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And he said to me, The Lord God to whom I have been acceptable in his presence, himself shall send out his angel with thee, and shall prosper thy journey, and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my tribe, and of the house of my father.

and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will draw water for thy camels, this shall be the wife whom the Lord has prepared for his own servant Isaac; and hereby shall I know that thou hast wrought mercy with my master Abraam.

And being well-pleased I worshipped the Lord, and I blessed the Lord the God of my master Abraam, who has prospered me in a true way, so that I should take the daughter of my master’s brother for his son.

So they sent forth Rebecca their sister, and her goods, and the servant of Abraam, and his attendants.

And Isaac went forth into the plain toward evening to meditate; and having lifted up his eyes, he saw camels coming.

And Isaac went into the house of his mother, and took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted for Sarrha his mother.

But Abraam gave all his possessions to Isaac his son.

But to the sons of his concubines Abraam gave gifts, and he sent them away from his son Isaac, while he was yet living, to the east into the country of the east.

And Abraam failing died in a good old age, an old man and full of days, and was added to his people.

And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, in the field of Ephron the son of Saar the Chettite, which is over against Mambre:

even the field and the cave which Abraam bought of the sons of Chet; there they buried Abraam and Sarrha his wife.

And it came to pass after Abraam was dead, that God blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac dwelt by the well of the vision.

And these are the years of the life of Ismael, a hundred and thirty-seven years; and he failed and died, and was added to his fathers.

And he dwelt from Evilat to Sur, which is opposite Egypt, until one comes to the Assyrians; he dwelt in the presence of all his brethren.

And Isaac prayed the Lord concerning Rebecca his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebecca conceived in her womb.

And the first came out red, hairy all over like a skin; and she called his name Esau.

And after this came forth his brother, and his hand took hold of the heel of Esau; and she called his name Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when Rebecca bore them.

And Isaac loved Esau, because his venison was his food, but Rebecca loved Jacob.

And Esau said to Jacob, Let me taste of that red pottage, because I am fainting; therefore his name was called Edom.

And Jacob said to him, Swear to me this day; and he swore to him; and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob.