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The Bible for board schools, by dr. Giles
The Bible for board schools by dr Giles Author:John Allen Giles Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: B.C. 1916.] DEATH OF ABRAHAM AND SARAH. 43 saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto m... more »y son from thence. 8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again. 9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter. xxv., 7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. 8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpe- lah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre ; 10 The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. Chapter IV. Isaac—His wife, Rehecca, daughter of Bethuel—Their sons Esuu and Jacol—They hring savoury meat—Isaac hlesses them— Esau designs to kill Jacoh, who is sent away to his uncle Ldhan in Haran. xxiv. 10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed ; for all the goods of his master were in his hand : and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. 11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. l2 And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my44 Abraham's Servant Sees Rebekah. [B master Abraham. 13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water : 14 And let it come to pass that the dam...« less