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2. When there was a famine in the land, Isaac resolved to go into Egypt, the land there being good; but he went to Gerar, as God commanded him. Here Abimelech the king received him, because Abraham had formerly lived with him, and had been his friend. WHEN THERE WAS A FAMINE IN THE LAND ISAAC RESOLVED TO GO INTO EGYPT THE LAND THERE BEING GOOD BUT HE WENT TO GARRAR AS GOD COMMANDED HIM HERE ABIMLEK THE KING RECEIVED HIM BECAUSE ABRAHAM HAD FORMERLY LIVED WITH HIM AND HAD BEEN HIS FRIEND
able to his piety towards him. The whole time of his life was one hundred seventy and five years, and he was buried in Hebron, with his wife Sarah, by their sons Isaac and Ismael. CHAPTER 18. Concerning The Sons Of Isaac, Esau And Jacob; Of Their Nativity And Education. 1. Now Isaac's wife proved with child, after the death of Abraham; 30 and when her belly was greatly burdened, Isaac was very anxious, and inquired of God; who answered, that Rebeka should bear twins; and that two nations should take the names of those sons; and that he who appeared the second should excel the elder. Accordingly she, in a little time, as God had foretold, bare twins; the elder of whom, from his head to his feet, was very rough and hairy; but the younger took hold of his heel as they were in the birth. Now the father loved the elder, who was called Esau, a name agreeable to his roughness, for the Hebrews call such a hairy roughness [Esau, 31 or] Seir; but Jacob the younger was best beloved by his mother.  HONORED BY GOD IN A MANNER AGREEABLE TO HIS PIETY TOWARDS HIM THE WHOLE TIME OF HIS LIFE WAS ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY AND FIVE YEARS AND HE WAS BURIED IN HEBRON WITH HIS WIFE SARAH BY THEIR SONS ISAAC AND ISHMAEL CHAPTER EIGHTEEN CONCERNING THE SONS OF ISAAC ESAU AND JACOB OF THEIR NATIVITY AND EDUCATION NOW ISAAC'S WIFE PROVED WITH CHILD AFTER THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM AND WHEN HER BELLY WAS GREATLY BURDENED ISAAC WAS VERY ANXIOUS AND INQUIRED OF GODD WHO ANSWERED THAT REBECCA SHOULD BEAR TWINS AND THAT TWO NATIONS SHOULD TAKE THE NAMES OF THOSE SONS AND THAT HE WHO APPEARED THE SECOND SHOULD EXCEL THE ELDER ACCORDINGLY SHE IN A LITTLE TIME AS GOD HAD FORETOLD BEAR TWINS THE ELDER OF WHOM FROM HIS HEAD TO HIS FEET WAS VERY ROUGH AND HAIRY BUT THE YOUNGER TOOK HOLD OF HIS HEEL AS THEY WERE IN THE BERTH NOW THE FATHER LOVED THE ELDER WHO WAS CALLED ESAU A NAME AGREEABLE TO HIS ROUGHNESS FOR THE HEBREWS CALL SUCH A HAIRY ROUGHNESS ESAU OR SEAR BUT JACOB THE YOUNGEST WAS BEST BELOVED BY HIS MOTHER
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