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Jacob is sent to Padan-aram. CHAP. XXVIII, XXIX. His vision and vow

of mourning for my father are at hand, then place, and put them for his pillows, and will I slay my brother Jacob. lay down in that place to sleep. 42 And these words of Esau her elder 12 And he dreamed, and behold, a ladson were told to Rebekah: and she sent der set up on the earth, and the top of it and called Jacob her younger son, and said reached to heaven: and behold, the angels unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as of God ascending and descending on it. touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.

43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

13 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.

14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth; and thou shalt spread abroad 45 Until thy brother's anger turn away to the west, and to the east, and to the from thee, and he forget that which thou north, and to the south and in thee and hast done to him: then I will send, and in thy seed shall all the families of the fetch thee from thence. Why should I be earth be blessed. deprived also of you both in one day?

46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

CHAP. XXVIII.

AND Isaac called Jacob, and blessed

15 And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land: for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.

17 And he was afraid, and said, How him, and charged him, and said unto dreadful is this place! this is none other him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the but the house of God, and this is the gate daughters of Canaan. of heaven.

2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house 18 And Jacob rose up early in the of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take morning, and took the stone that he had thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.

3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

4 And give thee the blessing of Abra- 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If ham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; God will be with me, and will keep me that thou mayest inherit the land wherein in this way that I go, and will give me thou art a stranger, which God gave unto bread to eat, and raiment to put on, Abraham.

5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:

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22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house and of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

CHAP. XXIX.

6 When Esau saw that Isaac had bleased Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him, he gave him aHEN Jacob went on his journey, and charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife came into the land of the people of of the daughters of Canaan ; the east.

7 And that Jacob obeyed his father, and 2 And he looked, and behold, a well in his mother, and was gone to Padan- the field, and lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well 8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of they watered the flocks: and a great Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; stone was upon the well's mouth.

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9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and 3 And thither were all the flocks gatook unto the wives which he had, Maha-thered: and they rolled the stone from the lath the daughter of Ishinael, Abraham's well's mouth and watered the sheep, and son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. put the stone again upon the well's mouth 10 And Jacob went out from Beer-in his place. sheba, and went toward Haran.

11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set: and he took of the stones of that

4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

5 And he said unto them, Know ye La

know him.

Jacob is entertained by Laban. GENESIS. He serves for Leah and Rachel ban the son of Nahor? And they said, Wel 25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said 6 And he said unto them, Is he well? to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto And they said, He is well and behold, me ? did not I serve with thee for Rachel ? Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. wherefore then hast thou beguiled me? 7 And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, 26 And Laban said, It must not be so neither is it time that the cattle should be done in our country, to give the younger gathered together: water ye the sheep, before the first-born.

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27 Fulfil her week, and we will give 8 And they said, We cannot, until all thee this also, for the service which thou the flocks be gathered together, and till shalt serve with me yet seven other years. they roll the stone from the well's mouth; 28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her then we water the sheep. week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

9 ¶ And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.

10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

29 And Labangave to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah his handmaid, to be her maid. 30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

31 And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb : but Rachel was barren.

32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son; and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was my affliction; now therefore my husband her father's brother, and that he was Rebe-will love me.

kah's son ; and she ran and told her father. 33 And she conceived again, and bare 13 And it came to pass when Laban a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard the tidings of Jacob hi: sister's son, heard that I was hated, he hath therefore that he ran to meet him, and embraced given me this son also: and she called his him, and kissed him, and brought him to his name Simeon.

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house. And he told Laban all these 34 And she conceived again, and bare things. son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh: and he abode with him the space of a month.

15 ¶ And Laban said unto Jacob, Be- 35 And she conceived again, and bare cause thou art my brother, shouldest thou a son: and she said, Now will I praise therefore serve me for nought? tell me, the LORD: therefore she called his name what shall thy wages be? Judah, and left bearing.

16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

17 Leah was tender-eyed, but Rachel was beautiful and well-favoured.

18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife (for my days are fulfilled) that I may go in unto her.

22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah,Zilpah his maid, for a handmaid.

CHAP. XXX.

AND when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel; and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.

4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife and Jacob went in unto her. 5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.

7 And Bilhah, Rachel's maid,conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

8 And Rachel said, With great wrest

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