Study Desk

"I am a stranger and an alien among you; give to me my own burial site among you so that I may bury my dead from before me."

that I may make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose midst I am dwelling,

Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are going out to draw water.

And she said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."

And he said, "I am the servant of Abraham.

And my master made me swear, saying, ‘Do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I am living.

Then today I came to the spring, and I said, ‘O Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, if you would please make my journey successful, upon which I am going.

Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let it be that the young woman who comes out to draw water and to whom I say, "Please give me a little water to drink from your jar,"

And Esau said to Jacob, "Give me some of that red stuff to gulp down, for I am exhausted!" (Therefore his name was called Edom).

And Esau said, "Look, I am going to die; now what is this birthright to me?"

And Yahweh appeared to him that night and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you, and I will bless you and make your descendants numerous for the sake of my servant Abraham."

And it happened that when Isaac was old and his eyesight was weak, he called Esau his older son and said to him, "My son." And he said to him, "Here I am."

And he said, "Look, I am old; I do not know the day of my death.

Then Jacob said to his mother, "Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, but I am a smooth man.

And he went to his father and said, "My father." And he said, "Here I am. Who are you, my son?"

And Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please get up, sit up and eat from my wild game so that you may bless me."

And he said, "Are you really my son Esau?" And he said, "I am."

And Isaac his father said to him, "Who are you?" And he said, "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau."

Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I loathe my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from Hittite women like these, from the native women, what am I living for?"

And behold, Yahweh was standing beside him, and he said, "I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The ground on which you were sleeping I will give to you and to your descendants.