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Abraham. And he faid, Behold, here am I.

2 And he faid, Take now thy Son, thine only Son Ifaac, 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.

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22 Seeft thou how FAITH WROUGHT with his WORKS, and by Works was

FAITH made PERFECT?

which faith, ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, and it was IMPUTED unto him for RIGHTEOUSNESS: and he was called

23 And the Scripture was fulfilled

the FRIEND of God.

3 And Abraham rofe up early in the Morning, and faddled his Afs, and took two of his young Men with him, and Ifaac his Son; and clave the Wood for the Burntoffering, and rofe up, and went unto the Place of which GOD had told him.

4 Then on the THIRD Day Abraham lift up his Eyes, and faw the Place afar off.

5 And Abraham faid unto his young Men, Abide you here with the Afs; 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 Ifaac his Son; and he took the Fire in his Hand, and a Knife and they went both of them together.

7 And Ifaac fpake unto Abraham his Father, and faid, My Father and he faid, Here am I, my Son. And he faid, Behold, the Fire and the Wood: but where is the LAMB for a Burnt-offering?

8 And Abraham faid, My Son, GOD will PROVIDE himself a LAMB for a Burnt-offering: fo 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 Ifaac his Son, and laid him on the Altar upon the Wood.

10 And Abraham STRETCHED forth his Hand, and took the KNIFE to SLAY his Son.

II And the ANGEL of the LORD called unto him out of Heaven, and faid, Abraham, Abraham.

Here am I.

And he faid,

12 And he faid, Lay not thine Hand upon the Lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou feareft GOD, seeing thou haft 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 faid to this Day, in the Mount of the LORD it fhall be seen.

15 And the ANGEL of the LORD called unto Abraham out of Heaven the second time,

16 And faid, By MY SELF. have I SWORN, faith the LORD, because thou haft done this Thing, and haft 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-fhore; and thy Seed fhall poffefs the Gate of his Enemies.

18 And in thy SEED fhall all the NATIONS of the Earth be BLESSED: because thou haft 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-fheba.

• Heb. vi. 11 We defire that every one of you do fhew the fame Diligence, to the full Affurance of HOPE unto the End:

14 That ye be not SLOTHFUL, but FOLLOWERS of them, who through FAITH and PATIENCE inherit the PRO

MISES.

13 For when GOD made PROMISE to ABRAHAM, because he could SWEAR

by NO GREATER, he swARE by HIMSELF,

14 Saying, Surely BLESSING I will BLESS thee, and multiplying, I will multiply thee.

Is And fo after he had PATIENTLY endured, he obtained the PROMISE. 16 For Men verily 'SWEAR by the greater and an Oath for Confir mation is to them and END of all STRIFE.

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17 Wherein GOD WILLING more abundantly to fhew unto the HEIRS Of PROMISE the IMMUTABILITY of his COUNSEL, confirmed it by an OATH.

18 That by TWO IMMUTABLE Things in which it was impoffible for God to LIE, we might have a STRONG CONSOLATION, who have fled for Refuge to lay hold upon the HOPE fet before us. 19 Which HOPE we have as an ANCHOR of the Soul both fure and ftedfaft, and which entreth into that within the Vail,

20 Whither the FORERUNNER is for us entred, even JESUS made an HIGH PRIEST for ever after the Order of Melchifedek.

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CHAP. XXIII.

1 Sarah's Age and Death. 3 The Purchafe of Machpelah, 19 Where Sarah was buried.

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1 Abraham fweareth 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 Sherveth her Kindred; 25 and inviteth him home. 26 The Servant blefleth GOD. 29 Laban entertaineth him. 34 The Servant fheweth his Meffage: 50 Laban and Bethuel approve it. 58 Rebekah confenteth to go. 62 Ifaac meeteth

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CHAP. XXV.

The Sons of Abraham by Keturah: 5 The Divifion of his Goods: 7 His Age and Death: 9 His Burial. 12 The Generations of Ishmael: 17 His Age and Death. 21 Ifane prayeth for Rebekah being barren: 22 The Children firive in her Womb. 24 The Birth of Efau and Jacob: 27 Their Difference. 29 Efau felleth his Birthright.

Ver. 7 AND thefe are the Days of the Years of Abraham's Life which he lived, an HUNDRED THREESCORE

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.

19 And thefe are the Generations of Ifaac Abraham's Son Abraham begat Ifaac.

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20 And Ifaac was forty Years old when he took Rebekah to Wife, the Daughter of Bethuel the Syrian, of Padanaram, the Sifter to Laban the Syrian.

21 And Ifaac intreated the LORD for his Wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was INTREATED of him, and Rebekah his Wife conceived.

22 And the Children Rom. ix. 10 When Rebekah had STRUGGLED together with- conceived by one, even by our Fain her and fhe faid, If it be ther ISAAC.

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fo, why am I thus? And fhe went to enquire of the LORD. 23 And the LORD faid unto her, Two Nations are in thy Womb, and two Manner of People fhall be feparated from thy Bowels: and the one People fhall be STRONGER than the other People; and the ELDER fhall ferve the YOUNGER.

24 And when her Days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were Twins in her Womb.

II For the CHILDREN being not yet born, neither having done any

GOOD or EVIL, that the PURPOSE of

GOD according to ELECTION might ftand, not of WORKS, but of him that

CALLETH.

12 It was faid unto her, The ELDER fhall ferve the YOUNGER.

13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Efau have I hated.

14 What fhall we fay then? Is there Unrighteousness with GOD? GOD forbid.

15 For he faith to Mofes, I will have MERCY on whom I will have MERCY, and I will have Compaffion on whom I will have Compaffion.

16 So then it is not of him that

willeth, nor of him that runneth, but

of GOD that SHEWETH MERCY.

25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy Garment and they called his Name Efau.

26 And after that came his Brother out, and his Hand took hold on Efau's Heel; and his Name was called Jacob: and Ifaac was threefcore Years old when fhe bare them.

27 And the Boys grew and Efau was a cunning Hunter, a Man of the Field; and Jacob was a plain Man dwelling in Tents.

28 And Ifaac loved Efau, because he did eat of his Venifon but Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 And Jacob fod Pottage and Efau came from the Field, and he was faint.

30 And Efau faid to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that fame red Pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his Name called Edom.

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31 And Jacob faid, Sell me this Day thy Birth-right. " And Efau faid, Behold, I am at the Point to die and what PROFIT fhall this BIRTH-RIGHT do to me?

Heb. xii. 15 Looking diligently left any Man FAIL of the GRACE of GOD.

16 Left there be any Fornicator or PROPHANE PERSON as ESAU, who for ONE MORSEL of Meat fold his BIRTH

RIGHT.

33 And Jacob faid, Swear to me this Day, and he fware unto him: and he fold his Birth-right unto Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Efau Bread and Pottage of Lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rofe up, and went his way: thus Efau defpifed his Birth-right.

CHAP.

CHA P. XXVI.

1 Ifaac because of Famine went to Gerar.

2 GOD inftrudteth and bleffeth him. 7 He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his Wife. 12 He groweth rich. 26 Abimelech maketh a Covenant with him at Beer-fheba. 34 Efau's Wives.

CHA P. XXVII.

Ifaac fendeth Efau for Venison. 6 Jacob, inftructed by Rebekah, obtaineth the Bleffing. 41 Efau threatneth him.

Ver. his Eyes were dim, fo that he could not fee, he

ND it came to pass that when Ifaac was old, and

called Efau his eldest Son, and faid unto him, My Son : And he faid unto him, Behold, here am I.

2 And he faid, Behold, now I am old, I know not the Day of my Death.

3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy Weapons, thy Quiver, and thy Bow, and go out to the Field, and take me fome Venison ;

4 And make me favoury Meat, fuch as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my Soul may bless thee before I die.

5 And Rebekah heard when Ifaac fpake to Efau his Son : and Efau went to the Field to hunt for Venison, and to bring it.

6 And Rebekah fpake unto Jacob her Son, faying, Behold, I heard thy Father fpeak unto Efau thy Brother, faying,

7 Bring me Venifon, and make me favoury Meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my Death. 8 Now therefore, my Son, obey my Voice, according to that which I command thee.

9 Go now to the Flock, and fetch me from thence two good Kids of the Goats; and I will make them favoury Meat for thy Father, fuch as he loveth.

10 And thou shalt bring it to thy Father, that he may bless thee before his Death.

II And Jacob faid to Rebekah his Mother, Behold, Efau my Brother is a hairy Man, and I am a smooth Man.

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