Abraham is blessed again.

BEFORE lifted his up afar off.

CHRIST cir. 1872.

d John 19. 17.

2 Heb. Behold me.

8 Or, kid.

• Heb. 11. 17. Jam. 2. 21.

f 1 Sam. 15. 22.

Mic. 6. 7,8. 8 ch. 26. 5.

eyes,

5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, 2 Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

12 And he said, 'Lay not thine hand the lad, neither do thou upon any thing unto him: for now I know Jam. 2. 22. that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

4 That is, The LORD

will sec, or, provide.

h Ps. 105. 9. Luke 1. 73. Heb. 6. 13, 14.

13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son,

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14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

16 And said, "By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed 1 ch. 24. 60. shall possess mthe gate of his enem Mic. 1. 9. mies;

i ch. 15. 5. Jer. 33. 22.

* ch. 13. 16.

6 Heb. lip.

k

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The purchase of Machpelah.

18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; ° because thou hast obeyed my voice.

19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to P Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

BEFORE CHRIST cir. 1872.

n ch. 12. 3.

& 18. 18. &

26

Acts 3. 25.

Gal. 8. 8, 9,

16, 18.

o ver. 3, 10.

20 ¶ And it came to pass after ch. 26. 5. these things, that it was told Abra-P ch. 21.31. ham, saying, Behold, a Milcah, she ach. 11. 29. hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;

21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz Job 1. 1. his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

23 And Bethuel begat "Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

CHAPTER XXIII.

1 The age and death of Sarah. 3 The purchase of Machpelah, 19 where Sarah was buried.

4 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 sight.

5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, 6 Hear us, my lord: thou art 2 © a 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 stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

8 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,

ch. 17. 8. 29.15. Heb. 11.3,

1 Chron.

Ps. 105. 12.

13.

Sarah is buried.

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give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the Heb. cars. 2 audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

fch. 34. 20, 24.

Ruth 4. 4.

g See 2 8am. 24. 21-24.

Ezek.45.12.

g

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 thy dead.

12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. 13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

15 My lord, hearken unto me: Ex 80.13. the land is worth four hundred "shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that "ruled 2 Heb. gone over all that he had, Put, I prayer. 35. thee, thy hand under my thigh:

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into days.

ch. 13. 2. Ps. 112. 3.

c ch. 15. 2. d ver. 10.

3 And I will make thee f swear Prov. 10.22. by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto 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 unto my son Isaac.

5 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 whence thou camest?

6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

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7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's ch. 12. 1. house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; m he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

ch. 12. 7. 15. 18. & 17. Ex. 32. 13.

& 13. 15. &

8.

Deut. 1. 8. & 34. 4.

Acts 7. 5.

20, 23. & 33.

8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then "thoum Ex. 23. shalt be clear from this my oath:2 only bring not my son thither again.

Heb. 1. 14. n Josh. 2.

9 And the servant put his hand 17, 20. under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

10 T And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; 3 for all the goods of over. 2. his master were in his hand and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto P the city of Nahor.

11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

12 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.

13 Behold, I stand here by the well 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

Ex. 3. 6, 15. Ps. 37. 5. ver. 43.

. Neh. 1. 11.

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u ch. 29.8

Ex. 2. 16.

The servant,

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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 1 Sam. 6. 7. shewed kindness unto my master.

w See Judg. 6. 17, 37.

& 14. 10. & 20.7.

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15 ¶ And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to ch. 11. 29. Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

& 22. 23.

16 And the damsel was very fair 2 Heh. good to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up,

z 1 Pet. 3.8. & 4. 9.

17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.

meeting Rebekah,

29 ¶ And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was h Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and 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 well.

31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash hisch. 43. 24. feet, and the men's feet that were with him.

33 And there was set meat before

him to eat: but he said, 'I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant.

Judg.19.21.

Job 23. 12. Eph. 6. 5, 6,

John 4. 34.

7.

ch. 13. 2.

35 And the LORD m hath blessed m ver. 1. 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 asses.

b Ex. 32. 2, 3.

Is. 3. 19, 20, 21.

Ezek. 16.

11, 12.

1 Pet. 3. 3.

3 Or, jewel for the forehead.

c ch. 22. 23.

d ver. 52. Ex. 4. 31.

e Ex. 18. 10.

1 Sam. 25. 32, 39.

2 Sam. 18.

28.

22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden b3 earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

23 And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?

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

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26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD. 27 And he said, Blessed be the Ruth 4.14. LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD & led me to the house of my master's brethren. 28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.

Luke 1. 68.

f ch. 32. 10. Ps, 98. 3.

6 ver. 48.

36 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old and unto him hath he given all that he hath.

37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

ch. 21. 2. och. 21. 10.

& 23. 5.

p ver. 3.

38 But thou shalt go unto my a ver. 4. father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

39 And I said unto my master, ver. 5. Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

40 And he said unto me, Thever. 7. LORD, before whom I walk, will ch. 17. 1. 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 a ver. 8. this my 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 ver. 12. master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

43 w Behold, I stand by the well of ver. 13. water; and it shall come to pass,

sheweth his message. BEFORE 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;

CHRIST 1857.

* ver. 15, &C.

13.

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 hath appointed out for my master's son.

45 And before I had done speak71 Sam. 1. ing in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee. 46 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 drink also.

Isaac meeteth Rebekah.

63 And Isaac went out 2P to medi-20r,topray. tate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

eyes,

64 And Rebekah lifted up her and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.

65 For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.

67 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.

8 Or, a full year, or, ten months, Judg. 14. 8.

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, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath

15. & 143. 5.

q Josh. 15. 18.

r ch. 38. 12.

HEN again Abraham took a wife, cir. 1853. and her name was Keturah.

2 And she bare him Zimran, and 1 Chr.1.32. 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 Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.