16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck. 17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. 18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father. And he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. 22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, the voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. 23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him. 24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat; and he brought him wine, and he drank. 26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. 27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: 28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Èsau his brother came in from his hunting. 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy first-born, Esau. 25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's 33 And Isaac trembled very exvenison, that my soul may bless | ceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and † 39 And Isaac his father answered brought it me, and I have eaten and said unto him, Behold, thy of all before thou camest, and dwelling shall be the fatness of the · have blessed him? yea, and he earth, and of the dew of heaven shall be blessed. from above; 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 father! 35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. * 36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? 40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother: and it shall come to pass, when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. 41 And Esau hated Jacob, because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand, then will I slay my brother Jacob. 42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as 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; 38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, 45 Until thy brother's anger my father! And Esau lifted up his turn away from thee, and he forvoice and wept. get that which thou hast done to *Gen. 27:1-40-Jacob received his father's blessing and supplants Esau, not only as regards his family, but also as regards his heritage. From A. D. 449 to A. D. 649, "The Kelt," (which is Esau), was supplanted in Britain by "The Folk of Israel." Ireland is given to "The House of Esau." See Chapter XL. †Gen. 27:39-40-"... Behold thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth and of the dew of heaven from above." Does not Ireland fulfill this prophesy? him: then I will send and fetch Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, thee from thence. Why should I the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's be deprived also of you both in and Esau's mother. 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? GENESIS XXVIII:1-22B. C. 1760 1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father, and take 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; 4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. 6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that, as he blessed him, he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan; 7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram; 8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father, † 9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. 10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, 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 place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 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. * 5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto *Gen. 28:1-5-Jacob is sent to Padanaram to get a wife of his own kindred and of his own ability. +Gen. 26:34-35, and Gen. 28:6-9-Esau takes to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Canaanites; also Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, to build "The House of Esau." That is Esau's first supplantation. 13 And, behold, the LORD stood and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on. above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land where on thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: 22 And this stone, which I have 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth; and thou shalt set for a pillar, shall be God's spread abroad to the west, and to house: and of all that thou shalt the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee, and in thy seed, shall all the families of the earth be 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 awakened 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 dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. 18 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. 19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee. GENESIS XXIX:1-35-B.C. 1749 1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. 2 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. 3 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place. 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 Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. 6 And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. 7 And he said, Lo, it is yet high shouldest thou therefore serve me day, neither is it time that the for nought? tell me, what shall cattle should be gathered together: thy wages be? water ye the sheep, and go and feed them. 8 And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep. 9¶ And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them. 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 wellfavoured. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. 10 And it came to pass, when 19 And Laban said. It is better Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and that I give her to thee, than that the sheep of Laban his mother's I should give her to another man: brother, that Jacob went near, and abide with me. rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. 20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he 11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and had to her. lifted up his voice, and wept. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son; and she ran and told her father. 13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. 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, Because thou art my brother, 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 an handmaid. 25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not |