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time_n desirous_a that_o isaac_n blessing_n shall_v light_v upon_o her_o son_n jacob_n contrary_a to_o her_o husband_n intent_n and_o mind_n blessing_n jacob_n by_o his_o mother_n counsel_n steal_v his_o brother_n blessing_n command_v he_o to_o go_v and_o kill_v a_o kid_n and_o prepare_v a_o repast_n for_o his_o father_n jacob_n be_v obsequious_a and_o obedient_a to_o his_o mother_n in_o all_o thing_n obey_v her_o command_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o meat_n be_v ready_a he_o wrap_v his_o l_o l_o arm_n and_o cover_v his_o hand_n with_o the_o goat_n skin_n 1778._o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2186._o before_o christ_n nativity_n 1778._o hope_v by_o the_o hairiness_n thereof_o to_o make_v his_o father_n believe_v that_o he_o be_v esau_n for_o be_v his_o twin_n brother_n he_o resemble_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n except_o in_o this_o thing_n only_o wherefore_o fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v be_v surprise_v in_o his_o subtlety_n before_o his_o father_n isaac_n have_v finish_v his_o prayer_n and_o instead_o of_o his_o blessing_n he_o may_v be_v load_v with_o his_o curse_n in_o this_o dress_n he_o present_v the_o meat_n unto_o his_o father_n but_o isaac_n perceive_v some_o difference_n in_o his_o voice_n from_o that_o of_o his_o brother_n call_v his_o son_n who_o stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n unto_o he_o cover_v with_o the_o kid_n skin_n thou_o be_v say_v he_o more_o like_a unto_o jacob_n in_o thy_o voice_n but_o by_o thy_o hairiness_n thou_o seem_v unto_o i_o to_o be_v esau_n thus_o suspect_v no_o deceit_n and_o have_v already_o eat_v he_o address_v himself_o to_o pray_v and_o call_v upon_o god_n say_v o_o eternal_a lord_n maker_n of_o all_o creature_n thou_o have_v promise_v great_a m_o m_o blessing_n unto_o my_o father_n and_o have_v give_v i_o many_o present_a felicity_n and_o have_v vow_v that_o thou_o will_v be_v merciful_a unto_o my_o posterity_n and_o plentiful_o pour_v upon_o they_o more_o and_o more_o ample_a benefit_n let_v this_o thy_o favour_n i_o beseech_v thou_o be_v continue_v towards_o i_o neither_o despise_v thou_o i_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o my_o present_a weakness_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o i_o have_v more_o need_n of_o thy_o help_n save_o and_o keep_v this_o my_o son_n by_o thy_o clemency_n preserve_v he_o from_o all_o evil_a give_v he_o a_o happy_a life_n and_o possession_n of_o all_o blessing_n and_o benefit_n which_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n to_o bestow_v upon_o he_o make_v he_o terrible_a to_o his_o enemy_n and_o gracious_a to_o his_o friend_n thus_o pray_v he_o unto_o god_n think_v he_o have_v bless_a esau_n scarce_o have_v he_o finish_v his_o prayer_n but_o esau_n return_v from_o hunt_v which_o though_o isaac_n perceive_v he_o be_v no_o way_n move_v with_o displeasure_n 42._o v._o 30_o ad_fw-la 42._o but_o hold_v himself_o silent_a esau_n beseech_v he_o that_o he_o may_v obtain_v as_o much_o as_o he_o n_o n_o have_v vouchsafe_v his_o brother_n blessing_n esau_n require_v a_o blessing_n but_o isaac_n deny_v he_o in_o that_o he_o have_v bestow_v all_o his_o blessing_n upon_o jacob_n for_o which_o cause_n esau_n lament_v and_o weep_v his_o father_n move_v by_o his_o tear_n foretell_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v excel_v in_o hunt_v in_o force_n of_o body_n in_o arm_n and_o other_o such_o exercise_n whereby_o he_o shall_v purchase_v immortal_a glory_n both_o to_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n yet_o notwithstanding_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v his_o brother_n vassal_n 27._o hedio_fw-la &_o ruffinus_n chap._n 27._o now_o for_o that_o jacob_n fear_v lest_o his_o brother_n shall_v seek_v to_o be_v revenge_v of_o he_o for_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o father_n blessing_n he_o be_v by_o his_o mother_n mean_n deliver_v from_o this_o danger_n for_o she_o persuade_v her_o husband_n to_o send_v jacob_n to_o take_v a_o wife_n near_o ally_v unto_o she_o out_o of_o mesopotamia_n esau_n at_o that_o time_n marry_v another_o wife_n call_v bassemath_n the_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n know_v that_o isaac_n be_v not_o well_o please_v with_o his_o former_a alliance_n with_o the_o canaanite_n fineâ_n v._o 42._o ad_fw-la fineâ_n for_o which_o o_o o_o cause_n to_o give_v he_o contentment_n he_o marry_v bassemath_n who_o afterward_o he_o love_v more_o entire_o than_o any_o of_o his_o other_o wife_n a_o a_o chap._n xviii_o how_o jacob_n flee_v into_o mesopotamia_n for_o fear_n of_o his_o brother_n gen._n 28._o but_o jacob_n be_v send_v into_o mesopotamia_n by_o his_o mother_n in_o order_n to_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o laban_n her_o brother_n 28._o gen._n 28._o whereunto_o isaac_n consent_v through_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o wife_n pass_v through_o the_o country_n of_o canaan_n and_o for_o that_o there_o be_v a_o declare_v and_o open_a enmity_n betwixt_o isaac_n people_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n he_o will_v not_o take_v up_o his_o lodging_n among_o they_o but_o lay_v abroad_o in_o the_o field_n rest_v his_o head_n upon_o stone_n which_o he_o have_v heap_v together_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o pillow_n 19_o 10_o 11_o ad_fw-la 19_o and_o during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o rest_n this_o vision_n b_o b_o be_v present_v unto_o he_o ladder_n jacob_n ladder_n it_o seem_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o see_v a_o ladder_n that_o reach_v from_o the_o earth_n up_o unto_o heaven_n on_o the_o step_n whereof_o there_o descend_v certain_a person_n more_o excellent_a to_o look_v on_o than_o the_o ordinary_a part_n of_o humane_a kind_n and_o on_o the_o top_n thereof_o god_n manifest_o appear_v and_o call_v he_o by_o his_o name_n speak_v unto_o he_o after_o this_o manner_n jacob_n jacob._n god_n speak_v unto_o jacob._n thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o good_a father_n and_o descend_v from_o a_o grandfather_n renown_a and_o famous_a for_o his_o great_a virtue_n thou_o must_v not_o therefore_o be_v daunt_v or_o dismay_v by_o thy_o present_a travel_n but_o rather_o be_v encourage_v with_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o future_a happiness_n for_o by_o my_o assistance_n thou_o shall_v be_v bless_v and_o endow_v with_o many_o benefit_n for_o i_o be_o he_o that_o bring_v abraham_n hither_o from_o the_o country_n of_o mesopotamia_n at_o such_o time_n as_o he_o be_v drive_v away_o from_o thence_o i_o have_v also_o make_v thy_o father_n happy_a and_o c_o c_o will_v be_v no_o less_o gracious_a and_o favourable_a unto_o thyself_o be_v courageous_a therefore_o and_o prosecute_v thy_o journey_n under_o my_o assistance_n the_o marriage_n which_o thou_o pursue_v shall_v have_v a_o happy_a issue_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v a_o good_a child_n who_o in_o number_n shall_v grow_v infinite_a and_o shall_v likewise_o leave_v after_o they_o a_o plentiful_a and_o famous_a posterity_n and_o i_o will_v give_v they_o the_o sovereignty_n over_o this_o country_n both_o to_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n and_o they_o shall_v people_n and_o replenish_v both_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o sea_n as_o far_o as_o the_o sun_n enlighten_v the_o world_n god_n 20._o jacob_n vow_v a_o sacrifice_n unto_o god_n and_o call_v the_o place_n bethel_n which_o be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n let_v not_o therefore_o any_o danger_n dismay_v thou_o nor_o travel_n discomfort_v thou_o for_o beside_o all_o this_o whatsoever_o thou_o shall_v undertake_v i_o will_v not_o cease_v to_o assist_v thou_o in_o it_o these_o thing_n do_v god_n foretell_v unto_o jacob_n who_o great_o rejoice_v at_o that_o which_o he_o have_v see_v and_o that_o which_o have_v be_v declare_v to_o he_o anoint_v the_o stone_n on_o which_o he_o have_v rest_v his_o head_n d_o d_o whilst_o the_o promise_n of_o so_o many_o blessing_n be_v make_v to_o he_o and_o vow_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n on_o the_o same_o if_o he_o return_v happy_a and_o safe_a into_o his_o country_n which_o as_o he_o return_v he_o according_o perform_v 1778._o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2186._o before_o christ_n nativ_n thy_fw-mi 1778._o offer_v unto_o god_n the_o ten_o of_o all_o his_o good_n and_o as_o for_o the_o place_n where_o the_o vision_n appear_v unto_o he_o he_o call_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o bethel_n which_o in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n signify_v the_o house_n of_o god_n continue_v then_o his_o journey_n into_o mesopotamia_n he_o travel_v so_o long_o till_o at_o last_o he_o arrive_v at_o charran_n and_o have_v meet_v in_o the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n with_o certain_a shepherd_n and_o young_a man_n accompany_v with_o young_a maiden_n 9_o gen._n 29._o 1_o 2_o ad_fw-la 9_o sit_v near_o to_o a_o certain_a fountain_n he_o draw_v near_o unto_o they_o desire_v they_o to_o give_v he_o drink_v kindred_n jacob_n arrive_v at_o charran_n in_o mesopotamia_n among_o his_o mother_n kindred_n and_o fall_v in_o discourse_n with_o they_o he_o ask_v they_o whether_o they_o know_v one_o that_o be_v call_v laban_n and_o whether_o he_o be_v yet_o alive_a all_o of_o they_o
34._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o he_o desire_v his_o father_n that_o he_o may_v have_v she_o to_o wife_n who_o listen_v thereunto_o go_v himself_o unto_o jacob_n pray_v he_o to_o give_v dina_n his_o daughter_n in_o lawful_a marriage_n to_o his_o son_n sichem_n 1758._o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2206_o before_o christ_n nativity_n 1758._o jacob_n not_o dare_v to_o refuse_v he_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o authority_n and_o quality_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n not_o think_v it_o to_o be_v either_o a_o thing_n lawful_a or_o convenient_a to_o match_v his_o daughter_n with_o a_o stranger_n desire_v some_o time_n for_o deliberation_n hereupon_o the_o king_n depart_v hope_v that_o jacob_n will_v listen_v to_o the_o marriage_n but_o jacob_n have_v discover_v unto_o his_o son_n the_o ravishment_n of_o their_o sister_n and_o the_o request_n of_o emmor_n desire_v they_o to_o consider_v among_o themselves_o what_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o matter_n c_o c_o 25._o ver._n 21._o 25._o whereupon_o some_o hold_v their_o peace_n not_o know_v what_o to_o say_v but_o simeon_n and_o levi_n the_o brother_n of_o the_o same_o womb_n with_o their_o sister_n complot_v together_o this_o practice_n sichemite_n simeon_n and_o levi_n kill_v the_o sichemite_n it_o be_v now_o a_o festival_n of_o the_o sichemite_n who_o intend_v nothing_o but_o pleasure_n and_o banquet_v and_o the_o two_o brethren_n take_v this_o opportunity_n by_o night_n fall_v upon_o their_o first_o guard_n and_o kill_v they_o as_o they_o sleep_v and_o from_o thence_o enter_v into_o the_o city_n they_o kill_v all_o the_o male_n and_o with_o they_o the_o king_n and_o his_o son_n but_o to_o the_o woman_n they_o offer_v no_o violence_n 2._o gen._n 35._o 1_o 2._o which_o be_v execute_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o father_n bethel_n jacob_n dig_v up_o laban_n god_n go_v and_o sacrifice_v at_o bethel_n they_o bring_v their_o sister_n back_o again_o jacob_n be_v very_o much_o astonish_v at_o this_o accident_n so_o strange_o execute_v and_o be_v great_o displease_v with_o his_o child_n but_o god_n appear_v unto_o he_o and_o comfort_v he_o and_o command_v he_o to_o purify_v his_o tent_n and_o offer_v those_o sacrifice_n which_o d_o d_o he_o have_v vow_v when_o first_o he_o go_v into_o mesopotamia_n 18._o ver._n 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o the_o vision_n appear_v unto_o he_o as_o he_o cleanse_v those_o which_o follow_v he_o childbed_n rachel_n die_v in_o childbed_n he_o find_v the_o god_n of_o lâban_n which_o rachel_n have_v steal_v 28._o hedio_fw-la &_o ruffinus_n cap._n 28._o and_o hide_v in_o sichem_n in_o the_o earth_n under_o a_o oak_n without_o his_o knowledge_n afterward_o depart_v from_o thence_o he_o sacrifice_v in_o bethel_n where_o he_o have_v see_v the_o vision_n at_o such_o time_n as_o he_o first_o of_o all_o take_v his_o journey_n into_o mesopotamia_n and_o as_o he_o travel_v in_o the_o land_n of_o ephrata_n rachel_n die_v in_o childbed_n and_o be_v bury_v there_o and_o she_o alone_o enjoy_v not_o the_o honour_n of_o be_v bury_v in_o hebron_n with_o those_o of_o her_o parentage_n after_o he_o have_v make_v great_a lamentation_n he_o name_v the_o child_n which_o she_o bear_v at_o that_o time_n benjamin_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o pang_n which_o kill_v his_o mother_n these_o be_v all_o the_o child_n of_o jacob_n twelve_o male_n and_o one_o daughter_n of_o who_o eight_o be_v bear_v by_o his_o lawful_a wife_n six_o of_o e_o e_o lea_n and_o two_o of_o rachel_n and_o of_o their_o maid_n four_o two_o of_o each_o of_o they_o who_o name_n i_o have_v heretofore_o mention_v from_o thence_o go_v jacob_n to_o hebron_n a_o city_n of_o canaan_n where_o his_o father_n isaac_n dwell_v but_o he_o lose_v he_o also_o short_o after_o chap._n xix_o isaac_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o hebron_n gen._n 35._o 29._o jacob_n have_v not_o the_o comfort_n to_o find_v rebecca_n his_o mother_n still_o live_v 1734._o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2230_o before_o christ_n nativity_n 1734._o and_o isaac_n die_v in_o a_o little_a time_n after_o the_o arrival_n of_o his_o son_n and_o be_v bury_v with_o his_o wife_n by_o his_o son_n esau_n and_o jacob_n in_o hebron_n among_o their_o father_n this_o isaac_n be_v a_o man_n belove_v of_o god_n and_o f_o f_o guide_v by_o his_o special_a providence_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o abraham_n and_o after_o he_o have_v pass_v his_o life_n in_o all_o virtue_n for_o the_o space_n of_o 185_o year_n 35._o isaac_n die_v 185_o year_n old_a gen._n 35._o he_o die_v o_o o_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o jew_n h_o h_o written_n by_o flavius_n josephus_n the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o book_n 1._o how_o esau_n and_o jacob_n isaac_n son_n divide_v their_o habitation_n and_o how_o idumaea_n fall_v to_o esau_n lot_n and_o canaan_n to_o jacob_n 2._o how_o joseph_n the_o young_a of_o jacob_n son_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o dream_n which_o foretell_v his_o future_a felicity_n incur_v his_o brother_n envy_n 3._o 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