1

Moab and Ammon.

GENESIS, XX.

man

Abimelech reproved. 34 And it came to pass on the B.C. 1898. 7 Now therefore restore the "v morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he "" perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

37 And the firstborn bare a son, 1897.] and called his name Mō'ab: "ther Deut. 2. 9. same is the father of the Mo'ab-itess Deut. 2. 19. unto this day.

a ch. 18. 1.

c ch. 26. 6.
26. 7.

his wife; for he is a prophet, and
he shall pray for thee, and thou
shalt live: and if thou restore her not,
know thou that thou shalt surely
die, thou, Pand all that are thine.
8 rv Therefore A-bîm'ě-lech rose
early in the morning, and called all
his servants, and told all these
things in their ears: and the men
were sore afraid.

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9 Then A-bim'è-lech called Ã'brăhăm, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and r" what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me " that ought not to be done.

A'bră-hăm, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

38 And the younger, she also bare b ch. 16. 7, 14. 10 And A-bim'ě-lech said unto a son, and called his name Ben-am'-d ch. 12. 13; *mi: the same is the father of thee ch. 12, 15, children of Amʼmŏn unto this day.

Ps. 105. 14.

g Job 33. 15.
h ver. 7.

2 Heb. mar
ried to an
husband.
i ver. 18.

ch. 18. 23.

cir, 1898.]

11 And Ã'bră-hăm said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

12 And rv yet roindeed "she is rv sister; "°

country, and dwelled

Ka'desh and Shûr, and

journed in Ge'rär.

2 And Ã'bră-hăm said of his wife, She is my sister: and A-bim'ě-lech king of Ge'rär and took Sa'rah.

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sent,

Ex. 34. 24.
26, 34.
Lev. 6. 2

1 Sam. 25.

m ch. 39. 9.

Ps. 51. 4.
n 1 Sam. 7. 5.

2

Kin. 5. 11.

Job 42. 8.

15.

Jam. 5. 14,
1 John 5. 16.
ch. 2. 17.
p Num. 16.

32, 33.
q ch. 26. 10.
Ex. 32. 21.
Josh. 7. 25.

r ch. 34. 7.

Ps. 36. 1.

/ ch. 12. 12;

3 But God came to A-bĭm'ě-lech
in a dream TM” by night, and said to
him, Behold, thou art but a dead
h
man, rv for the woman which thou
hast taken; for she is 2a man's wife.
4 rv But A-bim'ě-lech had not come
near her: and he said, Lord, wilt
thou slay also a righteous nation?s
5 Said he not reunto me, She is my
sister? and she, even she herself
said, He is my brother: in the 3 in-
tegrity of my heart and innocency
of my hands have I done this.
6 And God said unto him in ray ch. 12. 13.
dream, Yea, I know that "" thou didst a ch. 13. 9.
this in the integrity of thy heart;
for I also withheld thee from sin-
ning against me: therefore suf-
fered I thee not to touch her.

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ch. 42. 18.
Pro. 16. 6.
26.7.
See ch. 11.
ch. 12. 1,9,

29.

11, &c.
Heb. 11. 8.

2 ch. 12. 16.

16 And unto Sã'rah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, "v he is to thee da covering of the eyes, rvunto all that are with thee, rv and with all other: thus she was reproved. 17 ¶r So Ã'bra-hăm " prayed unto God: and God healed.A-bim'ě-lech, and his wife, and his maidservants; e Job 42. 9, 10. and they bare children.

4 Heb. as is

good in
thine eyes,

b ver. 5.

ch. 26. 11.

d ch. 24. 65.

35 knew 1 land of the South, and dwelt-he 3 of the night,-because of 4 Now-even a 5 himself unto-the 6 the-in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also 7 man's wife; 8 And

rv

Abimelech 9 wherein have I sinned against thee, 12 moreover-(indeed)-indeed-(she is) 16 it-for -to-and in respect of all thou art righted. 17 And Abraham

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Isaac is born.

GENESIS, XXI.

Hagar cast forth. 18 For the LORD had fast closed B.C. 1898. woman will I make 8 a nation, beup all the wombs of the house of cause he is thy seed. ch. 12. 17. A-bĭm'è-lech, because of Sarah A brǎ-ham's wife.

14 And A'bră-hăm rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Ha'gar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Be'er-shĕ bå.

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15 And the water was spent in the Gal. 4. 23,28. bottle, and she cast the child under Acts 7. 8. one of the shrubs. Gal. 4. 22. Heb. 11. 11. ch. 17. 21.

e ch. 17. 19.

4 And Ã'bră-hăm circumcised his Acts 7. 8.
son Isaac "being eight days old,
gas God had commanded him.

g ch. 17. 10,
12.

hch. 17. 1, 17.

16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not rv see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

17 And "God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Ha'gar out of heaven, and said unto

5 And 1 Ã ́bră-hăm was an hundred cir. 1897.] her, What aileth thee, Ha'gar? fear
years old, when his son I'şaac was
born unto him.

Ps. 126. 2.

Is. 54. 1.

that

Gal. 4. 27.

6¶ And Sa'rah said, God hath
made me to laugh, "so that all
hear will laugh with me.

7 And she said, Who would have
said unto Ã'bră-hăm, that Sa'rah

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should have given children suck?

k Luke 1, 58.

not;
for God hath heard the voice of
the lad where he is.

18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with

'for I have born him a son in his old ch. 18. 11,12 water, and gave the lad drink.

21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Pa'ran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. 22¶ And it came to pass at that time, that A-bim'ě-lech and Phi'chol the rochief captain of his host spake unto à ́bră-hăm, saying, d God is with thee in all that thou doest: 23 Now therefore swear unto me y Num.22.31. here by God 2 that thou wilt not 17, 18, 20. 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.

u Ex. 3. 7.

See 2 Kin. 6.

Luke 24. 16,

31.

ch. 28. 15;
ch. 16. 12.

39. 2, 3, 21.

b ch. 24. 4.
c ch. 20. 2;

26.26,

d ch. 26. 28.

12 ¶ And God said unto Ã'bră-hăm,
Let it not be grievous in thy sight
because of the lad, and because of
thy bondwoman; in all that Sa'rah Josh. 2. 12.
rv hath said unto thee, hearken unto 2 Heb. thou
her voice; for "in Ï'gaac shall thy unto me.
seed be called.
See ch. 26.

1 Sam. 24. 21.
shalt lie

15, 18, 20, 21,

13 And also of the son of the bond- 22

And Sarah 4 when he was eight 6 every one that
areth 7 give 8 on the day 9 borne 11 on account

24 And Ã'bră-hăm said, I will swear. 25 And A'bră-hăm reproved A-bĭm'e-lech because of rea well of water, which A-bîm'ĕ-lech's servants had violently taken away.

of 12 saith 15 in the bottle was spent, and she 16 look upon 20 he 22 (chief) 25 the

GENESIS, XXII. 26 And A-bim'e-lech said, I r" wot B.C. 1892. not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

27 And A'bră-hăm took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto A-bim'e-lech; and both of them 9 made a 9 ch. 26. 31. covenant.

8 And Abră-hăm said, "My son, God will provide himself" "a lamb for 32 Thus they made a covenant at cir. 1891.] a burnt offering rv: so they went both

10 And Ã'bră-hăm stretched forth 1 Tim. 1. 17. his hand, and took the knife to slay

A things, that a God did re tempt doc416 18 hand upon the lad, neither do thou

Here am I. 2 (Isaac)-even Isaac, 3 (up)-he 4 (Then) 5 we will 6 in his hand the fire and the 8 (My son,)-the-,my son: 9 the 14 provided.

GENESIS, XXIII. called unto Ã'bră-hăm "out of B.C. 1880. heaven the second time,

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h Ps. 105. 9.

16 And said, "By myself have I Luke 1. 73.
sworn, saith the LORD, 7o for because
thou hast done this thing, and hast
not withheld thy son, thine only son:
17 That in blessing I will bless
thee, and in multiplying I will mul-
tiply thy seed as the stars of the
heaven, and as the sand which is
upon the sea 5 shore; and thy seed
shall possess m the gate of his ene-

mies;

ich. 15. 5.

Jer. 33. 22.

ch. 13. 16. ch. 24.60.

5 Heb. lip.

m Mic. 1. 9.

18 "And in thy seed shall all the
nations of the earth be blessed;
" because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19 So Abra hăm returned unto
his young men, and they rose up
and went together to PBe'er-she-p ch. 21. 31.
bå; and Ã'bră-hăm dwelt at Be'er-
she bȧ.

20 And it came to pass after
these things, that it was told A'bră-

Purchase of Machpelah.

with you: d give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

5 And the children of Hěth an

swered Abră-hăm, saying unto him, 6 Hear us, my lord: thou art 2ea mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

7 And à ́bră-hăm " stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. 8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to E'phron the son of Zō'har,

9 That he may give me the cave of Mach-pe'lah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for rv 3 as much money as it is worth he shall

hăm, saying, Behold, Mil'cah, she 9 ch. 11. 29. give it me for a possession of a bury

ingplace amongst you.

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10 " And E'phron "" dwelt among the children of Hĕth: and E'phron the Hittite answered Abră-hằm in the 4 audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

11 9 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

12 And A'bră-hăm bowed r" down himself before the people of the land.

13 And he spake unto E'phron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt ro give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give rothee

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money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. 14 And Ephron answered A'brăhăm, saying unto him,

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15 My lord, hearken unto me: "" the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. 16 And Ã'brǎ-hăm hearkened unto Ephron; and Ã'bră-hăm weighed to E'phron the silver, which he had

you for a possession of a buryingplace. 10 Nowwas sitting in the midst of 12 himself down before 13 (give it)-(thee)-the price of the field; 15 a piece of land worth