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himself_o be_v govern_v by_o his_o motion_n for_o moses_n say_v he_o take_v abraham_n and_o lot_n the_o son_n of_o haran_n etc._n etc._n and_o though_o nahor_n do_v not_o now_o go_v along_o with_o his_o father_n to_o haran_n be_v leave_v behind_o perhaps_o to_o look_v after_o some_o concern_v yet_o afterward_o he_o follow_v he_o with_o all_o his_o family_n as_o appear_v from_o chapter_n xxvii_o 43._o and_o the_o follow_a chapter_n and_o he_o also_o forsake_v idolatry_n for_o rebekkah_n his_o grandchild_n be_v marry_v to_o isaac_n and_o his_o great_a grandchild_n rachel_n and_o leah_n nay_o their_o father_n laban_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n though_o with_o a_o mixture_n of_o some_o superstition_n for_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o jehovah_n upon_o several_a occasion_n gen._n xxiv_o 31_o 50_o 51._o and_o they_o come_v unto_o haran_n it_o be_v possible_a that_o terah_n go_v from_o ur_fw-la to_o canaan_n and_o stay_v in_o this_o place_n call_v the_o city_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d charrae_fw-la after_o the_o name_n of_o his_o son_n haran_n or_o charan_n who_o die_v a_o little_a before_o verse_n 28._o for_o both_o the_o greek_a and_o roman_a writer_n call_v a_o city_n famous_a for_o the_o death_n of_o crassus_n by_o the_o name_n of_o charrae_fw-la situate_v on_o a_o river_n of_o the_o same_o name_n it_o be_v likely_a from_o abraham_n brother_n be_v derive_v both_o the_o name_n of_o the_o river_n and_o of_o the_o city_n which_o the_o arabian_n to_o this_o day_n call_v charan_n or_o charran_n and_o dwell_v there_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o intend_v to_o go_v to_o canaan_n and_o not_o to_o settle_v here_o but_o be_v arrest_v with_o the_o sickness_n of_o which_o he_o die_v can_v go_v no_o further_o ver._n 32._o and_o the_o day_n of_o terah_n be_v two_o hundred_o and_o five_o year_n moses_n do_v not_o sum_n up_o the_o year_n of_o any_o man_n life_n mention_v in_o this_o chapter_n as_o he_o do_v in_o chapter_n v._o but_o only_o of_o terah_n 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the_o night_n not_o in_o a_o dream_n and_o say_v jacob_n jacob_n xlvi_o 2._o see_v more_n nevoch_n p._n ii_o c._n 41._o god_n be_v not_o a_o stranger_n to_o other_o nation_n when_o he_o be_v peculiar_o kind_a to_o abraham_n but_o speak_v to_o they_o in_o dream_n and_o sometime_o in_o vision_n as_o appear_v in_o eliphaz_n and_o elihu_n job_n iu._n 13._o xxxiii_o 14_o 15_o etc._n etc._n thou_o be_v but_o a_o dead_a man._n viz._n if_o thou_o do_v not_o restore_v abraham_n his_o wife_n verse_n 7._o she_o be_v a_o man_n wife_n or_o marry_v to_o a_o husband_n as_o we_o translate_v it_o in_o the_o margin_n so_o complete_o that_o he_o have_v enjoy_v she_o as_o his_o wife_n for_o from_o this_o place_n the_o jewish_a doctor_n prove_v that_o the_o marriage_n contract_n be_v not_o perfect_v in_o these_o day_n till_o the_o party_n have_v lie_v together_o after_o which_o if_o any_o other_o person_n lie_v with_o the_o woman_n he_o be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n as_o a_o adulterer_n but_o not_o 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from_o abraham_n but_o he_o and_o she_o consent_v to_o it_o ver._n 6._o and_o god_n say_v unto_o he_o in_o a_o dream_n the_o same_o expression_n be_v still_o retain_v which_o we_o have_v verse_n 3._o to_o show_n that_o this_o be_v a_o low_a degree_n of_o divine_a manifestation_n than_o be_v in_o abraham_n family_n i_o know_v thou_o do_v this_o in_o the_o integrity_n etc._n etc._n i._n e._n that_o thou_o do_v not_o design_n any_o evil._n for_o i_o also_o etc._n etc._n or_o rather_o and_o i_o also_o withhold_v thou_o i_o deal_v well_o with_o thou_o because_o of_o thy_o integrity_n some_o think_v he_o be_v withhold_v by_o a_o disease_n in_o the_o secret_a part_n verse_n 17._o from_o sin_v against_o i_o from_o commit_v adultery_n ver._n 7._o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n we_o meet_v with_o the_o word_n nabi_n a_o prophet_n and_o abraham_n be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v honour_v with_o this_o name_n which_o signify_v one_o familiar_a with_o god_n who_o may_v come_v to_o he_o to_o consult_v he_o upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o be_v authorize_v to_o declare_v god_n mind_n and_o will_n to_o other_o and_o also_o prevail_v with_o he_o by_o his_o prayer_n for_o a_o blessing_n upon_o they_o so_o it_o here_o follow_v he_o shall_v pray_v for_o thou_o obtain_v life_n and_o health_n to_o thou_o the_o great_a any_o prophet_n be_v the_o more_o powerful_a he_o be_v in_o prayer_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o story_n of_o moses_n elias_n and_o samuel_n see_v psalm_n xcix_o 6._o it_o appear_v by_o this_o whole_a history_n of_o abimelech_n that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a virtue_n in_o those_o day_n and_o not_o a_o idolater_n but_o a_o worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n as_o melchizedeck_v the_o highpriest_n of_o that_o country_n be_v yet_o not_o so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o divine_a revelation_n as_o abraham_n be_v ver._n 8._o abimelech_n rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n this_o be_v a_o further_a token_n of_o his_o goodness_n that_o he_o delay_v not_o to_o obey_v the_o divine_a command_n call_v all_o his_o servant_n his_o privy_a council_n as_o we_o speak_v who_o be_v all_o of_o the_o same_o mind_n with_o he_o that_o this_o be_v a_o divine_a admonition_n which_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o disobey_v from_o whence_o we_o may_v probable_o gather_v his_o court_n be_v not_o so_o corrupt_v as_o abraham_n suspect_v ver._n 9_o what_o have_v thou_o do_v unto_o we_o into_o what_o danger_n have_v thou_o bring_v we_o thou_o have_v bring_v on_o i_o and_o my_o kingdom_n a_o great_a sin_n run_v i_o into_o the_o hazard_n of_o commit_v a_o great_a sin_n or_o suffer_v a_o heavy_a punishment_n for_o so_o sin_n be_v sometime_o take_v in_v not_o tell_v i_o the_o truth_n thou_o have_v do_v deed_n unto_o i_o that_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v do_v this_o be_v not_o fair_a deal_n such_o as_o i_o may_v have_v expect_v from_o thou_o ver._n 10._o what_o see_v thou_o etc._n etc._n what_o do_v thou_o observe_v in_o my_o country_n that_o make_v thou_o think_v we_o will_v meddle_v with_o thy_o wife_n what_o token_n of_o injustice_n or_o impurity_n do_v thou_o see_v among_o we_o ver._n 11._o because_o i_o think_v sure_o etc._n etc._n the_o word_n rak_n which_o we_o translate_v sure_o signify_v only_o and_o may_v be_v thus_o well_o translate_v here_o this_o only_a i_o see_v want_v in_o your_o country_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n i._n e._n a_o sense_n of_o religion_n which_o restrain_v man_n from_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n it_o seem_v the_o people_n be_v not_o so_o good_a as_o their_o king_n ver._n 12._o and_o yet_o indeed_o she_o be_v my_o sister_n do_v not_o condemn_v i_o of_o tell_v a_o lie_n for_o she_o be_v true_o my_o sister_n such_o be_v the_o language_n of_o those_o day_n to_o call_v their_o wife_n sister_n and_o their_o nephew_n brother_n as_o he_o call_v lot_n xiii_o 8._o who_o be_v his_o nephew_n and_o the_o brother_n of_o sarah_n as_o be_v observe_v upon_o xi_o 29._o she_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o my_o father_n i._n e._n his_o father_n granddaughter_n who_o be_v frequent_o in_o scripture_n call_v the_o child_n of_o their_o grandfather_n for_o she_o be_v daughter_n to_o haran_n elder_a brother_n of_o abraham_n but_o not_o the_o daughter_n of_o my_o mother_n it_o seem_v terah_n have_v two_o wife_n by_o one_o of_o which_o he_o have_v haran_n the_o father_n of_o lot_n and_o sarah_n and_o by_o the_o other_o he_o have_v abraham_n so_o sarah_n be_v daughter_n to_o one_o who_o be_v his_o brother_n by_o his_o father_n side_n but_o not_o by_o his_o mother_n and_o with_o such_o a_o niece_n they_o think_v it_o not_o unlawful_a then_o to_o marry_v no_o regard_n be_v have_v to_o consanguinity_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v r._n solomon_n jarchi_n by_o the_o father_n side_n before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o only_o by_o the_o mother_n the_o more_o receive_a opinion_n indeed_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n be_v as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n v._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n cap._n 2._o that_o sarah_n be_v indeed_o the_o daughter_n of_o terah_n by_o his_o second_o wife_n and_o so_o abraham_n half_a sister_n and_o say_a batricide_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n above_o seven_o hundred_o year_n ago_o in_o his_o arabic_a history_n tell_v we_o the_o name_n of_o terah_n first_o wife_n be_v jona_n and_o the_o name_n of_o his_o second_o tevitha_n by_o who_o he_o have_v sarah_n but_o there_o be_v no_o other_o authority_n for_o this_o ver._n 13._o when_o god_n cause_v i_o to_o wander_v the_o hebrew_n word_n which_o we_o translate_v wander_v be_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n the_o lxx_o render_v the_o word_n elohim_n god_n the_o angel_n who_o by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n lead_v he_o from_o his_o father_n house_n through_o divers_a country_n but_o the_o chaldee_n translate_v it_o when_o because_o of_o the_o idol_n of_o chaldaea_n i_o be_v call_v away_o from_o my_o own_o country_n etc._n etc._n for_o so_o the_o god_n that_o be_v the_o idol_n god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o cause_v he_o to_o wander_v because_o it_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o they_o that_o god_n will_v not_o have_v he_o stay_v any_o long_o in_o his_o own_o country_n but_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o these_o device_n nothing_o be_v more_o usual_a in_o the_o hebrew_n language_n than_o for_o the_o plural_a number_n to_o be_v put_v instead_o of_o the_o singular_a especial_o when_o they_o speak_v of_o god_n as_o bochart_n observe_v in_o many_o place_n gen._n xxxv_o 7._o exod._n xxxii_o 4._o psalm_n cxlix_o 2._o eccles_n xii_o 1._o see_v hierozoic_a p._n i._o l._n ii_o c._n 34._o nay_o hackspan_n have_v right_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v noun_n of_o the_o plural_a
hebrew_n look_v upon_o this_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v in_o the_o place_n beforenamed_n on_o verse_n 55._o as_o a_o example_n of_o the_o solemn_a benediction_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v give_v even_o before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n when_o the_o spouse_n be_v carry_v to_o her_o husband_n thou_o be_v our_o sister_n near_o cousin_n or_o kinswoman_n for_o all_o that_o be_v near_o of_o kin_n call_v one_o another_o brother_n and_o sister_n ver._n 61._o her_o damsel_n who_o wait_v upon_o she_o and_o be_v give_v as_o part_v of_o her_o portion_n ver._n 62._o well_o of_o lahairoi_a mention_v xvi_o 14._o by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o abraham_n after_o the_o death_n of_o sarah_n return_v to_o live_v at_o beer-sheba_a or_o thereabouts_o for_o that_o be_v nigh_o this_o well_o and_o it_o be_v probable_a abraham_n and_o isaac_n be_v not_o part_v ver._n 63._o to_o meditate_v etc._n etc._n the_o cool_a of_o the_o evening_n and_o solitude_n be_v great_a friend_n to_o meditation_n ver._n 64._o she_o light_v off_o the_o camel_n as_o they_o always_o do_v who_o meet_v any_o person_n who_o they_o honour_v ver._n 65._o take_v a_o veil_n not_o only_o out_o of_o modesty_n but_o in_o token_n of_o her_o subjection_n to_o he_o many_o will_v have_v this_o to_o have_v be_v a_o peculiar_a ornament_n belong_v to_o a_o bride_n call_v by_o the_o roman_n flameum_fw-la by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v l._n v._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n cap._n 5._o whence_o those_o word_n of_o tertullian_n de_fw-fr veland_n virgin_n c._n ii_o etiam_fw-la apud_fw-la ethnicos_fw-la velatae_fw-la i._n e._n sponsae_fw-la ad_fw-la virum_fw-la ducuntur_fw-la even_o among_o heathen_n bride_n be_v bring_v to_o their_o husband_n with_o a_o veil_n over_o their_o face_n ver._n 66._o and_o the_o servant_n tell_v isaac_n all_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v do_v how_o she_o have_v consent_v to_o be_v his_o wife_n ver._n 67._o bring_v she_o into_o his_o mother_n sarah_n tent._n that_o apartment_n wherein_o his_o mother_n dwell_v which_o be_v distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o husband_n be_v and_o isaac_n be_v comfort_v after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o mother_n the_o love_n he_o have_v to_o his_o wife_n help_v to_o alleviate_v the_o sorrow_n he_o have_v conceive_v at_o his_o mother_n death_n which_o be_v so_o great_a that_o now_o it_o have_v continue_v three_o year_n such_o be_v the_o pious_a affection_n child_n have_v for_o their_o parent_n in_o ancient_a day_n isaac_n be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o marry_v rebekah_n xxv_o 20._o and_o if_o we_o can_v believe_v the_o jew_n in_o seder_n olam_fw-la she_o be_v but_o fourteen_o chap._n xxv_o ver._n 1._o than_o again_o abraham_n take_v a_o wife_n sarah_n be_v dead_a and_o agar_n long_o ago_o send_v away_o and_o his_o son_n isaac_n late_o marry_v he_o want_v a_o companion_n in_o his_o old_a age._n for_o have_v give_v up_o sarah_n tent_n unto_o rebekah_n xxiv_o ult_n it_o be_v probable_a he_o 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have_v a_o good_a many_o child_n by_o keturah_n three_o of_o which_o he_o mention_n by_o name_n zimran_n this_o son_n of_o he_o with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n be_v send_v by_o abraham_n into_o the_o east_n country_n as_o we_o read_v verse_n 6._o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v seek_v for_o they_o in_o those_o part_n viz._n in_o arabia_n and_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o where_o some_o footstep_n of_o they_o have_v remain_v for_o many_o age_n particular_o of_o zimran_n from_o who_o we_o may_v well_o think_v the_o zamareni_n be_v descend_v a_o people_n mention_v by_o pliny_n with_o their_o town_n in_o arabia_n foelix_fw-la l._n vi_o cap._n 28._o and_o jokshan_n concern_v who_o i_o can_v find_v nothing_o but_o only_o this_o that_o theophanes_n a_o chronographer_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o ix_o century_n after_o he_o have_v treat_v of_o the_o ishmaelite_n and_o madianites_fw-la the_o latter_a of_o which_o come_v from_o one_o of_o keturah_n child_n and_o the_o part_n of_o arabia_n where_o mahomet_n be_v bear_v immediate_o add_v that_o there_o be_v other_o people_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o arabia_n descend_v from_o jectan_n call_v amanitae_n that_o be_v homeritae_n perhaps_o it_o shall_v be_v write_v jokshan_n not_o jectan_n for_o philostorgius_n express_o say_v of_o the_o homerite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o they_o be_v one_o of_o the_o nation_n descend_v from_o keturah_n and_o abraham_n l._n iii_o hist_n eccles_n §_o 4._o where_o he_o relate_v a_o famous_a embassy_n which_o constantius_n send_v to_o they_o to_o win_v they_o to_o christianity_n and_o the_o good_a success_n of_o it_o and_o there_o be_v this_o strong_a proof_n of_o their_o descent_n from_o some_o of_o abraham_n family_n that_o they_o retain_v the_o rite_n of_o circumcision_n even_o when_o they_o be_v idolater_n for_o he_o say_v express_o that_o it_o be_v a_o circumcise_a nation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o circumcise_v also_o on_o the_o eight_o day_n which_o be_v not_o the_o custom_n of_o all_o the_o arabian_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v josephus_n l._n i._o antiq._n c._n 23._o and_o eustathius_n in_o hexaemeron_n etc._n etc._n who_o say_v the_o arabian_n stay_v till_o they_o be_v thirteen_o year_n old_a before_o they_o be_v circumcise_v medan_n from_o who_o the_o country_n call_v madiania_n in_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o arabia_n foelix_n it_o be_v likely_a have_v its_o name_n midian_a from_o who_o midianitis_n in_o arabia_n petraea_n have_v its_o denomination_n and_o ishbak_v i_o can_v find_v no_o footstep_n of_o his_o posterity_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o bacascami_n which_o pliny_n say_v be_v one_o of_o the_o town_n of_o the_o zamareni_n who_o descend_v from_o his_o elder_a brother_n zimran_n there_o be_v a_o people_n also_o hard_o by_o call_v bachilitae_n as_o he_o tell_v we_o l._n vi_o nat._n hist_o cap._n 28._o and_o shuah_n perhaps_o he_o have_v no_o child_n or_o so_o few_o that_o they_o be_v mix_v with_o some_o of_o their_o other_o brethren_n and_o leave_v no_o name_n behind_o they_o yet_o pliny_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n mention_n a_o town_n call_v suasa_n in_o that_o part_n of_o arabia_n which_o be_v next_o to_o egypt_n l._n vi_o cap._n 29._o ver._n 3._o and_o jokshan_n beget_v sheba_n i_o observe_v before_o upon_o x._o 7._o that_o there_o be_v four_o of_o this_o name_n or_o near_o it_o all_o comprehend_v by_o the_o greek_a and_o roman_a writer_n under_o the_o name_n of_o sabaean_n one_o of_o they_o the_o son_n of_o raamah_n have_v a_o brother_n call_v dedan_n as_o this_o sheba_n here_o have_v but_o they_o be_v the_o father_n of_o a_o distinct_a people_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o scripture-story_n and_o from_o other_o author_n for_o beside_o the_o
head_n but_o all_o over_o his_o body_n like_o a_o hairy_a garment_n as_o rough_a as_o haircloth_n just_o as_o the_o poet_n describe_v satyr_n he_o be_v hirsutus_fw-la not_o only_o hairy_a all_o over_o but_o those_o hair_n as_o stiff_a as_o bristle_n argue_v great_a strength_n of_o body_n and_o a_o rough_a fierce_a temper_n they_o call_v his_o name_n esau_n which_o signify_v make_v in_o hebrew_n this_o be_v common_o take_v for_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o name_n that_o he_o be_v as_o full_a of_o hair_n when_o he_o be_v bear_v as_o other_o be_v at_o man_n estate_n but_o i_o think_v it_o may_v as_o well_o denote_v his_o active_a genius_n which_o they_o think_v this_o presage_v ver._n 26._o jacob._n he_o certain_o have_v his_o name_n from_o his_o take_v his_o brother_n by_o the_o heel_n at_o his_o birth_n as_o if_o he_o will_v supplant_v he_o as_o he_o afterward_o do_v be_v threescore_o year_n old_a god_n exercise_v isaac_n faith_n and_o patience_n just_a as_o he_o have_v do_v abraham_n for_o the_o space_n of_o twenty_o year_n before_o he_o give_v he_o a_o child_n for_o he_o be_v forty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o marry_v verse_n 20._o and_o now_o sixty_o ver._n 27._o a_o cunning_a hunter_n have_v great_a skill_n in_o hunt_v in_o which_o his_o active_a genius_n delight_v a_o man_n of_o the_o field_n that_o take_v pleasure_n to_o be_v abroad_o pursue_v wild_a beast_n in_o wood_n and_o mountain_n where_o afterward_o he_o have_v his_o habitation_n a_o plain_a man_n dwell_v in_o tent_n he_o love_v not_o violent_a exercise_n but_o keep_v at_o home_n or_o look_v after_o the_o flock_n of_o sheep_n and_o the_o breed_n of_o cattle_n ver._n 28._o and_o isaac_n love_v esau_n etc._n etc._n not_o only_o because_o he_o be_v his_o first-born_a and_o because_o his_o love_n of_o hunt_v argue_v he_o to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a activity_n and_o valour_n who_o be_v likely_a to_o prove_v a_o great_a person_n but_o because_o he_o also_o take_v care_n frequent_o to_o entertain_v his_o father_n with_o venison_n which_o be_v of_o divers_a sort_n and_o afford_v he_o such_o variety_n at_o his_o table_n as_o give_v his_o father_n frequent_a occasion_n to_o commend_v he_o but_o rebekah_n love_v jacob._n be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o more_o meek_a and_o quiet_a temper_n suitable_a to_o her_o own_o disposition_n and_o more_o at_o home_o also_o with_o she_o than_o esau_n be_v and_o design_v by_o god_n to_o inherit_v the_o promise_n verse_n 23._o it_o be_v likely_a esau_n make_v great_a court_n as_o we_o speak_v to_o his_o father_n and_o jacob_n to_o his_o mother_n whereby_o they_o win_v their_o affection_n ver._n 29._o he_o be_v faint_a with_o too_o violent_a and_o long_a pursuit_n of_o his_o sport_n ver._n 30_o feed_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o with_o that_o same_o red_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v make_v of_o lentile_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o st._n austin_n upon_o psalm_n xlvi_o say_v they_o be_v egyptian_a lentile_n which_o be_v in_o great_a esteem_n and_o much_o commend_v by_o athenaeus_n and_o a._n gellius_n and_o give_v the_o pottage_n it_o be_v probable_a a_o red_a tincture_n some_o think_v esau_n do_v not_o know_v what_o it_o be_v and_o therefore_o call_v it_o only_o by_o its_o colour_n ask_v for_o that_o red_a that_o same_o red_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n therefore_o be_v his_o name_n call_v edom._n this_o repeat_v eager_a desire_n of_o he_o know_v not_o what_o for_o which_o he_o sell_v his_o birthright_n give_v he_o the_o name_n of_o edom_n which_o signify_v red_a whence_o the_o city_n which_o he_o build_v and_o the_o whole_a country_n his_o posterity_n inhabit_v be_v call_v by_o the_o same_o name_n and_o by_o the_o greek_n idumaea_n border_v towards_o the_o south_n upon_o judaea_n arabia_n and_o egypt_n ver._n 31._o sell_v i_o this_o day_n thy_o birthright_n the_o elder_a son_n have_v several_a privilege_n belong_v to_o he_o above_o the_o rest_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v to_o have_v a_o double_a portion_n of_o his_o father_n estate_n as_o for_o the_o right_n of_o priesthood_n there_o be_v many_o reason_n to_o prove_v it_o do_v not_o belong_v thereunto_o but_o whatsoever_o they_o be_v jacob_n cunning_o make_v a_o advantage_n of_o esau_n necessity_n to_o purchase_v they_o all_o for_o a_o small_a matter_n in_o which_o some_o think_v he_o do_v not_o amiss_o about_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o dispute_v ver._n 32._o what_o profit_n shall_v this_o birthright_n do_v to_o i_o he_o speak_v very_o slight_o if_o not_o contemptuous_o of_o it_o prefer_v the_o present_a satisfaction_n of_o his_o appetite_n before_o his_o future_a dignity_n and_o greatness_n for_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n he_o pretend_v to_o be_v faint_a than_o real_o he_o be_v out_o of_o a_o vehement_a longing_n for_o the_o pottage_n which_o perhaps_o be_v a_o rarety_n ver._n 33._o swear_v to_o i_o this_o day_n that_o i_o shall_v peaceable_o enjoy_v the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o birthright_n esau_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v very_o violent_a in_o all_o thing_n and_o to_o have_v pursue_v this_o as_o eager_o as_o he_o do_v his_o sport_n jacob_n on_o the_o contrary_a very_a sedate_n and_o crafty_a to_o make_v the_o best_a use_n of_o the_o opportunity_n he_o meet_v with_o to_o promote_v his_o ends._n ver._n 34._o rise_v up_o and_o go_v his_o way_n well_o satisfy_v and_o without_o any_o trouble_n for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v which_o the_o apostle_n censure_v as_o a_o piece_n of_o profaneness_n parent_n be_v wont_a to_o give_v a_o special_a blessing_n to_o their_o first-born_a despise_a his_o birthright_n he_o think_v perhaps_o he_o can_v recover_v that_o by_o force_n which_o he_o have_v lose_v by_o his_o brother_n craft_n chap._n xxvi_o ver._n 1._o and_o there_o be_v a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n such_o a_o scarcity_n of_o provision_n as_o be_v in_o abraham_n day_n xii_o 10._o when_o he_o be_v new_o come_v into_o canaan_n happen_v again_o in_o the_o day_n of_o isaac_n and_o isaac_n go_v it_o be_v not_o say_v from_o whence_o he_o go_v but_o it_o be_v probable_a after_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n he_o go_v and_o dwell_v where_o his_o father_n have_v often_o do_v at_o mamre_n near_o hebron_n for_o he_o be_v not_o now_o at_o beersheba_n or_o the_o well_o lahairoi_a which_o be_v the_o last_o place_n of_o his_o habitation_n that_o we_o read_v of_o xxv_o 11._o for_o that_o be_v in_o this_o very_a country_n of_o gerar_n to_o which_o he_o now_o go_v unto_o abimelech_n the_o son_n it_o be_v most_o likely_a of_o he_o to_o who_o abraham_n go_v for_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v the_o same_o it_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n since_o that_o time_n and_o all_o the_o king_n of_o that_o country_n be_v for_o many_o age_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o abimelech_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o story_n of_o david_n who_o flee_v to_o one_o of_o that_o name_n call_v achish_a in_o 1_o sam._n xxi_o 10._o but_o abimelech_n in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o xxxiv_o psalm_n see_v gen._n xx._n 2._o ver._n 2._o and_o or_o for_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o he_o intend_v to_o have_v go_v into_o egypt_n as_o abraham_n his_o father_n have_v do_v in_o the_o like_a case_n xii_o 10._o but_o god_n forbid_v he_o appear_v to_o he_o either_o in_o a_o vision_n or_o a_o dream_n or_o as_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v afterward_o to_o moses_n and_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n upon_o several_a occasion_n and_o direct_v he_o to_o stay_v in_o this_o country_n which_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o egypt_n where_o he_o promise_v to_o provide_v for_o he_o though_o egypt_n be_v a_o most_o plentiful_a country_n yet_o the_o king_n of_o it_o at_o this_o time_n be_v not_o so_o good_a a_o man_n perhaps_o as_o he_o that_o reign_v in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n ver._n 3._o sojourn_v in_o this_o land_n etc._n etc._n he_o not_o only_a promise_n to_o take_v care_n of_o he_o at_o present_a during_o the_o famine_n but_o renew_v the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n his_o father_n at_o sundry_a time_n and_o in_o divers_a place_n xii_o 3._o xv._o 5._o xvii_o 2_o 8._o and_o at_o last_o confirm_v by_o a_o oath_n xxii_o 16_o 17._o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o and_o bless_v thou_o these_o and_o such_o like_a word_n maimonides_n show_v express_v a_o special_a providence_n over_o those_o to_o who_o they_o be_v speak_v and_o over_o all_o belong_v to_o they_o more_n nevoch_n par._n iii_o cap._n 18._o unto_o thy_o seed_n will_v i_o give_v all_o these_o country_n which_o he_o repeat_v again_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n have_v mention_v the_o vast_a multiplication_n of_o his_o seed_n ver._n 4._o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v
be_v desirous_a to_o live_v with_o his_o wife_n who_o be_v her_o country-woman_n and_o that_o her_o death_n be_v here_o mention_v though_o we_o read_v nothing_o of_o rebekah_n to_o give_v a_o account_n how_o this_o oak_n come_v by_o the_o name_n of_o allon-bacuth_a in_o aftertime_n under_o a_o oak_n there_o be_v many_o about_o bethel_n near_o to_o which_o there_o be_v a_o wood_n or_o forest_n out_o of_o which_o the_o bear_n come_v who_o devour_v the_o child_n that_o curse_a elisha_n 2_o king_n ii_o 23._o and_o under_o a_o oak_n also_o the_o old_a prophet_n find_v the_o man_n of_o god_n sit_v as_o he_o go_v from_o bethel_n 1_o king_n xiii_o 14._o ver._n 9_o and_o god_n appear_v unto_o jacob_n again_o etc._n etc._n the_o schechinah_n or_o divine_a majesty_n who_o bid_v he_o go_v to_o bethel_n verse_n 1._o appear_v to_o he_o when_o he_o come_v there_o in_o a_o most_o glorious_a manner_n as_o he_o have_v do_v when_o he_o lodge_v there_o in_o his_o journey_n to_o padan-aram_n xxviii_o 13._o ver._n 10._o israel_n shall_v be_v thy_o name_n this_o be_v a_o far_o more_o honourable_a name_n than_o that_o of_o jacob_n and_o therefore_o by_o it_o thou_o shall_v be_v common_o call_v for_o the_o name_n of_o jacob_n be_v give_v he_o from_o the_o supplant_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o get_v the_o advantage_n of_o he_o but_o this_o of_o israel_n from_o his_o prevalence_n over_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n and_o he_o call_v his_o name_n israel_n he_o solemn_o confirm_v that_o name_n which_o be_v give_v he_o before_o by_o his_o angel_n xxxii_o 28._o this_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o angel_n who_o wrestle_v with_o jacob_n and_o tell_v he_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v change_v for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v god_n himself_o jacob_n be_v as_o much_o satisfy_v then_o as_o he_o can_v be_v now_o that_o israel_n shall_v be_v his_o name_n but_o i_o take_v it_o god_n reserve_v the_o declaration_n of_o it_o from_o his_o own_o mouth_n till_o this_o time_n when_o he_o ratify_v what_o he_o have_v before_o speak_v by_o his_o angel_n and_o thus_o i_o find_v since_o i_o note_v this_o st._n hierom_n understand_v this_o passage_n who_o word_n be_v these_o dudum_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la ei_fw-la nomen_fw-la ab_fw-la angelo_n imponitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o name_n be_v not_o heretofore_o impose_v on_o he_o by_o the_o angel_n who_o only_o foretell_v that_o god_n will_v impose_v it_o on_o he_o that_o therefore_o which_o be_v there_o promise_v shall_v be_v we_o be_v here_o teach_v be_v fulfil_v ver._n 11._o i_o be_o god_n almighty_a etc._n etc._n here_o god_n renew_v his_o promise_n to_o he_o as_o he_o have_v often_o do_v to_o abraham_n he_o have_v first_o bless_v he_o by_o isaac_n xxviii_o 3._o when_o he_o send_v he_o from_o home_n then_o he_o himself_o bless_v he_o when_o he_o appear_v to_o he_o the_o first_o night_n of_o his_o journey_n verse_n 13._o of_o that_o chapter_n and_o now_o again_o when_o he_o be_v come_v back_o to_o the_o very_a same_o place_n where_o he_o bless_v he_o before_o and_o he_o speak_v to_o he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o el-shaddai_a i._n e._n god_n all-sufficient_a the_o very_a same_o whereby_o his_o father_n have_v bless_v he_o xxviii_o 3._o and_o whereby_o god_n bless_a abraham_n xvii_o 1._o ver._n 13._o and_o god_n go_v up_o from_o he_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o this_o that_o a_o visible_a majesty_n or_o glory_n appear_v to_o he_o at_o this_o time_n from_o whence_o the_o forego_n word_n be_v speak_v to_o he_o which_o be_v do_v it_o go_v up_o towards_o heaven_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n be_v go_v up_o from_o upon_o he_o or_o over_o he_o and_o the_o very_a same_o be_v say_v of_o abraham_n xvii_o 22._o as_o if_o the_o schechinah_n appear_v over_o his_o head_n in_o great_a lustre_n whilst_o he_o perhaps_o lay_v prostrate_a upon_o the_o ground_n ver._n 14._o set_a up_o a_o pillar_n in_o that_o place_n to_o be_v a_o monument_n of_o the_o divine_a goodness_n who_o there_o appear_v to_o he_o and_o make_v he_o such_o gracious_a promise_n as_o those_o beforementioned_a verse_n 11_o 12._o and_o to_o serve_v for_o a_o altar_n whereon_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n for_o so_o the_o word_n matzebah_n signify_v hosea_n iii_o 4._o and_o therefore_o isaiah_n seem_v to_o make_v a_o altar_n and_o a_o pillar_n the_o same_o thing_n xix_o 19_o pour_v a_o drink-offering_a thereon_o to_o consecrate_v it_o unto_o the_o solemn_a service_n of_o god_n for_o which_o end_n he_o pour_v oil_n upon_o it_o as_o he_o have_v do_v upon_o the_o stone_n xxviii_o 18._o which_o in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v a_o principal_a part_n of_o this_o pillar_n and_o have_v do_v all_o this_o we_o be_v to_o suppose_v he_o not_o only_o offer_v sacrifice_n but_o pay_v the_o ten_o of_o all_o that_o god_n have_v give_v he_o according_a to_o his_o vow_n xxviii_o ult_n ver._n 15._o call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n or_o rather_o of_o that_o place_n that_o famous_a place_n which_o god_n have_v make_v so_o remarkable_a by_o his_o goodness_n to_o he_o for_o the_o hebrew_n not_o without_o reason_n make_v the_o he_o before_o makom_n to_o add_v a_o emphasis_n to_o that_o word_n bethel_n i._n e._n the_o house_n of_o god_n so_o he_o say_v he_o will_v make_v this_o place_n xxviii_o 22._o and_o now_o he_o be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n by_o renew_v the_o name_n he_o have_v give_v it_o thirty_o year_n before_o when_o he_o first_o go_v into_o mesopotamia_n ver._n 16._o and_o there_o be_v but_o a_o little_a way_n to_o come_v to_o ephrath_n when_o they_o be_v come_v within_o a_o little_a of_o ephrath_n the_o hebrew_n word_n for_o a_o little_a be_v chibrath_n who_o precise_a signification_n be_v uncertain_a benjamin_n tudelensis_n say_v this_o place_n be_v within_o half_a a_o mile_n and_o a_o little_a more_o of_o ephrath_n see_v his_o itinerar_n p._n 47._o and_o const_n l'_fw-mi empereur_n on_o the_o place_n p._n 176._o ver._n 17._o fear_v not_o thou_o shall_v have_v this_o son_n also_o the_o midwife_n seem_v to_o comfort_n rachel_n with_o her_o own_o prediction_n xxx_o 24._o ver._n 18._o she_o call_v his_o name_n ben-oni_n rachel_n seem_v to_o give_v her_o former_a hope_n of_o a_o second_o son_n for_o lose_a at_o least_o she_o expect_v no_o comfort_n from_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o expire_v and_o therefore_o she_o call_v he_o a_o son_n of_o sorrow_n his_o birth_n be_v her_o death_n but_o his_o father_n call_v he_o benjamin_n to_o comfort_n rachel_n in_o her_o sorrow_n and_o to_o avert_v the_o sinister_a omen_n jacob_n immediate_o change_v his_o name_n into_o benjamin_n signify_v the_o son_n of_o his_o right-hand_n or_o of_o his_o strength_n as_o it_o be_v common_o interpret_v though_o other_o will_v have_v it_o the_o son_n of_o year_n i._n e._n of_o his_o old_a age_n or_o put_v both_o together_o the_o support_n and_o stay_v of_o his_o old_a age._n name_n be_v ofttimes_o strange_o adapt_v to_o thing_n and_o the_o presage_n of_o parent_n have_v ancient_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v fulfil_v heu_fw-la nunquam_fw-la vana_fw-la parentum_fw-la auguria_fw-la which_o be_v in_o no_o instance_n more_o verify_v than_o in_o this_o child_n of_o jacob_n who_o do_v not_o bear_v either_o of_o these_o name_n for_o nought_o there_o be_v two_o very_a different_a fate_n of_o his_o posterity_n as_o dr._n jackson_n observe_v in_o a_o discourse_n of_o he_o upon_o st._n matth._n ii_o 17_o 18._o answerable_a to_o the_o contrary_a importance_n of_o the_o name_n give_v he_o by_o his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n no_o tribe_n in_o israel_n more_o valorous_a yet_o none_o so_o subject_a to_o sorrowful_a disaster_n as_o this_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n it_o be_v almost_o extirpate_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n xx._n 35_o etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o before_o the_o conclusion_n of_o that_o age_n benjamin_n become_v the_o head_n of_o his_o brethren_n the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v choose_v out_o of_o that_o late_a desolate_a tribe_n and_o though_o that_o king_n prove_v at_o last_o but_o a_o ben-oni_n yet_o this_o tribe_n stick_v close_o to_o judah_n when_o all_o the_o rest_n revolt_v to_o his_o brother_n joseph_n ver._n 20._o jacob_n set_v a_o pillar_n upon_o her_o grave_a after_o that_o law_n be_v make_v deut._n xvi_o 22._o against_o erect_v pillar_n the_o jew_n do_v not_o think_v all_o pillar_n unlawful_a but_o only_o those_o for_o superstitious_a use_n not_o those_o which_o be_v in_o memory_n of_o some_o thing_n as_o maimonides_n his_o word_n be_v l._n the_o idolol_n cap._n 6._o ver._n 21._o and_o israel_n journey_v this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o moses_n call_v he_o israel_n after_o this_o name_n be_v give_v he_o by_o god_n which_o he_o repeat_v twice_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n