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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. 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
meet with this damsel, which has come to pass accordingly. Do you therefore confirm that marriage, whose espousals have been already made by a Divine appearance; and show the respect you have for Abraham, who hath sent me with so much solicitude, in giving your consent to the marriage of this damsel." Upon this they understood it to be the will of God, and greatly approved of the offer, and sent their daughter, as was desired. Accordingly Isaac married her, the inheritance being now come to him; for the children by Keturah were gone to their own remote habitations. CHAPTER 17. Concerning The Death Of Abraham. A Little while after this Abraham died. He was a man of incomparable virtue, and 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 Ismael. CHAPTER 18. Concerning The Sons Of Isaac, Esau And Jacob; Of Their Nativity And Education. D THAT I MIGHT MEET WITH THIS DAMSEL WHICH HAS COME TO PASS ACCORDINGLY DO YOU THEREFORE CONFIRM THAT MARRIAGE WHOSE ESPOUSALS HAVE BEEN ALREADY MADE BY A DIVINE APPEARANCE AND SHOW THE RESPECT YOU HAVE FOR ABRAHAM WHO HATH SENT ME WITH SO MUCH SOLICITUDE IN GIVING YOUR CONSENT TO THE MARRIAGE OF THIS DAMSEL UPON THIS THEY UNDERSTOOD IT TO BE THE WILL OF GOD AND GREATLY APPROVED OF THE OFFER AND SENT THEIR DAUGHTER AS WAS DESIRED ACCORDINGLY ISAAC MARRIED HER THE INHERITANCE BEING NOW COME TO HIM FOR THE CHILDREN BY CYCURA WERE GONE TO THEIR OWN REMOTE HABITATIONS CHAPTER SEVENTEEN CONCERNING THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM A LITTLE WHILE AFTER THIS ABRAHAM DIED HE WAS A MAN OF INCOMPARABLE VIRTUE AND 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
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