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6. Accordingly, Esau went out a hunting. But Rebeka 33 thinking it proper to have the supplication made for obtaining the favor of God to Jacob, and that without the consent of Isaac, bid him kill kids of the goats, and prepare a supper. So Jacob obeyed his mother, according to all her instructions. ACCORDINGLY ESAU WENT OUT A HUNTING BUT REBECCA THINKING IT PROPER TO HAVE THE SUPPLICATION MADE FOR OBTAINING THE FAVOUR OF GOD TO JACOB AND THAT WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF ISAAC BID HIM KILL KIDS OF THE GOATS AND PREPARE A SUPPER SO JACOB OBEYED HIS MOTHER ACCORDING TO ALL HER INSTRUCTIONS
 authority, and pretending to have dominion over his own marriages, without so much as asking the advice of his father; for had Isaac been the arbitrator, he had not given him leave to marry thus, for he was not pleased with contracting any alliance with the people of that country; but not caring to be uneasy to his son by commanding him to put away these wives, he resolved to be silent. 5. But when he was old, and could not see at all, he called Esau to him, and told him, that besides his blindness, and the disorder of his eyes, his very old age hindered him from his worship of God [by sacrifice]; he bid him therefore to go out a hunting, and when he had caught as much venison as he could, to prepare him a supper 32 that after this he might make supplication to God, to be to him a supporter and an assister during the whole time of his life; saying, that it was uncertain when he should die, and that he was desirous, by prayers for him, to procure, beforehand, God to be merciful to him. ES THEREBY TAKING UPON HIMSELF THE AUTHORITY AND PRETENDING TO HAVE DOMINION OVER HIS OWN MARRIAGES WITHOUT SO MUCH AS ASKING THE ADVICE OF HIS FATHER FOR HAD ISAAC BEEN THE ARBITRATOR HE HAD NOT GIVEN HIM LEAVE TO MARRY THUS FOR HE WAS NOT PLEASED WITH CONTRACTING ANY ALLIANCE WITH THE PEOPLE OF THAT COUNTRY BUT NOT CARING TO BE UNEASY TO HIS SON BY COMMANDING HIM TO PUT AWAY THESE WIVES HE RESOLVED TO BE SILENT BUT WHEN HE WAS OLD AND COULD NOT SEE AT ALL HE CALLED ESAU TO HIM AND TOLD HIM THAT BESIDES HIS BLINDNESS AND THE DISORDER OF HIS EYES HIS VERY OLD AGE HINDERED HIM FROM HIS WORSHIP OF GOD BY SACRIFICE HE BID HIM THEREFORE TO GO OUT A HUNTING AND WHEN HE HAD CAUGHT AS MUCH VENISON AS HE COULD TO PREPARE HIM A SUPPER THAT AFTER THIS HE MIGHT MAKE SUPPLICATION TO GOD TO BE TO HIM A SUPPORTER AND AN ASSISTER DURING THE WHOLE TIME OF HIS LIFE SAYING THAT IT WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN HE SHOULD DIE AND THAT HE WAS DESIROUS BY PRAYERS FOR HIM TO PROCURE BEFOREHAND GOD TO BE MERCIFUL TO HIM
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