9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a shegoat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. And behold, the word of the came unto him, saying, This not be thine heir; but he that come forth out of thine own els shall be thine heir. 10 And he took unto him all And he brought him forth these, and divided them in the ad, and said, Look now to-midst, and laid each piece one dition says that "The Anglo-Saxon" accepted the invitation "The Kelt" to join forces with him in Britain to fight "The t." The land being to the liking of Israel "The House of eph” remained and supplanted "The House of Esau" by const. dition says that Joseph of Aramathea went to Britain A. D. to convert its inhabitants to Christianity. If tradition is rect that Joseph of Aramathea entered Britain A. D. 38, to vert its inhabitants to Christianity: it was over 400 years A. D. 449, when "The Folk of Israel" entered Britain to supnt "The House of Esau." against another: but the birds divided he not. 11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away. 12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. 18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. NUMB. XX:14-21-B. C. 1452 14¶ And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: 15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: 16 And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold. we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border: 17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not 17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that pass through the fields, or through passed between those pieces. the vineyards, neither will we 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from drink of the water of the wells: 18 And Edom said unto him, NUMB. XXIV:15-19-B. C. 1452 Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. 15 ¶ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 16 He hath said, which heard 19 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle. drink of thy water, then I will the words of God, and knew the pay for it: I will only, without knowledge of the Most High, doing any thing else, go through on my feet. 20 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 17 I shall see him, but not now: shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Ja I Gen. 49:1-2-A.V.-1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. 2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. Jer. 23:19-20-R.V.-19 Behold, the tempest of the Lord, even his fury, is gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked. 20 The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall understand it perfectly. Jer. 30:23-24-R. V.-23 Behold, the tempest of the Lord, even his fury, is gone forth, a sweeping tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked. 24 The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall understand it.. cob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. 18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly. 19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. DEUT. II:1-12—B. C. 1451 1 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me; and we compassed mount Seir many days. 2 And the LORD spake unto me, saying, 3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. dren of Esau, which dwell in Seir, and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore. 5 Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a footbreadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. 6 Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink. * 7 For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness. these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing. 8 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and 4 And command thou the peo- from Ezion-gaber, we turned and ple, saying, Ye are to pass through passed by the way of the wilderthe coast of your brethren the chil-ness of Moab. Deut. 29:1-4-1 These are the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which he made with them in Horeb. 2 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land; 3 The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles: 4 Yet the Lord hath not given you a heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. And the LORD said unto me, had destroyed them from before ss not the Moabites, neither them, and dwelt in their stead; as d with them in battle: for Israel did unto the land in his not give thee of their land possession, which the LORD gave possession; because I have unto them. Ar unto the children of Lot possession. The Emims dwelt therein in past, a people great, and -, and tall as the Anakims; Which also were accounted s, as the Anakims; but the bites call them Emims. DEUT. XXIII:7-8—B. C. 1451 * 7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land. 8 The children that are begotten The Horims also dwelt in of them shall enter into the conbefore time; but the children gregation of the LORD in their third sau succeeded them, when they generation. th. 19:16-19-16 ¶ And, behold, one came and said unto , Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have -nal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is e good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, p the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no rder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, ou shalt not bear false witness. Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy ighbour as thyself. |