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The trial of Abraham's faith.

B. C. 1872.

b Heb. 11. 17. * 2 Chr. 3. L.

John 19. 17.

GENESIS.

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

3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, 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.

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

5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and Heb. Behold 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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8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his

The reward of his obedience.

called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

B. C. 1872.

Luke 1. 73. Heb. 6.13, 14.

16 And said, "By myself have Ih Ps. 105.9. sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and 'thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies:

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 they rose up and went together to PBeer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

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Jer. 33. 22.

ich. 15, 5. ch. 13. 16. Heb. lip.

1 ch. 24. 60. m Mic. 1. 9. n ch. 12. 3. & 18. 18. & 26. 4. Acts 3. 25. Gal. 3. 8, 9, 16, 18.

o ver. 3, 10. ch. 26. 5.

P ch. 21. 31.

And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath al- q ch. 11. 29. so borne children unto thy brother Nahor;

r Job 1. 1.

21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Job 32. 2. Aram,

22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, 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.

CHAPTER XXIII.

The age and death of Sarah. 3 The purchase of
Machpelah, 19 where Sarah was buried.

son, and laid him on the altar upon AND Sarah was a hundred and sev

the wood.

10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his

son.

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.

13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his

son.

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

15 And the Angel of the LORD

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The purchase of Machpelah.

B. C. 1860.

+ Heb. full

money.

† Heb. ears.

f ch. 34. 20, 24. Ruth 4. 4.

g See 2 Sam. 24. 21-24.

h Ex. 30. 13. Ez. 45. 12.

i Jer. 32. 9.

ch. 25. 9. & 49. 30, 31, 32. & 50, 13. Acts 7. 16.

I See Ruth 4. 7, 8, 9, 10.

Jer. 32. 10, 11.

GENESIS.

should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for tas much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the taudience of the children of Heth, even of all that 'went in at the gate of his city, saying,

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

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

13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, 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 answered Abraham, saying unto him,

15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels 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, 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

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AND Abraham & was old, and well

stricken in age: and the LORD bhad blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

3 And I will make thee 'swear 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 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and 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.

B. C.

† Heb. into a ch. 18 21. 5. b ch. 19 ver. 3 Ps. 11 Prov. c ch. 15 d ver. 1 ch. 39. e ch. 47. 1 Chr. Lam. 5 f ch. 14. Deut. 6 Josh. 2 g ch. 26. 27.46. & Ex. 34. Deut. 7 h ch. 28. i ch. 12.

7¶ The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and k ch. 12. 1. from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, 'Unto thy seed will ch. 12. 7. I give this land; he 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.

10 T 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.

13. 15. & 18. & 17.8 Ex. 32. 13 Deut. 1. 8. 34. 4. Acts 7. 5.

m Ex. 23. 2 23. & 33. 2. Heb. 1. 14. n Josh. 2. 1' 20.

O ver. 2

Or, and.

p ch. 27. 43.

q Ex. 2. 16. 1 Sam. 9. 11

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 at that women go out to draw † Heb. that water.

women whic draw wate go forth.

12 And he said, 'O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, sender. 27124 me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.

ch. 26, 24. & 28. 13. & 32.9 Ex. 3. 6, 15. Neh. 1. 11. Ps. 37, 5,

13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and "the daughters of thet ver. 43. men of the city come out to draw water:

14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and

u ch. 29. 9. Ex. 2. 16.

to obtain a wife for Isaac.

B. C. 1857.

# See Judg. 6.

17.37.

1 Sam. 6. 7. & 14.10. & 20.7.

x ch. 11. 29. & 22.23.

y ch. 26. 7. † Heb. good of

countenance.

1 Pet. 3. 8. & 4.9.

a ver. 12, 56.

Ex. 32. 2, 3. 1.3.19,20,21.

1 Pet. 3, 3.

GENESIS.

* thereby shall I know that thou hast
shewed kindness unto my master.
15 ¶ And it came to pass, before he
had done speaking, that, behold, Re-
bekah came out, who was born to
Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of
Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her
pitcher upon her shoulder.

16 And the damsel was 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.

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.

21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

22 And it came to pass, as the camEz. 16. 11,12 els had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

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He maketh known his errand.

i ch. 26. 29. Judg. 17. 2. Ruth 3. 10. Ps. 115. 15.

Thus spake the man unto me, that B. C. 1857. 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 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 the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him.

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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.

ch. 43. 24. Judg. 19. 21.

Job 23. 12. John 4. 34. Eph. 6. 5, 6,7.

ch. 13. 2.

35 And the LORD mhath blessed m ver. 1. 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 "bare ch. 21. 2. a son to my master when she was old and unto him hath he given all that he hath.

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s ver. 7.

40 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his ch. 17. 1. 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:

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

u ver. 8.

v ver. 12.

42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, 'O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go : 43 Behold, I stand by the well of | w ver. 13. water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

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

I ver. 15, &c.

45 And before I had done speaking y 1 Sam. 1. 13.

The servant's success.

B. C. 1857.

GENESIS.

in mine heart, behold, Rebekah 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 z Ez. 16.11, 12. put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.

a ver. 26.

b ch. 22. 23.

c ch. 47. 29. Josh. 2. 14.

d Ps. 118. 23. Matt. 21. 42. Mark 12. 11. e ch. 31. 24. f ch. 20. 15.

g ver. 26.

h Ex. 3. 22. & 11. 2. & 12. 35.

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.

50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, "The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

51 Behold, Rebekah 'is before thee; take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.

52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.

53 And the servant brought forth Heb. vessels.jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to i 2 Chr. 21. 3. her mother precious things.

Ezra 1. 6.

54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in k ver. 56. & 59. the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.

Or, a full year, or, ten

months. Judg. 14. 8.

1 ch. 35. 8.

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55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us 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 'her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister;

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be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and "let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. 61 T And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country.

B. C. 1

m ch. 17. n ch. 22.

o ch. 16. 25. 11.

Or. to 1 p Josh. 1. Ps. 1. 2. 12. & 11 & 143. 5.

63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted a Josh. 15 off the camel.

65 For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.

67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac 'was comforted after his mother's death.

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2 And she bare him Zimran, and a 1 Chr. 1. 32 Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

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.

5 ¶ And Abraham gave all that he b ch. 24. 36. had unto Isaac.

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m 1 Chr. 1. 29.

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a ch. 17. 20.

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P1 Sam. 15. 7.

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4 ch. 16. 12

r Matt. 1. 2.

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1 ch. 22. 23.

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* Rom. 9. 10.

* 1 Sam. 9. 9. 10. 22.

17 ch. 17. 16. & 21. 60.

10 The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. 11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.

12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:

13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

15 #Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah :

16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; "twelve princes according to their nations.

17 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered unto his people.

18 PAnd they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he + died in the presence of all his brethren.

19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: 'Abraham begat Isaac:

20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, 'the sister to Laban the Syrian.

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21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: "and the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah 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, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be sepa2 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.

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Esau selleth his birthright.

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32 And Esau said, Behold, I am tatt Heb. going the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

CHAPTER XXVI.

Isace because of famine goeth to Gerar. 2 God

instructeth and blesseth him. 7 He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his wife. 12 He groweth rich, 18 He digeth the wells Esek, Sitnah, and Rehoboth. 26 Abimelech maketh a covenant with him at Beersheba. 34 Esau's wives.

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