the house of Shem and Eber, to| 25. And all the families of the learn the ways of the Lord and his children of Lot went to dwell wherinstructions, and Abraham remained ever they should light upon, for they there three years. were fruitful and increased abun

18. At that time Abraham rose up dantly. with all his servants, and they went 26. And they went and built themand returned homeward to Beershe-selves cities in the land where they ba, and Abraham and all his servants dwelt, and they called the names of remained in Beersheba. the cities which they built after their own names.

19. And at the revolution of the year Abimelech king of the Philis- 27. And Nahor the son of Terah, tines died in that year; he was one brother to Abraham, died in those hundred and ninety three years old days in the fortieth year of the life at his death; and Abraham went of Isaac, and all the days of Nahor with his people to the land of the were one hundred and seventy two Philistines, and they comforted the years and he died and was buried in whole household and all his servants, Haran. and he then turned and went home. 20. And it was after the death of Abimelech that the people of Gerar took Benmalich his son, and he was only twelve years old, and they made him king in the place of his father.

28. And when Abraham heard that his brother was dead he grieved sadly, and he mourned over his brother many days.

29. And Abraham called for Eliezer his head servant, to give him orders concerning his house, and 21. And they called his name he came and stood before him. Abimelech after the name of his 30. And Abraham said to him, father, for thus was it their custom behold I am old, I do not know the to do in Gerar, and Abimelech day of my death; for I am advanced reigned instead of Abimelech his in days; now therefore rise up, go father, and he sat upon his throne.

22. And Lot the son Haran also died in those days, in the thirty ninth year of the life of Isaac, and all the days that Lot lived were one hundred and forty years and he died.

23. And these are the children of Lot, that were born to him by his daughters; the name of the first born was Moab, and the name of the second was Benami.

forth and do not take a wife for my son from this place and from this land, from the daughters of the Canaanites amongst whom we dwell.

31. But go to my land and to my birth place, and take from thence a wife for my son, and the Lord God of Heaven and earth who took me from my father's house and brought me to this place, and said unto me, to thy seed will I give this land for 24. And the two sons of Lot went an inheritance for ever, he will send and took themselves wives from the his angel before thee and prosper land of Canaan, and they bare thy way, that thou mayest obtain a children to them, and the children of wife for my son from my family and Moab were Ed, Mayon, Tarsus, and from my father's house."

Kanvil, four sons, these are fathers 32. And the servant answered his to the children of Moab unto this day. master Abraham and said, behold I

go to thy birth place and to thy 38. And Eliezer related to them father's house, and take a wife for all his concerns, and that he was thy son from there; but if the woman Abraham's servant, and they greatly be not willing to follow me to this rejoiced at him. land, shall I take thy son back to the land of thy birth place?

33. And Abraham said unto him, take heed that thou bring not my son hither again, for the Lord before whom I have walked he will send his angel before thee and prosper thy way.

39. And they all blessed the Lord who brought this thing about, and they gave him Rebecca, the daughter of Bethuel, for a wife for Isaac.

40. And the young woman was of very comely appearance, she was a virgin, and Rebecca was ten years old in those days.

41. And Bethuel and Laban and

34. And Eliezer did as Abraham ordered him, and Eliezer swore unto his children made a feast on that Abraham his master upon this night, and Eliezer and his men came matter; and Eliezer rose up and took and ate and drank and rejoiced there ten camels of the camels of his on that night. master, and ten men from his master's 42. And Eliezer rose up in the servants with him, and they rose up morning, he and the men that were and went to Haran, the city of with him, and he called to the whole Abraham and Nahor, in order to household of Bethuel, saying, send fetch a wife for Isaac the son of me away that I may go to my masAbraham; and whilst they were gone ter; and they rose up and sent away Abraham sent to the house of Shem Rebecca and her nurse Deborah, the and Eber, and they brought from thence his son Isaac.

35. And Isaac came home to his father's house to Beersheba, whilst Eliezer and his men came to Haran; and they stopped in the city by the watering place, and he made his camels to kneel down by the water and they remained there.

36. And Eliezer, Abraham's servant, prayed and said, O God of Abraham my master; send me I pray thee good speed this day and show kindness unto my master, that thou shalt appoint this day a wife for my master's son from his family.

37. And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Eliezer, for the sake of his servant Abraham, and he happened to meet with the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, brother to Abraham, and Eliezer came to her house.

daughter of Uz, and they gave her silver and gold, men servants and maid servants, and they blessed her.

43. And they sent Eliezer away with his men; and the servants took Rebecca, and he went and returned to his master to the land of Canaan.

44. And Isaac took Rebecca and she became his wife, and he brought her into the tent.

45. And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebecca, the daughter of his uncle Bethuel, for a wife.

CHAPTER XXV.

1. And it was at that time that Abraham again took a wife in his old age, and her name was Keturah, from the land of Canaan.

2. And she bare unto him Zimrau, Yokshan, Medan, Midian, Yishbak and Shuach, being six sons.

And the children of Zemran were | Methach, Meshar, Avi and Tzanua, Abihen, Molich and Marim. and the sons of Epher were Ephron, Zur, Alirun and Medin, and the sons of Chanoch were Reuel, Rekem, Azi, Alyoshub and Alad.

17. And Ishmael cast away his wife Ribah, and she went from him 8. But the children of Sheba and and returned to Egypt to the house Dedan, children of Yokshan, with of her father, and she dwelt there, for their children, did not dwell with their she had been very bad in the sight brethren in their cities, and they jour- of Ishmael, and in the sight of his neyed and encamped in the countries father Abraham. and wildernesses unto this day.

9. And the children of Midian, a wife from the land of Canaan, and son of Abraham, went to the east of her name was Malchuth, and she the land of Cush, and they there bare unto him Nishma, Dumah, found a large valley in the eastern Masa, Chadad, Tema, Yetur, Napcountry, and they remained there hish and Kedma. and built a city, and they dwelt 19. These are the sons of Ishmael, therein; that is the land of Midian unto this day.

the wilderness of Paran, and their with his father in the land of Canaan; dwelling was from Havilah unto and the Lord was with Isaac; and Shur, that is before Egypt as thou Arpachshad the son of Shem the comest toward Assyria.

21. And Ishmael and his sons dwelt in the land, and they had children born to them, and they were fruitful and increased abundantly.

22. And these are the names of the sons of Nebayoth the first born of Ishmael; Mend, Send, and Mayon; and the sons of Kedar were Alyon, Kezem, Chamad and Eli.

23. And the sons of Adbeel were Chamad and Jabin; and the sons of Mibsam were Obadiah, Ebedmelech and Yeush; these are the families of the children of Ribah the wife of Ishmael.

son of Noah died in those days, in the forty eighth year of the life of Isaac, and all the days that Arpachshad lived were four hundred and thirty eight years, and he died.

CHAPTER XXVI.

1. And in the fifty ninth year of the life of Isaac the son of Abraham, Rebecca his wife was still barren in those days.

2. And Rebecca said unto Isaac, truly I have heard, my lord, that thy mother Sarah was barren in her days until my lord Abraham, thy father, prayed for her and she conceived by him.

24. And the sons of Mishma the son of Ishmael were Shamua, Zecaryon and Obed; and the sons of Dumah 3. Now therefore stand up, pray were Kezed, Eli, Machmad* and thou also to God and he will hear Amed. thy prayer and remember us through his mercies.

25. And the sons of Masa were Melon, Mula and Ebidadon; and the 4. And Isaac answered his wife sons of Chadad were Azur, Minzar Rebecca, saying, Abraham has aland Ebedmelech; and the sons of ready prayed for me to God to mulTema were Seir, Sadon and Yakol. tiply his seed, now therefore this 26. And the sons of Yetur were barrenness must proceed to us from Merith, Yaish, Alyo, and Pachoth; thee. and the sons of Naphish were Ebed5. And Rebecca said unto him, Tamed, Abiyasaph and Mir; and but arise_now thou also and pray, the sons of Kedma were Calip, that the Lord may hear thy prayer Tachti, and Omir; these were the and grant me children, and Isaac children of Malchuth the wife of Ish- hearkened to the words of his wife, mael according to their families. and Isaac and his wife rose up and 27. All these are the families of went to the land of Moriah to pray Ishmael according to their genera- there and to seek the Lord, and tions, and they dwelt in those lands when they had reached that place wherein they had built themselves Isaac stood up and prayed to the cities unto this day. Lord on account of his wife because she was barren.

28. And Rebecca the daughter of Bethuel, the wife of Abraham's son 6. And Isaac said, O Lord God Isaac, was barren in those days, she of heaven and earth, whose goodhad no offspring; and Isaac dwelt ness and mercies fill the earth, thou *This is generally called Mohammed. who didst take my father from his

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father's house and from his birth stronger than the other, and the place, and didst bring him unto this greater shall serve the younger. land, and didst say unto him, to thy 13. And when her days to be deseed will I give the land, and thou livered were completed, she knelt didst promise him and didst declare down, and behold there were twins unto him, I will multiply thy seed as in her womb, as the Lord had spothe stars of heaven and as the sand ken to her. of the sea, now may thy words be verified which thou didst speak unto my father.

7. For thou art the Lord our God, our eyes are toward thee to give us seed of men, as thou didst promise us, for thou art the Lord our God and our eyes are directed toward thee only.

14. And the first came out red all over like a hairy garment, and all the people of the land called his name Esau, saying, that this one was made complete from the womb.

15. And after that came his brother, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel, therefore they called his name Jacob.

8. And the Lord heard the prayer 16. And Isaac, the son of Abraof Isaac the son of Abraham, and the ham, was sixty years old when he Lord was intreated of him and Re-begat them. becca his wife conceived.

17. And the boys grew up to their

9. And in about seven months fifteenth year, and they came amongst after the children struggled together the society of men. Esau was a dewithin her, and it pained her greatly signing and deceitful man, and an that she was wearied on account of expert hunter in the field, and Jacob them, and she said to all the women was a man perfect and wise, dwelling who were then in the land, did such in tents, feeding flocks and learning a thing happen to you as it has to me? and they said unto her, no.

the instructions of the Lord and the commands of his father and mother.

18. And Isaac and the children of his household dwelt with his father Abraham in the land of Canaan, as God had commanded them.

10. And she said unto them, why am I alone in this amongst all the women that were upon earth? and she went to the land of Moriah to seek the Lord on account of this; 19. And Ishmael the son of Abraand she went to Shem and Eber his ham went with his children and all son to make inquiries of them in belonging to them, and they returned this matter, and that they should there to the land of Havilah, and they seek the Lord in this thing respect- dwelt there. ing her.

20. And all the children of Abra

11. And she also asked Abraham ham's concubines went to dwell in to seek and inquire of the Lord about the land of the east, for Abraham all that had befallen her. had sent them away from his son, and had given them presents, and they went away.

12. And they all inquired of the Lord concerning this matter, and they brought her word from the Lord and 21. And Abraham gave all that he told her, two children are in thy had to his son Isaac, and he also womb, and two nations shall rise gave him all his treasures. from them; and one nation shall bel 22. And he commanded him, say