Abraham sendeth his servant Before 14 And Ephron answered CHRIST ham, saying unto him, 1860. h Ex. 30. 13. Ez. 45. 12. i Jer. 32. 9. kch. 25. 9. & & 50. 13. Acts 7. 16. 15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred hshekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. 17 And the field of Ephron, 49.30, 31, 32. which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure 1 See Ruth 4. 7, 8, 9, 10. Jer. 32. 10, 11. 1857. ach. 18. 11. & 21.5. † Heb. gone into days. b ch, 13. 2. ver. 35. P. 112. 3. Prov. 10. 22. cch. 15. 2. d ver. 10. ch. 39. 4, 5, 6. e ch. 47. 29. 1 Chr. 29. 24. Lam. 5. 6. fch, 14.22. Deut. 6. 13. Josh. 2. 12. 18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate 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. 20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, I were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth. CHAPTER XXIV. 1 Abraham sweareth his servant. 10 The servant's journey: 12 His prayer: 14 His sign. 15 Rebekah meeteth him, 18 fulfilleth his sign, 22 receiveth jewels, 23 sheweth her kindred, 25 and inviteth him home. 26 The servant blesseth God. 29 Laban entertaineth him. 34 The servant sheweth his message. 50 Laban and Bethuel approve it. 58 Rebekah consenteth to go. 62 Isaac meeteth her. A ND Abraham a was old, and † well stricken in age: and the LORD bhad blessed Abraham in all things. Before 1857. thy seed will I give this land; mhe CHRIST shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. 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. 1 ch. 12. 7. & 13. 15 & 15. 18. & 17.8. Ex. 32. 13. Deut. 1. 8. & 31. 4. Acts 7. 5. m Ex. 23, 20, 23. & 31, 2. Hob. 1. 14. n Josh. 2. 17, 20. o ver. 2, 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 Or, and. arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto P the city of Nahor. pch. 27. 43. 11 And he made his camels to kncel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time † 4 that women go out + Heh, that 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: 2 And Abraham said unto his eld- | Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her thee, thy hand under my thigh: 3 And I will make thee fswear 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 h But thou shalt go iunto my g ch. 26. 35. & country, and to my kindred, and 27. 45. & 28. 2. Ex. 34. 16. Deut. 7. 3. hch. 28. 2. i ch, 12. 1. 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. 7 The LORD God of heaven, which ktook me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and 16 And the damsel y was I very fair 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. 17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. & 22. 23. y ch. 26. 7. Heb. good of counte палсе, & 4.9. 18" And she said, Drink, my lord: z1 Pet. 3. 8. 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. 21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. keh, 12. 1. a ver. 12, 56. Rebekah meeteth the servant. GENESIS. He telleth his errand. Before 22 And it came to pass, as the cam- | ther's house, and to my kindred, and 1857. CHRIST els had done drinking, that the man took a golden b || earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for b Ex. 32. 2.3. her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; Is. 3. 19, 20, 21. Ez. 16, 11, 12. 1 Pet 3.3. Or. jewel 23 And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to for the fore lodge in? head. cch. 22, 23. d ver. 52. Ex. 4. 31. e Ex. 18. 10 Ruth 4. 15. 1 Sam. 25, 32, 39. Luke 1. 68. 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. 26 And the man d bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD. 27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my mas 2 Sam. 18 28. ter of this mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD gled me to the house of my master's brethren. fch, 32, 10, Ps. 98. 3. g ver. 48. hch, 29.5. i ch. 20. 29. Judg. 17. 2. Ruth 3. 10 Ps. 115. 15. k ch. 43.24. 28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things. 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, i thou blessed of the LORD wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. 321 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and k gave straw and provender for Judg. 19.21. the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him. I Job 23. 12. John 4. 34. Eph. 6. 5, 6, 7. un ven, 1. ch. 13. 2. nch. 21.2. 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. 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 menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses. 36 And Sarah my master's wife nbare a son to my master when she o ch. 21. 10. & was old: and unto him hath he 45x And before I had done y speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah 31 Sam. 1.13. 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. 47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. 48 & And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. 49 And now, if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left. 389 But thou shalt go unto my fa-thjewels of silver, and jewels of feh. 20. 15. q ver. 4. 53 And the servant brought forth g ver. 26. † Heb, vessels. h Ex. 3. 22. & 11. 2. & 12, 85. Isaac meeteth Rebekah. GENESIS. Abraham's death and burial. Before gold, and raiment, and gave them | 2 And she bare him Zimran, and HRIST to Rebekah: he gave also to her Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, CHRIST 1857. i 2 Chr. 21. 3. Ezra 1. 6. k ver. 66, & 59. Or, a fu'l year, or, ten months, Judg. 14. 8. 1 ch. 35. 8. In ch. 17. 16, nch, 22, 17. o ch, 16. 14. & 25. 11. Or, to pray. Josh. 1. 8. Ps. 1. 2. & 77. 12. & 119. 15. & 113.5. brother and to her mother i precious | and Ishbak, and Shuah. things. 54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, k Send me away unto my master. 55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us Il 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 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 ther 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. 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. Before about 1853. al Chr. 1.32. 57 And Abraham gave all that he ch. 24. 38. had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country. 7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years. ech, 21 14. 4 Judg. 6. 3. 1822. 8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good od old age, an old ech. 15. 15. & man, and full of years; and fwas gathered to his people. 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; 49. 29. feh. 35. 29. & 49. 33. gch 35.29. & 50.13. hch. 23. 16. 10 h The field which Abraham pur- 611 And Rebekah arose, and her 62 And Isaac came from the way of 11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the k well Lahai-roi. kch. 18. 14. & 24.62. 63 And Isaac went out || Pto med-12 11 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom 1 ch. 16. 15. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, q Josh. 15. 18. and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. 66 And the servant told Isaac all 67 And Isaac brought her into his CHAPTER XXV. 1 The sons of Abraham by Keturah. 5 THEN again Abraham took a wife, about 1853. and her name was Keturah. *ch, 22, 23. Birth of Esau and Jacob. Before | Padan-aram, the sister to Laban | 3d Sojourn in this land, and I will CHRIST the Syrian. 1857. t ch. 21. 29. 1838. u1 Chr. 5, 20. 2 Chr. 33. 13. Ezra 8. 23. w Rom. 9. 10. x 1 Sam. 9. 9. 10.22. y ch. 17. 16. & 24. 60. 21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: "and the LORD was entreated of him, and wRebekah his wife conceived. 22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? * And she went to inquire of the LORD. 23 And the LORD said unto her, y Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be sepa22 Sam. 8. 14. rated from thy bowels; and "the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. ach. 27. 29. Mal. 1. 3. Rom. 9. 12. b ch. 27. 11, 16, 23. c Hos. 12. 3. 1 ch. 27, 36. 1837. e clı, 27, 3, 5, f Job 1.1, 8. & 2. 3. Ps. 37. 37. g Heb. 11. 9. + Heb, veni son was 118 his mouth. h ch. 27. 19, 25, 31. i ch. 27. 6. about 1805. † Heb, with that red, with that red pottage. That is, Red. 24 T And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, ball over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. 26 And after that came his brother out, and Chis hand took hold on Esau's heel; and dhis name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them. 27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was fa plain man, &dwelling in tents. e 28 And Isaac loved Esau, because the did heat of his venison: ibut Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 And Jacob sod pottage: and 30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed 32 And Esau said, Behold, I am + at + Ileb. going the point to die: and what profit to die. 1 Ecc. 8. 15, Ia. 22. 13. shall this birthright do to me? 33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this k Heb. 12. 16. he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 1 Cor. 15, 32. 4 And I will make thy seed to 51 Because that Abraham obeyed 6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar. 8 And it came to pass, when he had 9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and 10 And Abimelech said, What is 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, 13 And the man waxed great, and 14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of || servants: and the Philistines "envied him. g ch. 13. 15. & 15. 18. hch. 22, 16. Ps. 105. 9. i ch. 15, 5, & 22. 17. k ch. 12. 3, & 22. 18. 1 ch. 22. 16, 18. mch. 12, 13, & 20, 2, 13. n Prov. 29. 25. o ch. 24. 16.. p ch. 20. 9. 4 Ps. 105. 15. Heb. found. Moit. 13. 8. Mark 4. 8. s ver. 3. ch. 24 1, 35. Job 42. 12. tch. 24. 35. Pa. 112. 3. Prov. 10. 22. Heb. went yoing. | Ог, husbandry. uch. 37. 11. Ecc. 4. 4. 15 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled wch. 21.30, them with earth. 16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much x Ex. 1. 9. mightier than we. 17 And Isaac departed thence, 18 And Isaac digged again the wells 19 And Isaac's servants digged in Abimelech's covenant. Before CHRIST about 1804. † Heh. living. z ch. 21. 25. That is, That is, Hatred. That is, Room. ach. 17. 6. & 28. 3. & 41. 52. Ex. 1. 7. 24. 12. & 28. 13. GENESIS. | the valley, and found there a well of † springing water. 20 And the herdmen of Gerar 2 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. 22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it || Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. 23 And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. 24 And the LORD appeared unto bch. 17.7. & him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for dI am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. Ex. 3. 6. Acts 7. 32. cch. 15. 1. dver. 3, 4. e ch. 12. 7. & 13. 18. fPs. 116. 17. g ch. 21. 22. 25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well. 26 II Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, sand Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherek Judg. 11. 7. fore come ye to me, seeing hye hate me, and have isent me away from you? i ver, 16. + Heb. Seeing ive saw, k ch. 21. 22, 23. + Hob. If thou shalt, fc. 1 ch. 24. 31. Pg. 115. 15. mch. 19.3. nch. 21.31. That is, o ch. 21, 31. That is, The well of the oath. 1796. pch 36.2. qch. 27. 46. & 28.1, 8. † Heb, bitter 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 m And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. 31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and us sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. 33 And he called it ! Shebah: therefore the name of the city is || Beersheba unto this day. 34P And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35 Which were fa grief of mind ness of spirit, unto Isaac and to Rebekah. Isaac sendeth Esau for venison. CHAPTER XXVII. 1 Isaac sendeth Esau for venison. 6 Rebekah instructeth Jacob to obtain the blessing. 15 Jacob under the person of Esau obtaineth it. 30 Esau bringeth venison. 33 Isaac trembleth. 34 Esau complaineth, and by importunity obtaineth a blessing. 41 He threateneth Jacob. 42 Rebekah disappointeth it. Before CHRIST about 1760. ach. 48. 10. 1 Sam. 3. 2. 2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my Prov. 27. 1. 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; 4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul dmay bless thee before I die. 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. 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 cat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death. 8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. |