See, I have acthing alfo, that city for the which her for I cannot upon Sodom, and ofe cities, and all Sodom and Goland of the plain, ke of the country furnace. when God deain, that God rent Lot out of the when he overthrew dwelt. put of Zoar, and his two daughters ell in Zoar: and his two daughters. id unto the youngthere is not a man unto us after the our father drink With him, that we Either. O father drink wine born went in, and be perceived not en the arofe. the morrow, that younger, Behold, ather: let us make lo; and go thou we may preferve father drink wine Younger arofe, and ived not when the daughters of Lot a fon, and called Is the father of the alfo bare a fon, and the fame is the Ammon unto this and lofeth her: from thence to- rah his wife, She 3. But God came to Abimelech in a dre by night, and said to him, Behold, thou but a dead man, for the woman which haft taken; for the is a mans wife. 4 But Abimelech had not come near and he faid, LORD, wilt thou flay alfo a righ teous nation? 5 Said he not unto me, She is my fifter and the, even the herfelf faid, He is my bre ther: in the integrity of my heart, and inno cency of my hands, have I done this. 6 And God faid unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I alfo with-held thee from finning againft me: therefore fuffered I thee not to touch her. 7 Now, therefore, rettore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he fhall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou réttore her not, know thou that thou shalt furely die, thou, and all that are thine. 8 Therefore Abimelech rofe early in the morning, and called all his fervants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were fore afraid. 9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and faid unto him, What haft thon done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that theu hatt brought on me, and on my kingdom, a great fin? thou haft done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. 19 And Abimelech faid unto Abraham, What faweft thou, that thou haft done this thing? 11 And Abraham faid, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will lay me for my wifes fake. 12 And yet indeed he is my lifter; the is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and the became my wife. 13 And it came to pafs, when God caufed me to wander from my fathers houfe, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou thalt fhew unto me; At every place whither we fhall come, fay of me, He is my brother. 14 And Abimelech took fheep, and oxen, and men-fervants, and women-fervants, and gave them unto Abraham, and reitored him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech faid, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleateth thee. 16 And unto Sarah he faid, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of filver; Behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus the was reproved. 171 So Abraham prayed unto God; and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-fervants; and they bare children. 18 For the LORD had fait clofed up all the wombs of the houfe of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wifes CHAP. XXI. 2 Ifaac is born. 9 Hagar and Ihmael are cap forth. 23 Abimelech's covenant with Abraham. Nd the LORD vifited Sarah as he had faid, and the Lone did unto Sarah as he had fpoken, 2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a fon in his old age, at the fet time of which God had spoken to him. GENESIS. 3 And Abraham called the name of his fon that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Ifaac. 4 And Abraham circumcifed his fon Ifaac, being eight days old, as God had commanded hlm. 5 And Abraham was an hundred years old when his fon Ifaac was born unto him. 6 And Sarah faid, God hath made me to laugh, fo that all that hear will laugh with me. 7 And the faid, Who would have faid unto Abraham, that Sarah fhould have given children fuck? for I have born him a fon in his old age. 8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feait the fame day that Ifaac was weaned. 9And Sarah faw the fon of Hagar the Egyptian, which the had born unto Abraham, mocking. 10 Wherefore the faid unto Abraham, Caft out this bond-woman and her fon for the fon of this bond-woman thall not be heir with my fon, even with Ifaac. 11 And the thing was very grievous in Abrahams fight becaufe of his fon. 12 And God faid unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy fight becaufe of the lad, and because of thy bond-woman; in all that Sarah hath faid unto thee hearken unto her voice for in Ifaac fhall thy feed be called. 13 And alfo of the fon of the bond-woman will I make a nation, because he is thy feed. 14 And Abraham rofe up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave unto Hagar, (putting #t on her fhoulder,) and the child, and fent unto thee then fhait do unto me, and to th land wherein thou haft fojourned. 24 And Abraham faid, I will swear. caufe of a well of water, which Abimelech 25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech b fervants had violently taken away. 26 And Abimelech faid, I wot not wh me, neither yet heard I of it but to-day. hath done this thing: neither didft thou te 27 And Abraham took theep and oxer the flock by themselves. What mean thefe feven ewe-lambs whi fhalt thou take of my hand, that they may 30 And he laid, For thefe feven ewe-lamb be a witnefs unto me that I have digged this well. theba; because there they fware both a 31 Wherefore he called that place Beerthem. theba: then Abimelech rofe up, and Fli 32 Thus they made a covenant at Ber returned into the land of the Philiftines. chol the chief captain of his hoft, and they theba, and called there on the name of the ftines land many days. Abraham, offering aac, 11 is flayed by an ND it came to pass after these things, her away: and the departed, and wandered A that God did tempt Abraham, and faid in the wilderness of Beer-fheba. 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and the caft the child under one of the fhrubs. 16 And the went, and fat her down over againit him a good way off, as it were a bow-fhot: for the faid, Let me not fee the death of the child. And the fat over againft him, and lifted 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 faid unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar fear not: for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arife, 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 the faw a well of water; and the went and billed the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wildernefs, and be came 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 pafs at that time, that Abimelech, and Phichol the chief captain of his hoft, spake unto Abraham, faying, God is with thee in all that thou doeft. 13 Now, therefore, fwear unto me here by God, that thou wilt not deal falfely with me, nor with my fon, nor with my fons fon: but according to the kindness that I have done here I am. 2 And he faid, Take now thy fou, thine thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him only fon Ifaac, whom thou loveft, and get there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 3 And Abraham rose up early in the of his young men with him, and Ifaac la morning, and faddled his afs, and took two fon, and clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. up his eyes, and faw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham faid unto his young men, burnt-offering, and laid it upor Ifaac his for 8 And Abrahamn faid, My fon, God will had told him of; and Abraham built an al And they came to the place which God tar there, and laid the wood in order; and hand last his fon, and laid him on the altar apon the wood. 10 And Abraham ftretched forth his hand, and took the knife to flay his fon. 11 And the angel of the LORD called unto Min out of heaven, and faid, Abraham, Abrasam! And he fald, Here am I. 11 And he faid, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: For now I know that thou feareit God, feethe hatt not with-held thy fon, thine yon, from me. 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and ked, and, behold, behind him a ram caught a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a urut-offering in the stead of his fon. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jirah: as it is faid to this day, the mount of the LORD it fhall be feen. 15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the fecond time, 16 And id, By myfelf have I fwors, faith the LORD; for becaufe thou halt done this tang, and halt not with-held thy fon, thine 17 That in blefing I will blefs thee, and multiplying I will multiply thy feed as the tar of the heaven, and as the fand which upon the fea-fbore; and thy feed thall pucis the gate of his enemies: 18 And in thy feed fhall all the nations of the earth be bleffed; becaufe thou balt obeyed my voice. 19 So Abraham returned unto his young men; and they rofe up, and went together to Beer-fheba: and Abraham dwelt at Beer-theba. 20 And it came to pafs after thefe things, that it was told Abraham, faying, Behold, Milcah, the hath alfo born children unto thy brother Nahor; Huz bis frit-born, and Buz his brother, and Kennel the father of Aram, 22 And Chefed, and Hazo, and Pildafh, and Jidlaph, and Bethucl. 3 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: thefe eight Makkah did bear to Nahor, Abrahams brother. 14 And his concubine, whofe name was Leanah, the bare alío Tebah, and Gaham, p4 Thahaib, and Maachah. CHAP. XXIII. 1 Seraht age and death. 3 The purchafe of Machlan, 19 where Sarah was buried. A Néarah was an hundred and feven and twenty years old: thefe were the years of the life of Sarah. A And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. 1 And Abraham ftood up from before his taand spake unto the fons of Heth, laying, 4a ftranger and a fojourner with give me a petion of a burying-place ton, that I may bury my dead out of $ the children of Heth anfwered Abrafaying unto him, lear us, my lord: Thou art a mighty among us; in the choice of our feres bury thy dead: none of us fhall bold from thee his fepulchre, but that nayeft bury thy dead." 7 And Abraham ftood up, and bowed him felf 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 fhould bury my dead out of my fight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron, the fon of Zohar, 9 That he may give me the cave of Mach pelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field: for as much money as it is worth he fhall give it me, for a poffeffion of a burying-place among you. To And Ephron dwelt among the chil dren of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite anfwered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, faying, 11 Nay, my lord, kear me: The field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the prefence of the fons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead. 12 And Abraham bowed down himself be fore the people of the land. 13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, faying, 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 anfwered Abraham, faying unto him, is My lord, hearken unto me: The land is worth four hundred thekels of filver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the filver, which he had named in the audience of the fons of Heth, four hundred thekels of filver, current money with the merchant. 17 And the field of Ephron, 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 fure 18 Unto Abraham for a poffeffion, in the prefence 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 fame is Hebron in the land of Canaan. 20 And the field, and the cave that is there in, were made fure unto Abraham, for a poffeflion of a burying-place, by the fons of Heth. CHA P. XXIV. I Abraham fendeth his fervant to get a rife for his fon Ifaac: 50 he obtaineth Rebekah: 62 Ifaac meeleth her. ANd Abraham was old, and well stricken in age and the LORD had bleed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abrahamn faid unto his eldeft fervant of his houfe, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh; 3 And I will make thee fwear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my fon 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 ny fon Ifaac. 5 And the fervant faid unto him, PeradPenture the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: muft I needs bring thy fon again unto the land from whence thou camett? 6 And Abraham faid unto him, Beware thou, that thou bring not my fon thither again. 7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's houfe, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that fware unto me, saying, Unto thy feed will I give this land, he shall fend his angel before thee; and thou shalt take a wife unto my fon 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 fon thither again. 9 And the fervant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his matter, and sware to him concerning that matter. 10 And the fervant took ten camels, of the camels of his matter, and departed; (for all the goods of his matter were in his hand;) and he arofe, and went to Mefopotamia, unto 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 faid, O Lors God of my mafter Abraham, I pray thee, fend me good fpeed this day, and thew kindness unto my matter Abrahani. 13 Behold, I ftand 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 pafs, that the damfel to whom I thall fay, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and the thali fay, Drink. and I will give thy camels drink allo: let the fame be the that thou haft appointed for thy fervant Ifaac; and thereby thall I know that thou haft fhewed kindnefs unto my matter. 15 And it came to pals, before he had done fpeaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, fon of Mil cah, the wife of Nahor, Abrahams brother, with her pitcher upon her fhoulder. 16 And the damfel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and the went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. 17 And the fervant ran to mect her, and faid, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. 18 And the faid, Drink, my lord: and the hafted, and let down her pitcher upon her hard, and gave him drink. 19 And, when the had done giving him drink, the said, I will draw water for thy cameís alfo, until they have done drinking. 20 And the hafted, 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 profperous or not. 22 And it came to pafs, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a go den ear-ring of half a thekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands, of ten shekels weight of gold. 23 And faid, Whofe daughter art the tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in fathers houfe for us to lodge in? 24 And the faid unto him, I am the dang ter of Bethuel, the fon of Milcah, which bare unto Nahor. 25 She faid, moreover, unto him, We ha both ftraw and provender enough, and ro to lodge in. 26 And the man bowed down his head, worshipped the LORD. 27 And he faid, Bleffed be the LORD G of my matter Abraham, who hath not! deftitute my matter of his mercy and truth: 1 being in the way, the LORD led to the houfe of my matter's brethrea. 28 And the damsel ran, and told them her mother's house these things. 29 And Rebekah had a brother, and name was Laban: and Laban ran out un the man unto the well. 30 And it came to pafs, when he faw th ear-ring, and bracelets upon his fiiters har and when he heard the words of Rebek his fifter, faying, 'Thus fpake the man w me, that he came unto the man; and, D hold, he stood by the camels at the well. 31 And he faid, Come in, thou bleffed the LORD; wherefore ftandeft thou without for I have prepared the houfe, and room f the camels. 32 And the man came into the houfe: an he ungirded his camels, and gave itraw an provender for the camels, and water to wa feet, and the men's feet that were with his 33 And there was fet meat before him t eat but he faid, I will not eat until I hav told mine errand. And he laid, Speak on. 34 And he faid, I am Abraham's fervant 35 And the LORD hath bleffed my matte greatly, and he is become great and h fiath given him flocks, and herds, and filver and gold, and men-fervants, and maid-for vants, and camels, and affes." 36 And Saralı, my matters wife, bare a fer to my matter when the was old: and unt. him hath he given all that he hath 37 And my mafter made me fwear, far ing, Thou shalt not take a wife to my fo the daughters of the Canaanites, in what land I dwell: 38 But thou shalt go unto my father's hou2 and to my kindred, and take a wife unto ir v fon. 39 And I faid unto my matter, Peradver ture the woman will not follow me. 40 And he faid unto me, The LORD, ho fore whom I walk, will fend is angei with thee, and profper thy way; and thou tha take a wife for my fon of my kindred, of my father's houfe. 41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comefto my kindred, if they give not thee one, thou shalt bet from my oath. 42 And I came this day unto the well, t faid, O LORD God of my inaiter Abrahant, now thou do profper my way which I go, 43 Behold, I and by the well of was and it fhall come to pass, that when the gin cometh forth to draw zwater, and 10xy her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water thy pitcher to drink; 44 And the say to me, Both drink thou, aid I will allo draw for thy camels: let the me be the woman whom the LORD hath ap-. printed out for my matters fon. 45 And before I had done fpeaking in mine teart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pecher on her shoulder; and the went down are the well, and drew water: and I faid eto her, Let me drink, I pray thee. 46 And the made hatte, and let down her pitcher from her fhoulder, and faid, Drink, And I will give thy camels drink alfo. So I dank, and The made the camels drink allo. 47 And I asked her, and faid, Whofe daughfart thou? And the faid, The daughter of Bethel, Nahors fon, whom Milcah bare unto ben; and I put the car-ring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. 48 And I bowed down my head, and woripped the LORD, and bleifed the LORD God dmy mafter Abraham, which had led me in de right way, to take my matter's brother's dughter unto his fon. 49 And now, if ye will deal kindly and ly with my matter, tell me: and if not, me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left. 101 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and d, The thing proceedeth from the LORD; we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. 51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take kr, and go, and let her be thy matter's fon's wife, as the LORD hath spoken. 32 Andit came to pass, that, when Abrahams irvant heard their words, he worshipped the Lund, bowing himself to the earth. 53 And the fervant brought forth jewels of filver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave alfo to her Brother and to her mother precious things. 54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that more with him, and tarried al! night: and they rote up in the morning; and fair, Send me away unto my matter. $5 And her brother and her mother faid, Let the damfel abide with us a fero days, at the lealt ten; after that the thail go. $6 And he laid unto them, Hinder me not, Ircing the Loan hath profpered my way; kad ne away, that I may go to my matter. 57 And they faid, We will call the damfel, and enquire at her mouth. 58 And they called Rebekah, and faid unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And the Eaid, I will go. 39 And they fent away Rebekah their fier, and her nurte, and Abraham's fervant, and his men. 60 And they bleffed Rebekah, and faid unto ter, Thou art our fitter, be thou the mother of Dafaads of millions, and let thy feed poffefs the gate of thofe which hate them. 61 And Rebekah arofe, and her damfels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man and the fervant took Rebekah, I and went his way. 61And hac came from the way of the Lahal-coi; for he dwelt in the fouth And Ifaac went out to meditate in the feld at the even-tide: and he lifted up his ey, and law, and, behold, the camels were 64 And Rebekah 11fted up hereyes; and when the law Isaac the lighted off the camel. 65 For the had faid unto the fervant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the fervant had said, It is my matter: therefore the took a vail, and covered herself. 66 And the fervant told Ifaac all things that he had done. 67 And Ifaac brought her into his mother Sarahs tent, and took Rebekah, and the be came his wife; and he loved her: and Ifaac was comforted after his mothers death. CHA P. XXV. The fons of Abraham by Keturah: 7 his age and death. 23 The birth of Blau and Jacob. 29 Efau felleth his birth-right. Hen again Abraham took a wife, and her TH name was Keturah. 2 And the bare him Zimran, and Jokihan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ifhbak, and Shuah. 3 And Jokihan begat Sheba and Dedan. And the ions of Dedan were Asthurim, and Letufhim, and Leummim. 4 And the fons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaal. All thefe were the children of Keturah. 5 And Abraliam gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the fons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and fent them away from Ifaac his fon (while he yet lived) eastward, unto the caft country. 7 And thefe are the days of the years of Abraham's life, which he lived, an hundred threefcore and fifteen years. 8 Then Abraham gave up the ghoft, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. 9 And his sons Ifaac and Ithmacl buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the fon of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre ; 10 The field which Abraham purchafed of the fons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. 11 And it came to pafs, after the death of Abraham, that God bleffed his fon Ifaac; and Ifaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi. 12 Now thefe are the generations of Ifhmael, Abraham's fon, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham. 13 And thefe are the names of the fons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firft-born of Ithmael, NeBajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mib sam, 14 And Mifhma, and Dumah, and Maffah, 15 Hadar, and Temah, Jetur, Naphith, and Kedemah. 16 These are the fons of Ifhmael, and thefe are their names, by their towns, and by their caftles; twelve princes according to their nations. 17 And these are the years of the life of Ihmael, an hundred and thirty and feven years: and he gave up the ghoff, and died, and was gathered unto his people. 18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goeft to ward Affyria: and he died in the prefence of all his brethren |