Jacob's policy to become rich. Before CHRIST 1745. CHAPTER XXXI. 32 I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and of such ct. 31, 10. shall be my hire. y Rom. 12, 17. z Isa. 50, 12. Hel Before CHRIST 1759. Jacob departeth from Laban. my wages" ten times: but God suffered him not to hurt me. 8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wa-m Num. 14 ges; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said 22 thus, The ring-straked shall be thy hire; then bare n cb. 20, 6. all the cattle ring-straked. 9P Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me. a ch. 20,52 p verse 1. 33 So shall my righteousness answer for me † in time to come, when it shall come for my hire be- 10 And it came to pass, at the time that the cattle fore thy face: every one that is not speckled and spot-conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and a saw in a to-morrow, ted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the ch. 20, 12. Ex. 13. 14 that shall be counted stolen with me. cattle were ring-straked, speckled, and grizzled. a ch. 31, 9, ro, 11. 34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word. 35 And he removed that day the he-goats, that were ring-straked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hands of his sons. 36 And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks. 37 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the † hazel and chesnut-tree; and pilled white chastracks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. 19. Heb. b Ezek. 31, & 38 And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs, when Het be in the flocks came to drink, that they should † conceive? chap 3110. when they came to drink. heat. Fx. 12, 35, 39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and ch 1.3% brought forth cattle ring-straked, speckled, and spotted. 40 And Jacob did separate the lanibs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ring-st:aked and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle. 41 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conHab. 2, 3 ceive among the rods: 16 For all the riches which God hath taken from Ps. 45, 10 our father, that is ours and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do. 17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels: 18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his 19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Ra- 24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream Num. 23,26 by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou Sain. 23, ND he heard the words of Laban's sons, say--speak not to Jacob either good or bad. Now Jacob Ps. 105, 14, had pitched his tent in the mount; and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. father's; and of that which was our fathers hath he 43, 16. gotten all this glory. ♦ct. 30, 27. 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. 27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that 1I 20 might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, n ch. 29, 13. with " tabret and with harp? 28 And hast not suffered me " to kiss my sons and my daughters? Thou hast now done foolishly in so doing. verse 3. 1 Cor. 2, 14 p Ps. 52. 1 Johr 19, 19 & 3, 2. 29 It is P in the power of my hand to do you hurt. 9 Dan. 2, 47, but the God of1 your father spake unto me yesternight, Jacob's complaint of Laban. Before GENESIS. saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob } me and thee this day. CHRIST either good or bad. it called Galeed: 1739. Jer. 10, 11. CHRIST 1739. Laban's covenant with Jacob. Therefore was the name of Before 30 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, 49 And || Mizpah: for he said, The LORD watch because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. Judg. 6, 31, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods? & 13, 24. Num. 33, 4. 31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, BeEx. 12 12 cause I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou Jer. 43, 12. wouldest take by force thy daughters from me. ⚫ ch. 20, 11. Acts 4, 19. 32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let ch. 197. him not live: before our brethren, discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. verse 19. y ch. 18. 12. 1 Pet. 2, 19. & 3, 6. z Lev. 19, 32. ■ Lev. 15, 19. u 33 And Laban, went into Jacob's tent, and into " Leah's tent, and into the two maid-servants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent. 34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them 36 And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban; and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my Num. 20, & trespass, what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me? b Pr. 10, 18. 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives besides my daughters, no man is with us: see, God is witness betwixt me and thee. 51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee; 52 This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. 54 Then Jacob P offered sacrifice upon the mount, peb. 26, s. } CHAPTER XXXII. 3 Jacob's message to Esau....9 He prayeth for his deliverance. q ch. 37, 25. Ex. 18, 12 r Deut. 23. Acts 28,4,6 AND Jacob went on his way, and the angels of AP. !,!! God met him. 2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is "God's host: and he called the name of that place | Mahanaim. Heb. 1, 14 3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau Two hosts, his brother, unto the land of "Seir, the country of Edom. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: 5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and women-servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight. ch. 14,6 Deut. 2, 2 ech.4,7. 1 Pet. 3, 6. Prov. 15, 1 6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh (ver.1. to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. Amos 5, 19. ch. 14, 13. 7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: g Ps. 30, 7. and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands; & And said, if Esau come to the one company and smite it, then the other company which is left shall b Ps. 50, 1.5. escape. 9 And Jacob said, " O God of my father Abraham, 1 ch. 31, 3. and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kin-1 Heb. I on dred, and I will deal well with thee: Jess than all. k ch. 24, 27. 44 Now, therefore, come thou, let us ' make a co- 10 t I am not worthy of the least of all the mervenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness be-cies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed 1 Job 8, 7. tween me and thee. unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands. 45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. m verse 32, 46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones and they took stones, and made a heap; and they did eat there upon the heap. That is, The heap of witness. Heb. 12, 1. 47 And Laban called it || Jegar-sahadutha; but Jacob called it Galeed. 48 And Laban said, This heap is a witness between? be numbered for multitude. Jacob wrestieth with an angel. Before CHRIST 1730 n Pr. 18, 16. CHAPTER XXXIII...XXXIV. 13 And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand "a present for Esau his brother: 14 Two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, ⚫ two hundred ewes and twenty rams, 15 Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine§ and ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten foals. 16 And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his Cservants, Pass over before me, and put a space bePs. 112, 5. twixt drove and drove. Mat. 10, 18. Heb. appease face, his 17 And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee? 18 Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us. Jacob's present to Esau. 2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. d Before CHRIST 1739. 11, 15. 3 And he passed over before them, and bowed b John 10,4 himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. e c chap. 18, 2. 5. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, Neh. 2, 4. and fell on his neck, and 'kissed him: and they wept. d 1 Sam. 2. 5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women And he said, the children" which God hath graciousand the children, and said, Who are those with thee? Prov. 21,1 ly given thy servant. e Ps. 34, 4. chap. 32, 23 f Prov. 15, Luke 15, 20 g ch. 43, SO. chap. 30, 2 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their ii. 7 And Leah also with her children came near, and h1 Sam. 1, children, and they bowed themselves. bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and 27 8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this Rachel, and they bowed themselves. drove which I met? And he said, These are to find ich. 52, 16. grace in the sight of my lord. 9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; Heb. be that to thee 19 And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall you speak unto Esau when you find him. 10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee; if now I that is thine. 20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant†keep that thou hast unto thyself. For he said, I will appease Pr. 21, 14. Jacob is behind us. him with the present that goeth before me, and after- have found grace in thy sight, then receive my presward I will see his face; peradventure he will acceptent at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast of me. 21 So went the present over before him; and him- pleased with me. self lodged that night in the company. 13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that 24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with a man with him until the breaking of the day: 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against young are with me; and if men should over-drive Isa. 41,14. him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hol-them one day, all the flock will die. Song 3, 8. & 2, 17. Mat. 15, 22. chap. 19.22 low of Jacob's thigh was " out of joint, as he wrestled with him. u 2 Cor. 12, 7. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. Ex. 33, 14. And he said, ' I will not let thee go, except thou bless Luke 24, 23. y Hos. 12, 4. me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And Rom. 8, 57. he said, Jacob. Luke 18, 1, 7. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called 'no more Song 3,4 Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power nos. 1, 6. with God and with men, and hast prevailed. 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray And he said, Wherefore is it that bcb. 25, 31. thee, thy name. thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him a flos. 12, 3. & 31, 29. That 13, The face of c m 11 Sam. 25, 14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his "1. servant; and I will lead on softly, according" as R. 102 the cattle that goeth before me and the children be 15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee Ruth 2, 15. able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir. some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord. Joshua 1 16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. Acts 7, IC. 17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built Lev. 23, 94. him a house, and made booths for his cattle: there- qJohn 5,22 fore the name of the place is called Succoth. e Luke 1,19. there. God. d Mal. 4, 2. chap. 19,23 7.9 Ps. 38, 17. e d 31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose 2 Cor. 12, upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. 32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day because he touched the hollow1 of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank. & ch.52 16. CHAPTER XXXIII. 1 The kindness of Jacob and Esau at their meeting....18 At ND Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, a t Acts 7, 16. u ch. 7. God the God 19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, 12 Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of money. 20 And he erected there " an altar, and called it || El-elohe-Israel. of Israel. car. 173% CHAPTER XXXIV. b ch. 30, 13 13 The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the land. a Job S1, 1. t Heb. A 2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hi- bied her. vite, prince of the country, "saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and † defiled her. 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of 31 16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell Josh. 5, 9. with you, and we will become one people. Rom. 4,11. r ch. 41, 40. 1 Kings 2, 24. 22, 17. Prov. 31, 23. Deut. 17, 5. 17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone. 18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he 1ch was more honourable than all the house of his father. 20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, (1 Tim. 6, 10. Mat 8, 19, 20. John 6, 26. 21 These men are peaceable with us, therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them: let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. t 23 Shall not their cattle, and their substance, and a Mat. 7, 6. every beast of theirs, be ours? only let us consent? unto them, and they will dwell with us. 24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son x Josh. 5, 8. hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; yoh. 37, 22, and every male was "circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city. 28: X 25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, CHAPTER XXXV. 1 God sendeth Jacob to Beth-el....2 He purgeth his house of idols....9 God blesseth Jacob at Beth-el....16 Rachel travaileth of Benjamin, and dieth in the way to Edar....23 The sons of Jacob....28 The age, death, and burial of Isaac. AND God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to" Beth † Heb, men of number. g ch. 49, 7. el, and dwell there; and make there an altar a Ps. 46, 1. unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fled- bch. 28, 19, dest from the face of Esau thy brother. 20. c dJoshua21, 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all ch. 27, 43 that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: h 3 And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. i k 1 15. e 2 Cor. 6, 15. f Heh. 10, 19, 22. g Jude 23, h Isa.30, 19. i Ps. 107, 6. 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their ear-rings which were in their cars; and Jacob "hid them under 2 San). 8, the oak which was by Shechem. n 10. 5 And they journeyed: and the " terror of God was I Hos. 2, 13. upon the cities that were round about them, and they m Ex. 32, did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. 20. 61 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land n ch. 34, 30. of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, he, and all the people that were with him. 7 And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. o ch. 12 B. ch. 28, 22. 8 But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she Eccl. 5, 4,5 was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the q Ex. 17,15. name of it was called || Allon-bachuth. r ch. 24, 59. || That is, The oak of Judges 2, 5 s ch. 28, 11, 12 91 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him. 10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy weeping, name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name t Israel. 11 And God said unto him, I am " God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply: a nation, and a company of tch. 52, 28. nations, shall be of thee; and kings shall come out u ch. 17, 1. of thy loins: Isaac's age and death Before CHRIST (r. 1732. ach. 28.18. b1 Chr. 2, 19. Mat. 2, 1. e ch. 3, 16. 1 Tim 2, 15. d ch. 30, 1, a CHAPTER XXXVI. 14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where { he talked with him, even a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink-offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon. 15 And Jacob called the name of the place, where God spake with him, Beth-el. b The generations of Esau. 10 These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz Before the son of Adah the wife of Esau; Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. q 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's 16 I And they journeyed froin Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Ka-son; and she bare to Eliphaz, Amalek: these were the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. chel travailed, and she had hard labour. CHRIST 1796. 01 Chron. 1, 36. 13 And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Deut. 25, 17. Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons richron. 1, of Bashemath, Esau's wife. 141 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departThat is, ing, (for she died,) that she called his name || Ben-daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife; oni: but his father called him || Benjamin. 37. s Ps. 37, 35. and she bare to Esau, Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 18. 16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam. and duke Ámalek. t ver. 5, 14, These are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land iChr.1, 3. of Edom: these were the sons of Adah. 171 And these are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son ; 181 And these are the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's cir. 1840. 19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and u ch. 14. 6. these are their dukes. X ver. 2, 21, x Deut. 2, 20 1 These are the sons of Seir "the Horite, * who 12 inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, ch. 27, 40 and Anah, $9. 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. These are y 1 Chr. 1, the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. z verse 12. Deut. 2, 12. 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Y He- ch. 27, 40. man and Lotan's sister was Timna. a a i Chr. 1. 40. † Heb. Jemim, no where else 23 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah Some read and Anah: this was that Anah that found the † mules waters, in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his 6, 19, 20. father. b ch. 1, 24. & Lev. 19, 19 b, 1 Chr. 1, c verse 2: 25 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, 2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Ca-and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. 26 And these are the children of Dishon; Hem- Chr. 1, 41. dan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. e eh. 26, 54. naan ; * Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of f ch. 23, 9. Zibeon the Hivite; 29 These are the dukes that came of the " Horites; 5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and έ duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, 1 ch. 35, 28. Korah. These are the sons of Esau, which were &ch. 52, 3 born unto him in the land of Canaan. 1 ch. 15, 6. m ch. 17,8. k 6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan, and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob: 7 For their riches were more than that they might 'dwell together; and the land wherein they were verse 20. "strangers could not bear them, because of their cattle. 8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount" Seir. Esau is Edom. 91 And these are the generations of Esau, the faeb. 19, 57. ther of the † Edomites, in mount Seir. E ↑ Heb. Edom, d ver. 21. ch. 10, 16. 30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan. These are the dukes that came of Hori, among their || dukes, That is in the land of Seir. e dr.kedoms. Ini 23, 15 23. Dan 31 ¶ And these are the kings that reigned in the 17, land of Edom, before there reigned any king over 2 Kings 11 the children of Israel. 19. e 20. & 141, Deut. 33.29 32 And Bela, the son of Beor, reigned in Edom: P. 102, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 And Bela died; and Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned in his stead. 15. &17,14,15 f Len. 31, 6 34 And Jobab died; and Husham of the land of 3, 1. Temani reigned in his stead. 35 And Husham died; and Hadad, the son of 33 Amos 1, 12 Jolin 2,11 |