Rebekah solicited for Isaac. CHAP. XXV. shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house. 41 Then shalt thou be clear from this mine oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath. 42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go: 43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink; 44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD bath appointed out for my master's son. Isade marries Rebekah. 55 And her 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, Hinderme 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, Thou art our sister; be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. 45 And before I had done speaking in 61 And Rebekah arose, and her mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth damsels, and they rode upon the camels, with her pitcher on her shoulder; and and followed the man: and the servant she went down unto the weli, and drew took Rebekah, and went his way. water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, 62 And Isaac came from the way of the I pray thee. well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south 46 And she made haste, and let down country. her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, 63 And Isaac went out to meditate in Drink, and I will give thy camels drink the field at the even-tide: and he lifted also: so I drank, and she made the camels up his eyes, and saw, and behold, the drink also. camels were coming. 47 And I asked her, and said, Whose 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, daughter art thou? And she said, The and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom the camel. Milcah bare unto him: and I put the ear- 65 For she had said unto the servant, ring upon her face, and the bracelets upon What man is this that walketh in the field her hands. to meet us? And the servant had said, 48 And I bowed down my head, and It is my master; therefore she took a vail worshipped the LORD, and blessed the and covered herself. LORD God of my master Abraham, which bad led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. 67 And Isaac brought her into his mo49 And now if ye will deal kindly ther Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and and truly with my master, tell me and if she became his wife; and he loved her: not, tell me; that I may turn to the right and Isaac was comforted after his mother's hand, or to the left. death. 50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered, 66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. CHAP. XXV. and said, The thing proceedeth from the THEN again Abraham took a wife, and LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. her name was Keturah. 2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jok51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, shan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishtake her, and go, and let her be thy mas- bak, and Shuah. ter's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken. 3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and De52 And it came to pass, that, when dan. And the sons of Dedan were AsAbraham's servant heard their words, he shurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to 4 And the Sons of Midian; Ephah, and the earth. Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and El53 And the servant brought forth jewels daah. All these were the children of Keof silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah. He gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. turah. 5 T And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the sons of the concubines 54 And they did eat and drink, he and which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, the men that were with him, and tarried all and sent them away from Isaac his son night; and they rose up in the morning, (while he yet lived) eastward, unto the and he said, Send me away unto my master.jeast country. Abraham's death and burial. GENESIS. The birth of Esan and Jacob. 7 And these are the days of the years ed were fulfilled, behold, there were twins of Abraham's life which he lived, a hun-in her womb. dred threescore and fifteen years. 25 And the first came out red, all over 8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, like a hairy garment: and they called and died in a good old age, an old man, his name Esau. and full of years; and was gathered to 26 And after that came his brother out, nis people. and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; 9 And his sonsIsaac and Ishmael buried and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field was threescore years old when she bare of Ephron the Son of Zohar the Hittite, them. which is before Mamre ; 27 And the boys grew and Esau was 10 The field which Abraham purchased a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham Jacob was a plain man dwelling in tents. buried, and Sarah his wife. 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. 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. 13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, 15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: 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 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and these are their names, by their towns, and drink, and rose up, and went his way: by their castles; twelve princes according thus Esau despised his birthright. to their nations. CHAP. XXVI. 17 And these are the years of the life of AND there was a famine in the land, Ishmael: a hundred and thirty and se- besides the first famine that was in ven years: and he gave up the ghost and the days of Abraham. And Isaac went died, and was gathered unto his people. unto Abimelech king of the Philistines 18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto unto Gerar. Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren. 2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt: dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of. 19 ¶ And these are the generations of 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat with thee, and will bless thee: for unto Isaac: thee, and unto thy seed I will give all these 20 And Isaac was forty years old when countries, and I will perform the oath he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of which I sware unto Abraham thy father; Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the 4 And I will make thy seed to multiply sister to Laban the Syrian. as the stars of heaven, and will give unto 21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for thy seed all these countries: and in thy his wife, because she was barren: and the seed shall all the nations of the earth be LORD was entreated of him, and Rebe-blessed: kah his wife conceived. 5 Because that Abraham obeyed my 22 And the children struggled together voice, and kept my charge, my commandwithin her and she said, If it be so, why ments, my statutes, and my laws. am I thus? And she went to inquire of the 6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar: LORD. 7 And the men of the place asked him 23 And the LORD said unto her, Two of his wife; and he said, She is my sisnations are in thy womb, and two manner ter: for he feared to say, She is my wife; of people shall be separated from thy lest, said he, the men of the place should bowels: and the one people shall be kill me for Rebekah; because she was stronger than the other people; and the fair to look upon. elder shall serve the younger. 8 And it came to pass when he had 24 ¶ And when her days to be deliver-been there a long time, that Abimelech The Philistines envy Isaar. CHAP. XXVII. He covenants with Abimelech, king of the Philistines looked out at a called upon the name of the LORD, and window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was pitched his tent there and there Isaac's 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 lain with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us. 11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death. 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him: 13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: 14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: And the Philistines envied him. servants digged a well. 26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me. and have sent 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 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. 15 For all the wells which his father's 32 And it came to pass the same day, servants had digged in the days of Abra-that Isaac's servants came and told him ham his father, the Philistines had stopped concerning the well which they had digthem, and filled them with earth. ged, and said unto him, We have found 16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go water. from us: for thou art much mightier than we. 33 And he called it Shebah: therefore 17 ¶ And Isaac departed thence, and the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and this day. dwelt there. 34 And Esau was forty years old when 18 And Isaac digged again the wells of he took to wife Judith the daughter of water which they had digged in the days Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the of Abraham his father; for the Philistines daughter of Elon the Hittite: 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 35 Which were a grief of mind unte Isaac and to Rebekah. CHAP. XXVII. valley, and found there a well of springing A Nast came to pass, that when Isaac water. 20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. 21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. 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 1. 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; I 22 And he removed from thence, and 4 And make me savoury meat, such as digged another well; and for that they love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; strove not: and he called the name of it that my soul may bless thee before I die. Rehoboth; and he said, For now the 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake LORD hath made room for us, and we shall to Esau his son: and Esau went to the be fruitful in the land. field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. 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. 26 And be builded an altar there, and 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 comm and thee. 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me Isaac seads Esau for venison. GENESIS. Jacob obtains a blessing. from thence two good kids of the goats; of my son is as the smell of a field which and I will make them savoury meat for thy the LORD hath blessed: father, such 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. 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 11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mo- bow down to thee; be lord over thy brethther, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy ren, and let thy mother's sons bow down man, and I am a smooth man: to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a 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. 30 T 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. 14 And he went, and fetched, and 31 And he also had made savoury meat, brought them to his mother: and his mo- and brought it unto his father; and said ther made savoury meat, such as his father unto his father, Let my father arise, and loved. eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may 15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment bless me. of her eldest son Esau, which were with 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, her in the house, and put them upon Ja-Who art thou? And he said, I am thy cob her younger son: son, thy first-borr, Esau. 16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon smooth of his neck: 33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingthe ly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I and have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. 17 And she gave the savoury meat 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. 34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father! 35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 And he said, Is he not rightly named 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these zs it that thou hast found it so quickly, my two times: he took away my birth-right; son? And he said, Because the LORD thy and behold, now he hath taken away my God brought it to me. blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? 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. 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him 22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his for servants; and with corn and wine have father; and he felt him, and said, The I sustained him: and what shall I do now voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are unto thee, my son? the hands of Esau. 38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast 23 And he discerned him not, because thou but one blessing, my father? bless his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's me, even me also, O my father! And Esau hands: so he blessed him. lifted up his voice, and wept. 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. 39 And Isaac his father answered, and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; 40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother: and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the do26 And his father Isaac said unto him, minion, that thou shalt break his yoke from Come near now, and kiss me, my son. off thy neck. 27 And he came near, and kissed him: 41 ¶ And Esau hated Jacob because of and he smelled the smell of his raiment, the blessing wherewith his father blessed and blessed him, and said, See, the smell him: and Esau said in his heart, The days Jacob is sent to Padan-aram. CHAP. XXVIII, XXIX. His vision and vow. of mourning for my father are at hand, then place, and put them for his pillows, and will I slay my brother Jacob. lay down in that place to sleep. 42 And these words of Esau her elder 12 And he dreamed, and behold, a ladson were told to Rebekah: and she sent der set upon the earth, and the top of it and called Jacob her younger son, and said reached to heaven: and behold, the angels unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as of God ascending and descending on it. touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. 43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; 44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; 13 And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abra. ham 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 earth; and thou shalt spread abroad 45 Until thy brother's anger turn away to the west, and to the east, and to the from thee, and he forget that which thou north, and to the south: and in thee and hast done to him: then I will send, and in thy seed shall all the families of the fetch thee from thence. Why should I be earth be blessed. deprived also of you both in one day? 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am will keep thee in all places whither thou weary of my life, because of the daughters goest, and will bring thee again into this of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daugh- land: for I will not leave thee, until I have ters of Heth, such as these which are of the done that which I have spoken to thee of. daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me? CHAP. XXVIII. ND Isaac called Jacob, and blessed A him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 15 And behold, I am with thee, and 16 ¶ And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. 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. 2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house 18 And Jacob rose up early in the of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take morning, and took the stone that he had thee a wife from thence of the daughters f Laban thy mother's brother. 3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a 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 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. 6 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; put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. 20 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 eat, 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. CHAP. XXIX. THEN Jinto the land of the people of the east. 7 And that Jacob obeyed his father, and 2 And he looked, and behold, a well in his mother, and was gone to Padan- the field, and lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well 8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of they watered the flocks: and a great Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; stone was upon the well's mouth. aram; 9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and 3 And thither were all the flocks gatook unto the wives which he had, Maha-thered: and they rolled the stone from the lath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's well's mouth and watered the sheep, and son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. put the stone again upon the well's mouth 10 ¶ And Jacob went out from Beer-in his place. sheba, and went toward Haran. 4 And Jacob said unto them, My breth 11 And he lighted upon a certain place, ren, whence be ye? And they said, Of and tarried there all night, because the sun Haran are we. was set: and he took of the stones of that! 5 And he said unto them, Know ye La |