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and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go: and he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master: and they said, We will call the damsel and enquire at her mouth; and they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

And

v. 61-67. And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man and the servant took Rebekah and went his way. Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country and Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold the camels were coming. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she lighted off the camel. . . . And the servant said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

Chap. xxv. 19. These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac: and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife.

V. 21. And Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren and the Lord was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

V. 22. And she went to enquire of the Lord and the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner

NEW TESTAMENT.

1 Tim. v. 14. I will therefore that the younger women marry.

Luke v. 28. He left all, rose up and followed him.

1 Tim. iv. 15. Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them.

Chap. ii. 9. In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel with shamefacedness and sobriety.

Eph. v. 25. Husbands love your wives.

Matt. i, 1. The Book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Abraham begat Isaac: and Isaac begat Jacob.

Heb. ii. 16. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.

Rom. ix. 10. When Rebekah also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac.

Chap. ix. 11, 12. For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God

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of people shall be separated from thy bowels; ... and the elder shall serve the younger.

2. 27. And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in

tents.

V. 31-33. And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

Chap. xxvi. 3. And the Lord appeared unto him (Isaac) and said, . . . . Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father.

7. 12. Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundred fold and the Lord blessed him.

7. 24, 25. And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord,

Chap. xxvii. 2-4. And he (Isaac) said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.

2. 4. Make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before Í die.

Heb. xi. 20. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

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v. 33. And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

v. 34. And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my me also, O my father.

Chap. xxviii. 10-13. And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran: And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night; . . . . and he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on 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.

v. 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.

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

V. 17-21. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. And he called the name of that place Beth-el. . . . And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God.

NEW TESTAMENT.

Rom. xi. 29. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

Heb. xii. 17. Ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

John i. 51. And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

Heb. xiii. 5. Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

2 Cor. xii. 2. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago; . . . such an one caught up to the third heaven.

Luke ix. 34, 35. . . . . And they feared as they entered into the cloud. And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

Chap. viii. 25. And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him.

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v. 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. xxx. 22. And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened unto her, and opened her womb. And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: and she called his name Joseph.

v. 27-43. And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake. And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it. And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me. For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock: I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire. So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come. . . . . And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

Chap. xxxi. 4-18. And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, and said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me. And ye know that with all my power I have served your

NEW TESTAMENT.

2 Cor. ix. 7. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Luke i. 25. Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among

men.

Titus ii. 10. Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

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father. And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. . . . And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: and I said, Here am I. And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and gristled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return And unto the land of thy kindred. Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him. . . . Whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do. Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels, and he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, . . . for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

7. 26-42. And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me? . . . And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing. It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt : but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. . . . And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me. . . . Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent God hath seen me away now empty. mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

Chap, xxxii. 1. And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

7. 2. And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

NEW TESTAMENT.

1 Peter iii. 13, And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

Jude 9. . Durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

Heb. i. 14. Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation.

Luke ii. 13. There was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host.