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Primitive History, From the Creation to Cadmus
Primitive History From the Creation to Cadmus Author:William Williams General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1789 Original Publisher: J. Seagrave Subjects: History, Ancient History of Medicine, Ancient History / General History / Ancient / General History / Ancient / Greece Medical / History Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustra... more »tions and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Machpelah, Ifaac fettled by the well Lahairoi. Ifhmael died at 137 years of age; leaving 12 fans , Nebajoth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibfam, Mi(hma, Duma, Maffa, Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphifh, Kedemah, thefe dwelt from Havilah to Shur facing Egypt, in the road to Aflyria. Ifaac fupplicated God on account of Rebecca's fterility, who then conceived twins. Thefe contending in her womb, God informed her, two nations fhould thence arife, and the elder branch mould be fubfervient to the younger. At her delivery, the firft child being ruddy and very hairy was named Efau. At his birth his brother took hold on Efau's heel, and hence was named Jacob. Ifaac was then 60 years of age. Efau proved expert in hunting and rural affairs; Jacob was fedate snd of a domeftic turn, and Rebecca's favourite: Efau was Ifaac's, and fupplied him with ventfon. -- Efau once coming from the field told Jacob, " I am quite faint, let me eat of that red pottage of thine." Jacob (aid, " Sell me thy birth . right to day." Efau replied, " I am at the point of death, of what ufe can my birth-right be to me ?" Then on oath Efau fold his right, which he difregarded, ftm became profane by transferring the priefthood annexed to it. Jacob gave him bread and his pottage of lentils. A famine enfuing, Ifaac went to Abimelec king of the Philiftines, at Gerar. God told him, ' Refidc here and I will blefs thee, and grant to thee and thy feed all thofe regions, and perform my...« less