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Abraham intercedeth for Sodom.

Before CHRIST

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CHAPTER XIX.

16 1 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them b to bring them on the way.

17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham 2 Chr. 20, that thing which I do;

Amos 3, 7.

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18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a John 15, 15. great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

Ps. 25, 14.

d ch. 12. 3. Acts 3, 25.

Gal 3, &

2 Tim. 2,19.

Before CHRIST 1898.

The Sodomites stricken blind.
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2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I
pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry
night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early,
and go on your ways. And they said, " Nay; but we
will abide in the street all night.

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c ch. 18, 4.
d Luke 24,
23, 29.

3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they e Acts 12, 6. he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened turned in unto him, and entered into his house: and bread, and they did eat.

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f Luke 11,& g ch. 18, C.

i Ex. 16. 2

18m. 5, 15 4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, h Prov. 6, 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall P1,6 keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judg-even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, 18 ment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that both old and young, all the people from every quarter: 5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, & 23, 2. Deut. 6,7. which he hath spoken of him. Where are the men which came in to thee this night? Isa. 3, 2. 6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and 1ch. 4, 1. bring them out unto us, that we may know them. shut the door after him,

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24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked; and that the a John 5 righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee. "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? 26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty rightEzek. 2230. eous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

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27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am P but dust and ashes:

28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not a Heb. 4,16, destroy it. Eph. 6, 18.

29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he P 9, 12. said, I will not do it for forty's sake.

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9 And they said, Stand back. And they said olsa. 65, 5 again, This one fellow came in " to sojourn, and he 44. will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse p 2 Pet. 2,7. 2 with thee than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. 35. 10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled r Mat 7, & Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

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14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-inlaw, which " married his daughters, and said, Up, Mat. 1,12 get ye out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons-in-law.

15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

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x Ex. 12,31. y Mat. 54, 38.

z Rev. 18,4

b John 6,44

16 And while he a lingered, the men laid hold a ch. 43, 10. upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being Zech. 2, 3 merciful unto him; and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

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c Isa. 63, 9.

d ch. 18, 22 e 1 Kings

19, 3.

17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; 'look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord: Luke 3,62 19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy Phil, a sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I can- fe. not escape to the mountain, lest some' evil take me, and I die.

20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

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25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, Deut. 1913, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

p ver. 17. Luke 17, 31, 32.

q 2 Sam. 12, 13.

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26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

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27 1 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to ch. 18, 21, the place where he stood before the LORD: 28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, Rev. 18,9. lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

t ch. 18, 22.

u verses 17, 19.23. James 1, 8.

x Mark 9,6. verse 28.

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31 And the first-born said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth: 32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and Deut. 25, 5. We will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

y ch. 6, 4. & 16, 2, 4.

2 ch. 11, 3. a ch. 9, 21.

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33 And they made their father drink wine that 1 Cor. 11, night: and the first-born went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

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Abimelech reproved by God.

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7 Now, therefore, restore the man his wife; for he chap. 31, 7 is" a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou 1 Ps. 51, 4. shalt live and if thou restore her not, know thou chap 39, 3. that thou shait surely die, P thou, and all that are thine. Heb. gave 8 'Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, Psal. 81, 12. and called all his servants, and told all these things m Ps. 74,15. in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

thee not,

n Jer. 14,
1 Kings 13.

9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto
him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have 6.
I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and o Lev. 6, 4,
on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds
unto me that ought not to be done.

10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What saw-
est thou, that thou hast done this thing?
11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely
the fear of God is not in this place; and they will
slay me for my wife's sake.

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13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, uch. 11, 22. This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; x Heb. 11, at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and men-
servants, and women-servants, and gave them unto
Abraham,and restored him Sarah his wife.

34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the
first-born said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yester-thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
night with my father: let us make him drink wine
this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that
we may preserve seed of our father.

15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before

35 And they made their father drink wine that versed night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; 1 Sam. 15, and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when 33 K19, she arose.

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36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child } 18 For the LORD had "fast closed up all the wombs b 1 Sam. &, That is, of b by their father. of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abra- 10 37 And the first-born bare a son, and called hisham's wife. name || Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

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Hagar and Ishmael cast forth.

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CHAPTER XXII. Abraham tempted to offer Isaac. Before 7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abra- 30 And he said, For these seven ewe-lambs shalt Pefore CHRIST ham, that Sarah should have given children 'suck? thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness CHRIST for I have borne him a son in his old age. unto me that I have digged this well.

h Isa. 49,21.

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8 And the child grew, and was weaned and Ps. 22 Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac KP 131,2 was weaned.

91 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyp1 Gal. 4, 29. tian, which she had borne unto Abraham, 'mocking: 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham," Cast out this bond-woman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be "heir with my son, even with Isaac. 11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight, because of his son.

Job 30, 1. Lam. 1, 7. m Gal. 4, 24.

Prov. 20, 11. n Gal. 3, 18.

&4, 24.30

1 Pet. 1, 7. John 8, 35.

12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be 1 John 2,19. grievous in thy sight, because of the lad, and because ch. 17, 18. of thy bond-woman in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for P in Isaac shall thy P Rom. 9,7, seed be called.

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31 Wherefore he called that place || Beer-sheba ; 48, 48. because there they sware both of them.

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the oath.

32 Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: The well of Then Abimelech rose up, and Phicho! the chief cap- ch. 26, 53. tain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the ever-i Rom. 16, lasting God.

34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.

CHAPTER XXII.

1 Abraham is tempted to offer Isaac.... He giveth proof
of his faith and obedience.

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1 Tim. 1, 17.

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Job 3, 25,

13 And also of the son of the bond-woman will I AND it came to pass, " after these things, that God 47,

4 make a nation, because he is thy seed.

14 1 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, (putting it on her shoulder,) and the child, and sent her away and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

Judg. 14,

1 Cor. 7,33.

y ch. 29, 2.

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15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

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16 And she went and sat her down over against him, a good way off, as it were a bow-shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And sho sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept. 17 And God heard the voice of the lad: and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

1 Kings 11, 43.

18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a " well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran : and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. 22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:

Deut. 28.13. b
Neh. 2, 8.

Dan S. 30.

34.

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did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abra- 26. ham and he said, Behold, here I am.

b James

1 Cor. 10,

2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son 12. Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land 13 of' Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering James ↳ upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. is.

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Rom. 8,

3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, d lieb. 11, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

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4 Then on the third day Abraham lift up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

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5 And Abraham said unto his young men,' Abide b18am. 16, you here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yon-¡ feb. 12, 1. der and worship, and come again to you.

Mat. 9, 16

6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offer- k Heb. 11, ing, and ' laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the 19. fire in his hand, and a knife: and they went both of 1 John 18, them together.

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

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23 Now, therefore, swear unto me here by God, that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my 4,57, son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kind-took the knife to slay his son. ness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. 24 And Abraham said, "I will swear.

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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 upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now "I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.

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Heb. 14,

r ver. 12, 18.

s ch. 21, 17. t Heb. 11, 19.

u Ps. 1, 6. x Ps. 2, 11

z 1 Pet. 1,

13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, y ISR 30,2 and, behold, behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, 19. and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of a Mat. 27, his son.

29.

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

provide.

Ex. 17, 18.

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15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abra-Deut 28, ham out of heaven the second time,

Sarah's age and death.

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Before 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the 14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto
CHRIST LORD; for because thou hast done this thing, and him,

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c Heb. 6, 13.

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hast not withheld thy son, thine only son;

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15 My lord, hearken unto me: The land is worth 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multi-four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt dch. 12,2, plying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the hea- me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. ven, and as the sand which is upon the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies :

Rom. 4. 13,

14.

e ch. 15, 16.

f Deut. 21, *19.

Ps. 2, 8, 9.
Dan. 2, 44,

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 1 Cor. 15, they rose up, and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

45.

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Gal. 3, 29. Rom. 1, 3.

20 ¶ And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also borne children unto thy brother Nahor; 21 Huz his first-born, and ' Buz his brother, and i Job. 52,2 Kemuel the father of Aram,

h Job. i, 1.

& Prov. 25, 25.

Kings 15, t2.

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a ch. 17, 17.

b1 Pet. 3,6.

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22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jid-" laph, 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.

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e ch. 13, 18. dch. 50, 9, d 20.

e John 11, 31.

fch. 10, 15.

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CHAPTER XXIII.

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s Jer. 32, 7,9.

stood up,

18 Unto Abraham for a possession, 'in the presence +Heb. of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gates of his city.

19 And after this Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre : the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

verse 20. Jer. 32, 7, 9

16.

Mat. 10,

Ps. 112, 5.
Col. 4, 5.

ch. 34, 20.

20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, were u Ruth 4,1 made sure unto Abraham, for a possession of burying-place, by the sons of Heth. CHAPTER XXIV.

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x ch. 49, 33 & 50, 5, 13. & 25, 9.

1 The age and death of Sarah....3 The purchase of Mach-1 Abraham sweareth his servant; 12 his prayer; 14 his
pelah.

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2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,

4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give 1 Chr. 29, me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

à Acts 7, 5.

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5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, Eccl. 12, 1. Saying unto him,

Heb. a prince of God, Ps. 47, 4. cl. 21, 22.

2

k ch. 21, 22.

12 Sam. 16,

4.

f Heb.

your soul, Deut. 21, 14.

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6 Hear us, my lord: Thou art † 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 entreat for me to Ephron the son of " Zohar,

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9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah Ps. 27, 12. which he hath, which is in the end of his field: for as inch. 46, 10. much money as it is worth he shall give it me, for " a ch. 13, 5. possession of a burying-place among you.

Mat. 9, 1. Luke 2, 3,

10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gates of his city, saying,

11 Nay, my lord, hear me: The field give I thee, ch. 24, 10 and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury Luke 19, thy dead.

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12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

13 And he spake unto Ephron, in audience of 125am:24, the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, Cal. 4, 5. I pray thee hear me: I will give thee money for the Philip, field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

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

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

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

1 Heb. 1, 14

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14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to Lamen, whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink; and 13 verse 7 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 shewed kindness unto my master.

Judges 6, 17, 57.

1 Sam. 14,

9, 10.

B verse 45.

Judges 6,

36.

He is entertained by Laban.

men's feet that were with him.
the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the Before

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33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but
And he said, Speak on.
he said, I will not eat until I have told mine errand. &,2

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Eph. 6,5 Job. 23, 12 h verse 2. i Prov. 10, Mat. 6, 39. Ps. 112,3

34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly,
and he is become great and he hath given him
flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and men-ser-22
vants, and maid-servants, and camels, and asses.
36 And Sarah, my master's wife, bare a son to my
master when she was old: and unto him hath he

15 And it came to pass, before he had done speak-given all that he hath.
Dan. 8, 25. ing, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born
Isa. 65, 21. to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abra-
Ps. 145, 18. ham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

1 Prov. 31,

27.

Ex. 2, 16.

16 And the damsel † was very fair to look upon, a Isa 316 virgin; neither had any man " known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and

ch. 29, 9.

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

18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

19 And, when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.

20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

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x verses 18, 21 And the man, wondering at her, held his y Luke 2,13. peace, to wit, whether the LORD had made his jour

ney prosperous or not.

22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done Or, jewel drinking, that the man took a golden || ear-ring of for the fore-half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands Pet. 4 of ten shekels weight of gold,

head,

Isa. 3,01.

Ex. 32, 2, 3.

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

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24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of cb. 22,23. Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

Ex. 4, 31. ch. 22, 5.

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37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou
the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of
38 But thou shalt go unto" my father's house, and
39 And I said unto my master," Peradventure the
to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
woman will not follow me.

40 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom
I walk, will 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.

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41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give 12 not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

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42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do r verse 12. prosper my way which I go ;

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43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it
shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth
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a little water of thy pitcher to drink
to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee,

44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I
will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the
master's son.
woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my

Ezra 8, 21. Ps. 90, 17, s verse 13.

t Heb. 13, 2

v Rom. 8,
1 Sam. 1,13.

2 Sam. 7,

45 And before I had done speaking " in mine 26. heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher Neh. 2, 4. on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, Í pray thee.

46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher 25 She said moreover unto him, We have both from her shoulder, and said, Drink; and I will give straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.thy camels drink also. So I drank, and she made the 26 And the man bowed down his head, and wor- camels drink also.

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27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my bch. 32, 10. 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

ech. 13, 8. brethren.

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28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her 31, 53. mother's house these things.

e cb. 25, 29. Ruth 3, 10.

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

30 And it came to pass, when he saw the ear-ring, 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 Ps. 115, 15. 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

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