this difference, that in one passage Abraham, but in both the others Sarah, laughs. Genesis. Chap. xxi. 22-32. "And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, spake unto Abraham, saying, 'God is with thee in all that thou doest. Now, therefore, swear unto me here by God, that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.' And Abraham said, 'I will swear.' And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away. And Abimelech said, 'I wot not who hath done this thing neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it but to-day.' And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech and both of them made a covenant. And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves. And Abimelech said unto Abraham, 'What mean these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set by themselves?' And he said, For these seven ewelambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me that I have digged this well.' Wherefore he called that place Chap. xxvi. 26-33. "Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. And Isaac said unto them, 'Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?' 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; 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."" And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 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.' And he called it Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day." Beer-sheba, because there they sware both of them. Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines." the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder set upon the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold, the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, 'I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed. And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth; and thou shalt spread abroad Genesis. 6 Chap. xxxv. 1—8. "And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there; and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.' Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, 'Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el: and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.' And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their ear-rings which were in their ears: and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. Chap. xxxv. 9-15. "And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him. And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name. And he called his name Israel. And God said unto him, I am God Almighty; be fruitful, and multiply: a nation, and a company of nations, shall be of thee; and kings shall come out of thy loins: and the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.' And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him. And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink to the west, and to is in this place; and house of God, and this is the gate of name of that place Beth-el: but the name Luz at the first." | And they journeyed: | offering thereon, and So Jacob came to was called Allon-ba chuth." ILI Exodus ii. 18. ["And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, 'How is it that ye are come so soon today?"" Exodus iii. 1. "Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back side of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb." Ex. iv. 18, and xviii. 1, sqq.] Compare, also, Ex. vi. 2-8 with all the corresponding Jehovistic passages in Genesis; but especially compare the following: - Exodus vi. 2-8. "And Elohim spake unto Genesis iv. 26. "Then men began to call upon 흐. Moses, and said unto him, I am the name of Jehovah." Ps. xxxiv. cxlv. Prov. xxxi. 10, sqq. Lam. i. ii. iv. Sometimes two or more verses are connected in greater strophes; for example, Ps. xxxvii. cxix. 2. Strophes occur distinguished by the refain, (or “burden,”) or something similar. to you Elohim, and ye shall know that I am Jehovah, your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and I will give it you for a heritage; I am Jehovah.' Compare, also, Ex. iv. 21-23, with Gen. v.-xi. ; Num. xxii.-xxiv., where Elohim and Jehovah are both used, with Gen. xxxi. 9, 16, and others, where the latter is used exclusively." § 149. THE ACCOUNTS PRETENDED TO BE CONTEMPORARY WITH THE EVENTS, OR VERY ANCIENT. Some historical marks, which betray a certain acquaintance with Egypt, have been looked upon as proofs that Moses was the author of the Pentateuch ;' as if the Hebrews could not, at a later time, have ac a See below, § 154, 156. See Ewald, Genesis, p. 176, sqq., 191, sqq. The following are some of the passages: In Gen. xiii. 10, Ægypt is said to be well watered. Deut. xi. 10, it is implied that Egypt is level country, its fields are watered artificially, and that it never is refreshed by rain. Num. xiii. 22, Hebron was built seven years before Zoar in Ægypt. In Gen. xl. 11, 16, an acquaintance with the customs of the Egyptian court is apparent. Gen. xlii. 9, the unprotected state of Egypt is alluded to. Gen. xliii. 32, mention is made that the Ægyptians would not sit at table with the Hebrews. Gen. xlvii. 20-26, "And Joseph bought all the land of Ægypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's. And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them; wherefore they sold not their lands. Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.' And they said, 'Thou |