Araham bled. Sarabs age and ded a And Strah died in Kliju 13 And Abraham lifted up h's eyes, and looked, and behold, barba, the fame is Hebro t bind is a ram caught in a land of Cantan: and Abrah thicket by his horne: And Abra- came to mourn for Sacab, and ham went and took the ram, and weep for her, offered him up for a burnt offer ing, in the fead of his foa. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjizch as it is faid to this day, In the mount of the LORD it fhall be fern. 15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of haven the fecond time, 16 And faid, By my felf have I fworn, faith the LORD, for becaufe thou haft done this thing, and haft not withheld thy fon, thine only fan 17 That in blefiag I will blefs thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy feed as the Bars of the heaven, and as the fand which is upon the fes hore, and thy feed fhall poffefs the gate of his enemies, 18 And in thy feed shall all the nations of the earth be blef fed: becaufe thou hast obeyed my voice. 19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rofe up, and went together to Beerfhebs, and Abranam dwelt at Beer-theba. 20 And it came to pafs after thefe things, that it was told Abraham, faying, Behold, Milcab, the bath alfo born children unto thy brother Nahor, at Huz his firit born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 And Chefed, and Hazo, and Plidah, and Jidlapb, and Bethuci, 23 And Bethuel begat Rebe kih: thefe eight Mileaä did bear to Nabor, Abrahams brother. 24 And his concubine whofe name was Reumah, he bare alfo Tebab, and Gauam, and Tha hah, and Machah. A CHAP. XXIII. Nd Sarsh was an hundred and feven and twenty vesta Did these were the years of the ife of Sarah. 3 And Abraham flood from before his dead, and fpa unto the fons of Heth, faying 4 I am a ftranger and a Journer with you: give m poff dion of aburying-place wi you, that I may bury my de out of my fight. 5 And the children of He safwered Abraham, faying un him, 6 Hear ut, my lord, thou a a mighty prince smongft us the choice of our fepulcar bury thy dead: none of us thi withhold from thee his feps chre, but that thou mayeft bu thy desd. 7 Paid Abraham ftood up, ar. bowed himself to the people the land, even to the children Heth. 8 And he communed wit them, fing, If it be you mlad that I should bury m dead out of my fight, bear mi and intreat for me to Ephro the fon of Zohar: 9 That he may give me the cave of Michpelab, which ht bath, which is in the end of hi field, for as much money as it worth he thall give it me, for poffellion of a burying-place amongit you. 10 And Bphron dwelt among the children of Heth. And Ephron, the Hittite safwered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in't the gates of hie. city, faying, 11 Nay, My lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give le thee, In the prefence of the fons of my peopl: give fit thee: bury cby dead. 12 Aad Abraham bowed down himself before the prople of the land. 1 And he (pake unto Ephron In the audience of the peeple of la Klijst of the land, frying, but it thou the Canaanites amongit whom Abate thee money for the 4 But thou shalt to unto my Good Byron safwered A And the fervant faid unto tates wife unto m; fon Ifaac. And unto him, faying, bearken unto me will not be willing to follow him, Peradventure the women sud & for is worth four hundred me unto this land: must I elves what is that needs bring thy fon again un vine and thee? bary to the land from whence thou aydeded. are And Abraian berked 6 And Abraham faid unto him, camet ace wit f Helen, and Abrain Pewsre thou, that thou bring gunted to Bpbron the filver not my fon thither again. With be bad named in the 7 The LORD God of heaven, ce of the fons of Heth which took me from my f hundred hekels of filver thers boufe, and from the land the way with the mer of my kindred, and which (pare lepand the field of Ephron me, faying, Unto thy feed will bar Which was it Mach; elab, which I give this land, he shall fead unto me, and that fware unto Du before Mamre, the field and his angel before thee, and thou the cave which was there, and halt take a wife unto my fon P and ple the trees that were in the from thence. with, dread, that were in all the bord 8 And if the woman will not er round about, were made be willing to follow thes, then ry Man in the prefence of the thither again. thou shalt be clear from this my Sprott went in at the gate of bis hind under the thigh of Abraof Beth, before all 2 And the fervant put his ch he And after this, Abraham him concerning that matter. Serth his wife in the hem bla mafter, and fware to 10 And the fervant tool of be of the field of Macbpelab, ten camels, of the camels of hi b Monte: the fame is Homaßer, and departed (for al And C d Foll in the land of Cann And the field and the cave his hand :) and be arofe, an thiesen were made fure went to Mefopotamis, unto th the goods of his matter were! ohen, for a petition city of Nsher. of burying place, by the fons of Hot 11 And he made his camels Nd braham was old and of the evening, run the si kneel down without the cit Well fricken in age: and that women go out to dr by a well of water, at the th 12 And be fald, O LORD! the LORD had bleffed Abraham water. thigh: elish feat of his houfe, that thes, fend me good speed and Abraham fald unto his of my mafter Abraham, 11 to all that he bad, Put day, and thew kindneís unt 11ther, thy band under my after Abraham. by the LORD, the God of bca-kers of the men of the city And will make thee fwear well of water, and the d 13 Behold, I ftand bere b and the God of the earth out to draw water: thou thelt not take a wife14 And let it come to ps on of the daughters of the damel to whom 1 Genefis. Grahams fervan messeth with Rebake Ler down thy pitcher, I pray as She faid moreover un thee, that I may drink, and the him, We have both ftraw a fhill fay, Delak, and I will give provender enough, and room thy camels drink alfo: at the lodge in. Jame be fat thas thou haft ap.. pointed for thy fervant Ifaac and thereby fhall I know that thou haft fhewed kindness unto my mater. 15. And it came to pafs be fore he had done fpeaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel fon of Milcah the wife of Nabor Abrabams b:other, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. 16 And the damníel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, nef 26 And the man bowed dow his head, and worthipped t LORD. 27 And he faid, Bieffed the LORD God of my maf Abraham, who hath not l deftituce my after of his me cy and his truth: I being the way, the LORD led d to the houfe of my mafters br thren. a8 And the damfel rap, ar told thems of her mothers hou these things. ther had any man known her: 29 And Rebekah had a bris and the went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. 17 And the fervant ran to meet her, and faid, Let me (I pray thee) drink a little water of thy pitcher. 18 Aad the fa'd, Drink, my ford: and the bafted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. 19 And when the bad done giving him drink, the faid, I will draw water for thy camels alfo, until they have done drink ing. 20 And the hated, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camele. 21 And the men wondring at het, held his peace, to wit whe ther the LORD had made his journey profperous, or not. ther, and his name was Libr and Laban ran out unto the ma unto the well. 30 And it came to pals whe he faw the ear-ring and brac lets upon his fifters hands, an when he heard the words d Rebekah bis fifter, faying, Thy pake the man unto me, that h came unto the mar, and behold ae ftood by the camels at th well 31 And be faid, Come in, thos biefed of the LORD, wherefore sadeft thou without? for have prepared the houfe, and roam for the camels. 32 And the min came lato the houfe: and he ungirded his cimels, and gave ftraw and pro vender for the camels,and water to wash his feet, and the meas feet that were with him. 33 And there was fee ment before him to cat: but he (sid, will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And be faid, Speak on. 28 And it came to pass as the camels had done drink ag, that the man took a golden car ring, of half a fhekel weight,sad two 34 And he faid, I am Abra bracelets for her haade, of teams fervant. fhekels weight of gold, 33 And isid, Whole daughter ars thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy fathers house for us to lodge in? 24 And the faid unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the fon of Milcah, which the bare unto Nahor. 35 And the LORD hath blef fed my mafter greatly, and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and berde, and fil ver, and gold, and men-fervant, and maid fervants, and canele, and affes. 36 And Sarah my mafiers wife bare a fon to my mafter when Thipped the Biced not left me being i bee he was old and unto him thuel Nahors fon, whom Mé be given all that be bath. bare unto him: and I put the made me e-ring upon her face, and the ng, Thoa halt not bracelets upon her bands. Wit to my fon of the 48 And I bowed down my of the Cananites, in head, and worthipped the LORD Bu halt go unto my my matter Abrahan, which hed and bleed the LORD G.d of fen bade, and to my kindred, led me in the right way to take adat we unto my foo. And I faid unto my ma my maftersbrothers daughter un to his fon. Peradventure the woman 49 And now if you will deal And he fald unto me, The fter, tell me: and if not, tell La before whom I walk, will me, that I may turn to the kindly and truly with my m is angel with thee, and right hand, or to the left. thy was, and thou that so Then Laban and Bethe Biled, and of my fathers houfe proceedeth from the LORD: wife for my fon of my answered, and faid, The thing The halt thou be clear we cannot speak unto thee bid fat oeth, when thou or good. da bro what brace ds, and crds of & Th come to my kindred, and if 51 Behold, Rebekah is before they give not thee one, thou thee, take her, and go, and let hit be dear from my oath. And lame this day unto the LORD bath (pales. the well, and faid, Q LORD 52 And it came to pie, that her be thy malets fons wife, so God of my mafter Abraham, when Abrahams fervant beard thou do profper my way their words, he worshipped t Which I go Behold, I fand by the well earth. wry and it hall come to LORD, bewing [噂] 11 if to the when the virgin forth jewels of filver, and j och forth to draw water, cls of gold, and reinent, 51 And the fervant brough day to her, Give me, I gave them to Rebeka thet, a little water of thy gere alio to her brother and cher to drick And the lay to me, Both drink thou, and I will alfo draw drink, he and the ment her mother preci us thing, katyce: it the faze bewere with him, and terric 14 And they did eit a 54 the woman whom the LORD night: and they rofe up in both appointed out for my me morning, and he faid, Send ping in mine best, behalds mother fald, Let the dam away unto my maler.. Reich came forth with beelde with us « few days, cher on her shoulder, and be leaft rens after ther the wet down unto the we'l, and der: and 1 faid unto her Hinder me not, Seeing Let me drink, I pray theo. 56 And be faid unto Je down ber pitcher from her my mafter. folder, and fald, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink alfo call the damfel, and en mel driak alfo. 47 And I asked her, and faid and faid unto her, Wilt 58 And they cailed E While daughter art thou? And with this man? and ? rfeld, The dougbros of Bey will go. Genens and ban 59 And they fent away Re-cubines which Abraham bessh their fifter, and her nurie, Abraham gave gifts, and and Abrahams fervant, and his them away from 1fase his jhen. (while he yet Hved) caftwi unto the eaft country. 67 And they bleffed Rebekah, and fald unto her, Thou are our hifter, be thou twa mother of thou fands of millions, and let thy feed poffefs the gate of thofe which bate them. 61 And R bekah arofe, and ber damfels, and they rode upon he cameis, and followed the dan: and the fervsot Rock Kebekah, and went his way. And Ifaac came from the way of the well Lahal roi, for be dwelt in the fouth-country. 63 And Ifaac went out to meditate in the field at the even-fide: and be lift up his eyes, and faw, and behold, the camels 64 And Keb.kak 1ft up her eyes, and when the faw Hase, fhe lighted off the esmel. 7 And these are the days of years of Abrahams life wh he lived, an hundred threef and fifteen years. 8 Then Abraham gave up ghoft, and died in a good age, an old man, and full years, and was gathered to people. 9 And his fons Ifaac and I mael buried him in the cave Machp:lab, in the field of pbron the fon of Zohar the H tite, which is before Mamre to The field which Abraha purchased of the fons of Heth there was Abraham buried, Sarah his wife, And it ceme to pafe ter the death of Abraham, th God blefed his fon Ifase: a Ifaac dwelt by the well Labi zo 65 For the hid faid unto the fervant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? 13 Now thefe are the gen And the fervent had fold, Lt derations of Ishmael, Abraham my mifter: therefore he took fon, whom Hagar the Egyptian avail and covered her fif. Sarabs handmaid, bare unto A 66 And the ferant told Ifaac braham. all things that he had done. 13 And thefe are the name, 67 And Ifaac brought her in- of the fons of Ifhmael, by to his mother Sarahe tent, and their names, according to Seok Rebekab, and the became their generations: The firft bis wife, and he loved her: born of Ifhasel, Nebijoth and Ifage was comforted after and Kedar, and Adbeel, and his mothers death. M.bfam, 14 And Mihma, and Dumab, and Miffa, 15 Hadar, and Tems, Jetur,) Najhith, and Kedemah. 16 Thefe are the fons of Ifh 2 And the bare him Zimran, and Jokban, and Medan, and Misel, and thefe are their names, danand (hbak and Shuah. 3 And Jokfhan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the fens of Dedan wire Atherim, and Le. tufhim, and Leuminim. 4 And the fons of Midian, B phab,and Epber,and Hanoch,end Abidab, and Eidaah. All thefe wire the children of Keturah. And Abraham gave all that he had unto 1fasc. ✔ Bug unto the fons of the con by their towns and by their ca les, twelve princes according to their nations. 17 And thefe are the years of the life of 1hmael, an hundred and thirty and feven years: and he gave up the ghoft and died, and was gathered unto his peo le. 18 And they dwelt from Hs ils unto Shur, that is before gyps, as thou goelt towards Affyria |