Chapter 29

Jacob by deceit obtains his Brother's Blessing. Jacob fearing his

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Jacob by deceit obtains his Brother's Blessing. Jacob fearing his
1And Isaac the son of Abraham became old and advanced in days, and his eyes
2At that time Isaac called unto Esau his son, saying, Get I pray thee thy
3And Esau did so; and he took his weapon and went forth into the field to
4And Rebecca heard all the words that Isaac had spoken unto Esau, and she
5Rise up and go, I pray thee, to the flock and fetch me two fine kids of the
6And Jacob hastened and did as his mother had commanded him, and he made the
7And Isaac said unto Jacob, Who art thou, my son? And he said, I am thy
8And Isaac rose up and he ate and he drank, and his heart was comforted, and
9And Isaac said unto Esau, And who was he that has taken venison and brought
10And Esau said, Is he not rightly called Jacob? for he has supplanted me
11And Jacob was very much afraid of his brother Esau, and he rose up and
12And when Esau saw that Jacob had fled and escaped from him, and that Jacob
13And Esau dwelt in the land of Seir six months without seeing his father
14And the wives of Esau vexed and provoked Isaac and Rebecca with their
15And they went according to the evil desires of their hearts, and they
16And Rebecca said, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth;
17And in those days Adah the wife of Esau conceived and bare him a son, and
18And Ishmael the son of Abraham died in those days, in the sixty-forth year
19And when Isaac heard that Ishmael was dead he mourned for him, and Isaac
20And at the end of fourteen years of Jacob's residing in the house of Eber,
21And when Esau saw Jacob coming to his father and mother he remembered what
22And Isaac the son of Abraham was old and advanced in days, and Esau said,
23And this was told to Rebecca, and she hastened and sent and called for
24And Isaac called unto Jacob and said unto him, Take not a wife from the
25Now therefore my son hearken to my voice, to all that I shall command
26Therefore take heed lest thou shouldst forget the Lord thy God and all his
27But when thou comest to the land serve there the Lord, do not turn to the
28And may the Almighty God grant thee favor in the sight of the people of
29And may God give unto thee and thy seed the blessing of thy father
30And Isaac finished commanding Jacob and blessing him, and he gave him many
31And when Jacob went away to go to Haran Esau called unto his son Eliphaz,
32And Eliphaz the son of Esau was an active man and expert with the bow as
33And Eliphaz did as his father had commanded him, and Eliphaz was at that
34And he closely followed Jacob, and he lurked for him in the border of the
35And Jacob saw Eliphaz and his men pursuing him, and Jacob stood still in
36And Eliphaz came near to Jacob and he answered and said unto him, Thus did
37Behold all that I have and which my father and mother gave unto me, that
38And the Lord caused Jacob to find favor in the sight of Eliphaz the son of
39And Eliphaz and his men went away from him and they returned to Esau to
40And Esau was indignant at Eliphaz his son, and at his men that were with
41And they answered and said unto Esau, Because Jacob supplicated us in this
42At that time when Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and had commanded
43Then he went to the house of Ishmael his uncle, and in addition to his

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