The Holy Bible

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that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as

we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away

in peace : thou art now the blessed of the Lord.

And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to

another : and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in

peace.

And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and

told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto

him, We have found water.

And he called it Shebah : therefore the name of the city is Beer-

sheba unto this day.

¶ And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the

daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon

the Hittite :

which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

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Jacob Obtains Isaac’s Blessing

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were

dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said

unto him, My son : and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my

death :

now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy

bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison ;

and make me savory meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I

may eat ; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

¶ And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau

went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.

And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy

father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

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