GENESIS, XXXIII. Jacob's name changed. B. C. 1739. | be called no more w Jacob, but 8 Israel for as a prince hast thou power with a God and with men, y and hast prevailed. 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask z after my name? And he blessed him there. 30 And Jacob called the name of the place 9 Peniel: for I have seen God face to a face, and my life is preserved. 31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. 32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day; because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank. CHAPTER XXXIII. Jacob's wrestling. the mother 4 with the p children. 12 And thou q saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude. 13 T And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present r for Esau his brother; 14 Two hundred she goats and twenty he goats, two hundreds ewes, and twenty rams, 15 Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals. 16 And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove. upon. q ch.28. 13 23 And he took them, and 6 sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had. 17 And he commanded the fore 1 Co. 15.58. most, saying, When Esau my bro- Luke 18.1. 18 Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us. me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name and he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall Pr. 18.16. Pr.21.14. t Deut.3.16. 6 caused to 15. w 8 Hos. 12.3,4. of the ch.35. 10. a prince x Hos. 12.3,4. 33.4. 2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 3 And he passed over before them, 33.20. and bowed himself to the ground Deut.5.24.b seven times, until he came near 34. 10. to his brother. 91. e. the face a Ex.24.11. 21 So went the present over before him and himself lodged that night in the company. 22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two (CHAP. 33.) womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jab-a ch.32.6. bok. t Ju.6.22. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and 13.22,23. embraced him, c and fell on his neck, d and kissed him: and they wept. 5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those 1 with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given e thy servant. 6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves. 7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves. Is.6.5. Col.1.15. Heb.11.27. b ch. 18.2. c ch.32.28. d ch.45.14. 24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled u a man with him until the 7 breaking of the day.1 to thee. 25 And when he saw that he pre-e ch.48.9. vailed not against him, he touched Ps. 127.3. the hollow of his thigh; and the 2 what is all hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. this band 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let v thee go, except thou bless. to thee? fch.32.5,16. 1 The kindness of Jacob and Esau at their meeting. 18 Jacob buyeth a field at Shalem, and buildeth an altar. ND Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esan came, a and with him four hundred And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. men. 3 be that to g Pr.16.7. 8 And he said, 2 What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace fin the sight of my lord. 9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; 3 keep that thou hast unto thyself.g 10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present Jacob and Esau reconciled. GENESIS, XXXIV. at my hand: for therefore I have] B. C. 1739. seen thy face, h as though I had seen the face of God, and thou h ch.43.3. wast pleased with me. 2 Sam 3.13. 11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing i1 Sam.25.27. that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have 4 enough.k And he urged him, I and he took it. 12 And he said, Let us take ours journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. 2Ki.5.15. 13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, m and the flocks and herds with young are with me; and if men should over-drive them one day, all the flock will die. is this? o ch.34.11. 14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass Ru. 2.13. q Jno.3.23. Acts 7.15, 17 And Jacob journeyed to Suc-1 coth, p and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called 8 Succoth. 10 called, 18 And Jacob came to Shalem, q a city of 9 Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city. 19 And he bought r a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of 10 Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred 11 pieces of money. 20 And he erected there an altar, s and called it 12 El-elohe-Israel. CHAPTER XXXIV. 1 Dinah ravished. 4 all things. of the 4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel e to wife. cording to the chil- n ch.32.3. 6 set, or wherefore (CHAP. 34.) a ch.30.21. b Tit.2.5. c Ju. 14.1. 2 Sam.11.2. 1 humbled her. 20 The Shechem- d Ru.1.14. AN ters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of f 1Sam. 10.27. 3 And his soul clave d unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake 2 kindly unto the damsel. De.23.17. k ch.13.9. Ex.22.17. m Pr.26.25. n Jos.5.9. o Gal.4.12. 5 And Jacob heard that he had p ch.29.30. defiled Dinah his daughter: now 2 Ki.5.1. his sons were with his cattle in the Shechem treateth for Dinah. field: and Jacob held his peacef until they were come. 6 T And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. 7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were g very wroth, because he had wrought folly h in Israel, in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.i And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. 9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. 10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; k dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therem. 11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give. 12 Ask me never so much dowry / and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife. 13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, m and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: 14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach n unto Slaughter of the Shechemites. GENESIS, XXXV. Jacob journeyeth. land, behold, it is large enough for B. C. 1732. you, and be ƒ clean, and change them; let us take their daughters your garments: to us for wives, and let us giver ver. 15-17. them our daughters. 22 Only herein r will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. 3 And let us arise and go up to altar unto God, who answered me Beth-el; and I will there make an in the day g of my distress, and was with me h in the way which I went. 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the 1 edge v of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. v Deut.32.41. 23 Shall not their cattle, and their substance, and every beast of w ch.49.7. theirs, s be ours? only let us con-x Jos.7.25. sent unto them, and they will dwell with us. 24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that t went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city. 25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, u and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. sister. 28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, s Pr.1.12,13. t ch.23.18. 29 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. u ch.49.5-7. 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, z to make me to stink among y the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few z in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. 31 And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot ? CHAPTER XXXV. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, w and spoiled the city, f Ex.19.10. because they had defiled their y Ex.5 21. z Deut.4.27. (CHAP. 35.) a Ps.47.4. b ch.27.43. c ch.18.19. d Jos.24.15. Jos.24.23. g ch.32.7,24. 2 Then Jacob said unto his c household, and to all that were with with him, Put away the strange gods d that are among el n ch.32.28. o ch.17.1. 1 God sendeth Jacob to Beth-el: 2 he ND God said unto Jacob, Arise, A r ch.28.18. go up to Beth-el, and dwell 9 ch.17.22. piece of ch.30.24. s i. e. the oak 13.15. 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings i which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by k Shechem. 5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God I was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. 6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, (that is Beth-el,) he and all the people that were with him. 7 And he built there an altar, and called the place 1 El-beth-el: because there God m appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. GENESIS, XXXVI. B. C. 1732. 7 For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not beard them, because of their cattle. 8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seire Esau is Edom. 9 T And these are the generations of Esau the father of 2 the Edomites in mount Seir. Isaac's death. thou shalt have this son also. 18 And it came to pass, as her t soul was in departing, (for she died,) that she called his name 4 Ben-oni: but his father called him 5 Benjamin. 19 And Rachel died u and was buried in the way to Ephrath, v which is Beth-lehem. 20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave w unto this day. 21 And Israel journeyed, and u ch.48.7. spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. 22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reubeny went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were w 1 Sa.10.2. twelve: z 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: t Lam.2.12. 27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto a Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, b which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. 28 T And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years. 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was c gathered unto his people being old and full of days: and his sons Esaud and Jacob buried him. 4i.e. the son of my sor row. 5 i. e. the son of the right hand. v Ru. 1.2. 4.11. Mic.5.2. Mat.2.6. Mic.4.8. y ch.49.4. 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: z ch.46.8. 25 And the son's of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naph-a ch.13.18. tali: 15.13. 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's b Jos. 14. 15. handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram. 1 Chr.5.1. 1 Cor.5.1. c ch.25.9. d ch.25.8. Job 5.26. (CHAP. 36.) a ch.25.30. b ch.26.34. c 1 Chr.1.35. CHAPTER XXXVI. 2 Esau's wives: 6 he removes to 1 souls. mount Sier. TOW these are the generations~ is 2 Esau took his wives of the d ch.13.6,11. daughters of Canaan; b Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and e Deut.2.5. Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; 3 And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. 2 Edom. 4 And Adah bare to Esau, c Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; 5 And Aholibamah, bare Jeush,f and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were horn unto him in the land of Ca 3 or, Zephi, 1 Chr.1.36. Ex.17.8.14. Nu.24.20. 1 Sa. 15.2. g ch.14.6. Deut.2.12, 22. 10 These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, 3 Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz,f Amalek: these were the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. 13 And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath, Esau's wife. 14 T And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau, Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 15 T These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, 16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah. 17 T And these are the sons of Reuel, 'Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath, Esau's wife. 18 T And these are the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes. 20 These are the sons of Seirg the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir naan. 6 And Esau took his wives, and cattle, and all his beasts, and all 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and 4 Hemam; and Lotan's GENESIS, XXXVII. 1 Joseph is hated of his brethren: 5 Kings of Edom. sister was Timna. 21 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this, was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. 25 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah 91Chr.1.50. Hadad Pai. the daughter of Anah. After his death was an aristocracy. 26 And these are the children of Dishon; 7 Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 27 The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and 8 Akan. 28 The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran. 29 These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, 30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir. 31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, h before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. 32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. 6 or, Shephi. Tor, Amram. 38 And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 8 or, Jakan. h 1 Chr. 1.43. 42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these i Ex. 15.15. u 11 Edom. (CHAP. 37.) 23.4. 36.7. Heb.11.9 35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Mi-c ch.44.20. dian in the field of Moab, reigned 2 or, pieces. in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. 36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 16. b1 Sam.2.22 1 5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 24. Cor.1.11. 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my 5.1. sheaf arose, and also stood up11.18. right; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance f to my sheaf. 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign overg us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? and they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance h to me. d Ju.5.30. 2 Sa.13.18. e ch.49.23. f ch.42.6-9. 39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and 9 Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his g city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. h ch.44.14. 40 And these are the names of the i dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, i ch.27 29. duke 10 Alvah, duke Jetheth, 41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, k Acts 7.9. / Dan.7.28. Ps. 118.22. 46.29. 50.18. Luke 2.19, 51. |