Judah,

α

He meeteth with Rachel.

Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.

B. C. about 1760.

c Ex. 2. 16.

10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and drolled | d Ex. 2. 17. the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. 11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was ƒher father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.

13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the † tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that hhe ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

14 And Laban said to him, iSurely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

15 ¶ And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.

6 And he said unto them, tb Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

7 And he said, Lo, t it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.

8. And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.

25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?

Hos. 12. 12,

1753.

m Judg. 15. 1.

n Judg. 14.10. John 2. 1, 2.

26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before † Heb. place. the firstborn.

27 °Fulfil her week, and we will give thee (o Judg. 14. 12. this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. 30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he Ploved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. 31 ¶ And when the LORD "saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.