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e v e r y t h i ng t h at m o v es o n th e ea rth th e f o u r t h d ay ; w h at
e v e r m o v e s i n t h e w ate r o n t h e fi f t h d ay 2 A n d A d a m . .

gav e u n t o ea c h i ts n am e ; an d as h e ca l l e d t h e m t h i s wa s ,

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fl es h th e re i n i ts p la ce an d b u i l t a w om an 5 A n d h e ,
. .

a w ak e n e d Ad am ou t o f h i s sl e ep an d a wak e n i ng h e a r o s e ,

o n t h e s i x t h d ay an d cam e to h e r a n d k n e w h e r a n d sai d
u n to h e r : T h i s i s no w bon e f ro m m y b on e an d fl es h f ro m
‘

m y fl esh : t h i s o n e s h al l b e ca l l e d m y w i f e f o r s h e c a m e ,

an d ori gi n ate d f ro m m an 6 F o r th i s r easo n m a n a n d . .

w i f e sh al l b e on e an d f o r t h i s reason a m an s h a l l l eav e h i s
,

f ath e r an d h is m ot h e r an d w i l l con n e ct h i m se l f w i t h h i s
w i f e an d t h ey s h a l l be on e fl esh 7 A n d i n th e fi rs t se v
,
. .

e nt h w as A d am c reate d an d h i s w i f e i n h i s si d e a nd i n , ,

t h e se con d s e v en t h h e s h o w e d h e r to h i m an d o n t h a t ,
1

accou n t t h e c om m an d w as gi ve n to o b se r ve i n th ei r d e fi l e
m e n t se v e n d ay s f o r a m al e an d t w i ce s e ve n d ay s f o r a
f e m al e
2
.

8 A n d w h e n Ad am h a d com p l ete d f o r ty d ay s i n th e
.

l an d w h e r e h e h ad b ee n c re ate d w e b rou gh t h i m i n t o t h e ,

gard e n o f E d e n th at h e s h ou l d w o r k i t an d w atch i t ; b u t
,

h is w i f e t h ey b rou gh t i n o n th e ei gh ti e th d ay an d a f te r ,

t h i s s h e e nte r e d t h e ga r d e n ; an d on t h i s accou n t th e com

m an d m en t i s w ri tte n o n th e ta b l ets o f h eav e n i n re f e re n ce 3

to h e r t h at gi ves b i r t h th at i f s h e b ri ngs f ort h a tri al e ,

“
,

s h e s h al l r e m ai n i n h e r u n c l e an n ess s e ve n d ay s acco rd i ng
to t h e fi r st w e e k o f d ay s an d th i rty d ay s s h al l s h e a b i d e ,

i n t h e b l ood o f p u ri fy i ng an d s h e s h al l tou c h n ot h i n g ,

h o ly an d s h al l no t e n te r i n to t h e san c tu a ry u nti l t h es e
d ay s are com p l e te d f o r h e r w h o h as a m a l e ch i l d 9 B u t . .

sh e w h o h a s a f e m a l e ch i l d s h al l re m ai n i n h e r u n c lea n n ess
t w o w e e k s ac co r d i n g to t h e fi r st t w o w ee k s an d s i x ty si x
, ,
-

d ay s i n t h e b l ood of p u r i fy i n g an d a l l th e d ay s f o r h e r ,

s h al l b e eig h ty 10 A n d s h e h av i ng com p l e t e d t h e se
. .

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, she was c e a t e d a t t h am t i m w i th A d am b u t i n a n d w i t h i n
r e s e e ,

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, o n l y i n th c n d w k t h at s h b cam a p a at c a tu
e se o ee e e e se r e re re .

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Cf L x. ev . 11 .

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ro o s s r or s e s o o or es

a rel k d u p n ta k e n f m t h ta b l t f h av n
oo e o as p c i a l l y i t h i id a
ro e e s o e e es e s s e

an d x p i n f u n d i n t h T s ta m n t u m X I I P t i h rum
e re s s o o e e e . a r a rc a .

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Cf L xv
. ev . .
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e ig h ty d ay s w e b r o u g h t h e r i n to t h e ga rd e n o f E d en f o r ,

i t i s h o l y a b ov e t h e w h o l e earth an d e v e ry t r e e t h at i s ,

p l an te d i n i t i s h o l y A n d on t h i s ac co u n t w as o rd ai n e d
.

con ce r ni n g h e r th at gi v es b i r t h t o a m a l e o r f e m al e t h i s
l aw f o r t h es e d ay s t h at th ey sh al l tou ch n ot h i n g h o l y n o r
,

e n te r a s an ctu a r y u n ti l t h es e d ay s f o r a m a l e o r a f e m a l e
a r e co m p l ete d 1 1 T h i s l aw an d testi m ony w as gi v e n
.
‘
.

an d w r i tt e n f o r t h e c h i l d r e n of I s r ae l th at t h ey s h ou l d
o b se r v e i t a l l t h e d ay s 12 A n d i n t h e fi rst w e e k of t h e . .

fi rs t j u b i l e e Ad am a n d h i s w i f e w e r e i n th e ga rd e n o f
E d e n s ev e n y ea rs w o rk i ng an d w atc h i ng i t ; an d w e gav e
t h e m w o r k an d tau g h t t h e m t o w or k e v e r y t h i n g t h at
o ff e re d i tse l f f o r w o rk 13 A n d h e l a b o r e d a n d w as n a k e d
. .

an d d i d n ot k n o w i t an d w as n ot as h am e d an d h e w at c h e d ,

th e ga rd e n agai n s t th e b i rd s an d t h e an i m al s an d t h e
b easts an d gat h e r e d i ts f r u i ts an d ate an d l ai d asi d e th e
,
2

r e st f o r h i m s e l f an d h is wi f e an d l ai d asi d e t h at w h i c h ,

h e h a d gu a rd e d f o r h i m se l f 14 A n d h av i n g en d e d th e . .

co m p l et io n o f se v e n y e a rs w h i c h h e co m p l e te d t h e r e i n ,

t h e s e v e n t h y ea r e x actly an d i n t h e s e con d m o nt h on th e , ,

s e v e n te e nt h o f t h e m on th t h e s e r p e n t c am e a n d a p ,

r o a c h e d t h e w om an an d t h e s e r p e n t s ai d to th e w o m an :
p ,

H as Go d com m an d e d t h at y o u s h a l l n ot eat o f any o f

t h e f r u i t of t h e t re e i n t h e ga rd e n " 15 A n d s h e sai d to .

it . H e h as to l d u s E at f ro m a l l th e f r u i t o f th e tree s i n
“
,
‘

t h e ga rd e n b u t f r o m t h e f ru i t o f t h e t r e e w h i c h i s i n t h e
,

m i d st of t h e ga rd e n y e s h a l l n ot eat n o r s h al l y e to u ch i t , ,

t h at y e d i e n o t " 16 An d t h e se r p e n t sai d to t h e .

w o m an : Y e w i l l s u r e l y n ot d i e b u t b e cau se God k n ow s
“
,

t h at on w h i c h d ay y e eat of i t y o u r ey e s s h al l b e O p en e d
an d y e sh a l l b e l i k e god s an d w i l l k n o w good an d e v i l .

17 .A n d t h e w o m an sa w t h e t re e t h at i t w as p le asan t a n d
i t p l ease d t h e ey e an d t h at i ts f ru i t w as g oo d to eat ; s h e
,

T th op n t day y t th i l w i p
e re s e v d i n th C h u c h f A b y i n i a
e s a s re s e r e e r o ss .

C f T h i c h l ab at a t i c l
. e rs
’
s e n Aby i n i a i n t h J ul y an d A u g u t n u m
or e r es o ss e s

b e rs o f t h e A l l gm . C o n s e rv a t . Mo na t s ch ri f t for 1 884 .

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O n t h i s p i n t o ur b k d i ff e rs f ro m o th e r a p o ca l y p s e s
o oo w h e re th e a n i m al s

b e f o re t h e fa l l a re re p re s e n t e d a s h a rm l e s s .
 TH E BO O K O F J U B I LE E S . 13

t oo k f r o m i t an d ate 18 A n d s h e fi r s t co v e r e d h e r s h am e
. .

w i t h fi g l eav es an d gav e to h e r h u s b an d an d h e ate an d

, , ,

h i s ey es w e r e op e n e d an d h e sa w t h at h e w as n ak e d 19 . .

A n d h e too k fi g l eav es an d s e w e d t h e m toget h e r an d

m a d e f o r h i m se l f an ap ro n an d c ov e re d h i s s h am e 2 0 . .

A n d G o d cu rse d t h e s e r p e n t an d w as e n r age d at i t f o r
e v e r ; an d h e w as e n rage d at t h e w o m an a l s o b e cau s e s h e ,

h a d o b ey e d th e v oi ce o f t h e s e r p e n t an d h e sai d to h e r : ,

I s h al l s u re l y i n c r ease t h y p ai ns an d t h y t r ou bl e ; i n t h y
p ai n s b ear ch i ld r e n an d to t h y h u s b an d b e th y r e f u ge
, ,

an d h e s h al l b e thy l o rd 2 1 A n d to A d a m h e sai d
. .

“
B e cau se t h ou d i d s t o b e y th e v oi ce o f t h y w i f e an d d i d s t
ea t f ro m t h i s t re e o f w h i c h I h ad com m an d e d t h ee t h at
t h o u s h o u ld st not e at le t t h e e art h b e c u r se d o n accou n t
,

o f t hy d ee d ; th o r ns a n d t h is t l es sh al l i t b ri ng f o r th f o r

th e e ; an d eat th ou thy b r ea d i n t h e s w eat o f t h y b ro w

u n ti l t h o u r e t ur ne s t to t h e ea r th f ro m w h i ch t h o u h as t
b e e n tak e n ; f o r ea r t h th o u a r t an d to ea r t h t h o u s h a l t
,

re tu rn . 22. A n d h e m a d e f o r t h e m ga r m e n ts of s k i n
an d c l ot h e d t h e m an d s e n t t h e m f r o m t h e ga rd e n 2 3
, . .

A n d on t h at d ay o n w h i ch Ad am ca m e ou t o f th e ga rd en
o f E d en h e o ff e re d as a s w e e t sav o u r a b u r n t o ff e r i ng :
, ,

f r an k i n ce n se an d ga l b an u m an d m y rrh s p 1c e s i n t h e m o r n ,

i ng w i t h t h e ri si n g o f t h e s u n o n th e d ay w h e n h e c o v
,

e re d h i s s h am e . 24 A n d o n t h at d ay w a s cl o se d t h e
.

m ou t h of al l t h e a n i m a l s an d o f t h e b easts an d of t h e
b i r d s an d o f w h ate v e r w a lk s an d of w h ate v e r m ov es s o ,

t h at t h ey cou l d not sp ea k ; f o r t h ey al l h ad sp o k e n w i th
e ac h ot h e r on e l i p an d o n e tong u e 25 A n d h e se n t ou t
.
1
.

o f th e ga rd e n o f E d e n a l l fl esh t h at w as i n th e ga rd e n o f

E d e n an d a l l fl es h w as s catte re d acco rd i n g to i ts k i n d s
,

an d accor d i ng to i ts n atu r es to t h e p l ace s w h i c h h ad b ee n

c r eated f o r t h e m 2 6 A n d to A d a m al on e d i d h e gi v e
. .

to co v e r h i s s h am e o f al l th e an i m als a n d b easts 2 7 O n
, . .

t h i s a c c o u n t i t i s co m m an d e d i n t h e ta b l e ts o f h e av e n co n
ce rn i ng al l w h o k n o w th e j u d gm e n t o f t h e l a w th at t h ey ,

T h e id a t ha t an i ma l
e p k b e f o e t h fa l l i no t c o n fi n d t t h i s b o k
s s o e r e s e o o .
14 T H E B OOK OF j U B I L E E S .

s h a l l co v e r t h ei r sh am e an d s h al l n ot u n co ve r t h e m se l v e s
as t h e g e nti l es u n cov e r t h e m se l v e s 2 8 A n d at t h e n e w . .

m oon o f th e f ou rt h m on t h A d a m an d h i s w i fe ca m e o u t o f
t h e gard e n o f E d e n an d d w e l t i n t ne l an d o f E l d a i n th e ,

l an d o f t h ei r c r eati on 2 9 A n d Ad am cal l e d t h e n am e o f . .

h i s w i f e E v e 3 0 A n d t h ey d i d n ot h av e a s on u nt i l th e
. .

fi r st j u b i l e e y ea r ; an d a f t e r th i s h e k n e w h e r 3 1 B u t h e . .

c u l ti v ate d t h e l an d as h e h ad b ee n tau g h t i n t h e ga rd e n
,

of E d e n .

C H A P I V 1 A n d i n th e t h i rd w e e k o f t h e se co n d
. . .

j u b i l e e s h e ga ve b i rt h to Cai n an d i n th e f o u rt h s h e gav e ,

b i r t h to A b e l an d i n t h e fi f th s h e gav e b i rt h to h e r d a ugh
,

t e r A w an 2. A n d i n t h e fi rs t [ w e e k] o f t h e th i r d j u b i le e
l
.

C ai n s l e w A b e l b e c au s e [ G od ] a c cep te d a n o ff e ri ng f r o m
,

h i s h an d s b u t d i d n ot r e ce i v e a f ru i t o ff e ri n g f ro m t h e
,

h an d s o f C ai n 3 A n d h e sl e w h i m o n t h e fi e l d ; an d
. .

h i s b l oo d cri e d a l o u d f ro m e arth to h eav e n l a m e n t i ng t ha t

h e h a d s lai n h i m a n d God p u nis h e d Cai n b e cau se h e h ad
, ,

sl ai n Ab e l 4 A n d h e m a d e h i m a re f u ge e o v e r t h e ea rt h
. .
,

o n accou n t o f t h e b l oo d o f h is b ro t h e r an d h e c u rse d h i m ,

u p on t h e ea rt h 5 A n d o n t h is ac c o u n t i t i s w ri tte n i n
. .

t h e ta b l ets o f h e av e n : C u r se d b e h e w h o s lay s h i s n eig h “

'
b o r i n w i c k e d n ess an d a l l w h o h ea r sh a l l say S o b e i t
, ,
‘

a n d th e m an w h o s e es i t an d d oes n o t an no u n ce i t cu r s e d ,

b e h e l i k e t h e ot h e r 6 A n d o n t h i s a cco u n t w e h ea r. .

i n g co m e to a n n o u n ce b e f o re t h e L o rd o u r God al l th e
s i n s w h i c h ta k e p l ace i n h ea ve n a n d e a rth a n d i n li gh t ,

an d i n d ark n e ss an d e v e r y w h e re 7 A n d A d a m an d h i s
,
. .

w i f e m o u rn e d f o r A b e l f o u r w e e k s o f y ea rs ; a n d i n t h e “

f ou r t h y ea r o f t h e fi f t h w e e k h e b e cam e j oy f u l a n d k n e w
h i s w i f e agai n an d sh e b rou g h t f o rth f o r h i m a so n an d
, ,

1
W ho i n v e n t e d t h i s a n d t h e o t h e r no n b i bl i ca l n am e s t h at a re f o u n d i n-

t h i s a n d th e f o l l o w i ng c h a p t e rs i s no t k n o w n A s i n t h e w h l e k n w n l i t e ra . o o

t u re o f t h a t d a y a n d k i n d th e re i s no o t h e r b k th a t c o n t a i n s o m a n y o f oo s

t h e m a s d o e s t h e o ne b e f o re us i t m a y no t b e i n c o rre c t t t h i n k th at t h e
,
o

au th o r h i m s e l f i n ve n t e d m a n y i ut h e i s c e rta i n l y no t t h e o r i g i n a t o r f t h e
. o

i d e a o f i n v e n t i n g s uc h n am e s I n d i ca t i o n s ab o u nd t h a t t h e p o p u l a r J e w i s h
.

fai th o f t h e d a y h a d m a n y s uc h n am e s .
16 T H E BO O K O F J U B I LE E S .

i n t h e f ou r t h w e e k o f t h i s j u b i l e e ; an d s h e b o r e f o r h i m a
son i n th e fi f t h w e e k i n th e f ou rth y ea r o f t h i s j u b i l e e
, , ,

an d h e cal l e d h i s n am e E n oc h 17 H e w as th e fi r st on e . .

f ro m a m ong t h e ch i ld r e n o f m e n t h at a r e b or n 0 11 t h e
e a r t h to l e a r n w ri t i n g an d k n o w l ed ge an d w i s d o m 18 . .

A n d h e w r ot e t h e si gn s o f h eav e n ac co r d i ng to t h e ’

or d e r o f th ei r m o n t h s i n a b oo k t h at th e s on s of m e n ,

m igh t k n o w t h e ti m e o f t h e y e a r a ccord i n g to t h ei r sep a

r ate m on t h s 19 H e w a s t h e fi rst t o w ri te a testi m on y
. .
,

an d h e t esti fi e d t o t h e c h i l d r e n o f m e n con c e r n i n g t h e
ge n e r ati on s o f t h e e a r t h an d ex p l ai n e d t h e w e e k s o f t h e
,

j u b i l e es an d m a d e k n o w n to t h e m t h e d ay s o f t h e y e a rs
, ,

a n d a rr an ge d t h e m on t h s an d e x p l ai n e d t h e sa bb ath s o f
t h e y ea rs as w e m ad e t h e m k n ow n to h i m 2 0 A n d w h at . .

w as an d w h at w i l l b e h e sa w i n a v i si on o f t h e n i g h t i n a
d r ea m a nd as i t w i l l h ap p e n to t h e ch i l d re n o f m e n i n
,

t h ei r ge n e rati on s u n ti l t h e d ay o f j u d gm e n t ; h e sa w an d
l ea r n e d e v e ry t h i n g an d w r ote i t a s a testi m ony an d l ai d
t h e t esti m ony o n t h e ea rt h ov e r al l th e ch i l d r e n of m e n
an d f o r t h ei r ge n erati on s 2 1 A n d i n t h e t w e l f th j u b i l e e
. .
,

i n th e sev e n t h w ee k t h e reo f h e too k to h i m sel f a w i f e , ,

an d h e r n a m e w as E d n a t h e d au g h te r o f D an i e l t h e , ,

d au g h te r o f t h e si s te r o f h i s f at h e r ; an d i n t h e s i xt h y ea r
i n t h i s w e e k s h e b ore h i m a son a n d h e ca l l e d h i s n am e ,

Me t h us a l e h 2 2 A n d t h e n h e w as w i t h t h e an ge l s o f G o d
. .

si x y ea rs of th i s j u b i l e e an d t h ey s h o w e d h i m al l t h i n gs
,

o n ea rth an d i n h eav e n t h e ru l e o f th e s u n an d h e w r ote

, ,

d o w n al l t h i ngs 2 3 A n d h e tes ti fi e d t o th e Wa tc h m e n
. .
,

t h os e t h at si n n e d w i th t h e d au g h te rs o f m e n ; f o r t h ey h ad
co m m e n ce d to m i x w i t h t h e d au g h te r s o f t h e ea r t h so ,

t h at t h ey w e r e d e fi l e d ; an d E n oc h t esti fi e d agai n st th e m
a l l 2 4 A n d h e w as r e m o ve d f ro m t h e m i d st o f th e ch i l
. .

d r e n o f m e n an d w e cond u c te d h i m i n to t h e gard e n o f
,

E d e n f o r g reatn e ss an d f o r h o n o r an d b e h ol d h e re h e w as ,

T he st an d a rd re pu t at i o n o f E n o c h am o n g l e g e n d l o v i ng J e w s C h ri s t ian s
-
, ,

an d M o h am m e d a n s C f E n o c h (I n t ro d ) pp 14— 17 T h e w r i t i n g h e re
. . . . .

re f e rre d t o i s t h e b oo k o f E n o c h .
 TH E B O O K O F JU B I LE ES . 17

e ngaged i n w ri ti ng d o w n th e j u d gm e n t an d t h e e te rn a l
c o n de m nati o n an d a l l th e w i c k e d n ess o f t h e so n s o f t h e

ch i l d re n o f m e n 2 5 A n d o n h i s a c c o u n t [ Go d ] b rou g h t
. .

t h e d e l u ge ov e r t h e w h o l e lan d o f E d e n ; f o r th e re h e 1

w as s et as a sign an d t h at h e sh o u l d t est i f y o v e r al l t h e
so n s o f t h e ch i l d r e n o f m en t h at h e s h o u l d d e clare al l t h e ,

d e ed s o f t h e ge n e rati on s u n ti l th e d ay o f j u d gm e n t 2 6 . .

An d h e o ff ere d a b u rn t o ff e ri ng o n th e w es t s i d e o f t h e
san ctu ary [ P] w h i c h w as p l eas i n g b e f o re t h e L o r d 0 11 th e
h i l l o f th e sou t h f o r t h e re a re f ou r p lace s to th e Lo rd o n
eart h : t h e ga rd e n o f E d e n an d th e h i l l o f t h e east i n i t ,
2

an d t h is h i l l on w h i c h t h o u a rt t o d ay t h e h i l l o f S i n ai , ,

a n d th e h i l l o f Z i on w h i c h w i l l b e san c ti fi e d i n t h e n e w ,

c reation f o r a s a nc t i fi c a t i o no f t h e ea rth : th r ou g h i t t h e
e art h w i l l b e san c ti fi e d f ro m al l i t s si n an d i ts u n c l ean n ess
to t h e ge n e ration o f ete r n i t y " 2 7 A n d i n t h e f o urt e e n t h .

j u b i l e e Me t h us al e h too k u n to h i m s e l f as h i s w i f e E d n a ,

t h e d au gh te r o f E z raé l th e d au gh te r o f t h e s i ste r o f h i s ,

f at h e r i n t h e th i rd w e e k i n fi rs t y e a r o f t h i s w e e k an d h e
, ,

b egat a son an d ca l l e d h is n am e L a m ec h A n d i n t h e .

fi f te e n t h j u b i l e e i n t h e t h i r d w e e k L a m ec h too k to h i m s el f
, ,

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, ,

k é l th e d au g h te r o f th e s iste r o f h i s f ath e r ; a n d i n t h i s
,

w ee k s h e bo re h i m a so n a n d h e cal l e d h i s n a m e N oa h , ,

say i n g : T h i s on e w 1l l co m f ort m e o n accou nt o f a l l my

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w or k an d o n a cco u n t o f t h e e arth w h i c h th e L o r d h as

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c n n c t i n m igh t l a d t th t h u g h t t h at a l l b u t E d n w s t h n d t y d
o e o e o e o e a e e s ro e ,

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as o o er s e
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c u rse d 2 8 A n d a t t h e e n d o f t h e n i n et e e n t h j u b i l e e i n
. .
,

t h e s e v e nt h w e e k i n t h e si x th y e a r t h e reo f A d am d i e d
, , ,

an d a l l o f h i s son s b u ri e d h i m i n t h e l an d o f t h e c r eatio n o f
Ad a m an d h e w as t h e fi rst to b e b u ri e d i n t h e e arth an d
, ,

h e la c k e d se v e n ty y e a rs o f on e t h ou san d y e ars ; f o r o n e
t h ou san d y ea rs are l i k e o n e d ay i n t h e t esti m o ny o f
h eav e n an d t h e re f o re i t w as w ri tte n c o n c e r n i ng t h e
,
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t r e e o f k n o w l e d ge : O n t h e d ay o n w h i ch y e e at t h e re o f “

y e sh al l d i e 29 A n d f o r th i s reaso n h e d i d n ot c o m
. .

p i e te th e y ea r s o f t h i s d ay ; f o r i n i t h e d i e d 3 0 A t th e . .

e n d o f t h i s j u b i l e e Cai n w a s k i l l e d a f te r h i m i n t h e sam e , ,

y ea r ; an d h i s h ou s e f e l l u p on h i m an d h e d i e d i n t h e ,

m i d st o f t h e h ou se an d h e w as k i l le d w i t h h i s s to n es f o r , ,

w i t h a ston e h e h a d k i l l e d A b e l a n d w i t h a s ton e h e w as ,

k i l l e d b y a j u dg m e n t o f r i g h teo u s n ess 3 1 O n this . .

a ccou n t i t i s o r d ai n e d i n t h e tab l e ts o f h eav e n : W i t h th e “

i nstru m e n t w i t h w h i c h a m an k i l l s h i s n eig h b o r h e s h al l ,

b e k i l l e d ; as h e w o u n d e d h i m s h al l t h u s t h ey d o to h i m ,
.

3 2 .A n d i n t h e fi f t y fi f t h j u b i l e e N oa h t oo k to h i m se-l f a
w i f e a n d h e r n a m e w as E m z a r ah t h e d au g h te r o f R ak é l
, ,

th e d au gh te r o f h i s si s te r [ si c ] i n t h e fi rst y ea r i n t h e ,

fi f th w ee k ; an d i n t h e th i rd y ea r t h e re o f s h e b o r e h i m
S h e m i n th e fi f t h y e ar th e reo f s h e b o re h i m H am an d i n
, ,

t h e fi rst y ear i n t h e si x t h w e e k s h e b o re h i m J a p h e t .

C H A P V 1 A n d i t h ap p e n e d w h e n t h e so n s o f t h e c h i l
. . .
,

d r e n o f m e n c om m e n ce d to i n c rease ov e r th e f ace o f th e
w h ol e earth an d d aug h te r s w e r e b orn to t h e m t h a t t h e ange l s ,

o f t h e L o r d sa w th e m i n o n e y e a r o f th i s j u bi l e e th a t th ey ,

w e re b eau t i f u l to l oo k u p on ; an d t h ey t o o k u n to th e m
s e l v e s w i v e s f r o m a l l o f th e m w h om e v e r th ey ch ose a n d ,

t h ey bo re th e m son s an d th ese w e re gi an ts 2 And ,

.
3
.

i nj u sti ce i n c r ease d o ve r t h e e a rt h an d al l fl es h co rr u p te d
i ts w ay f r o m m e n t o a ni m al s an d to b easts an d t o b i rd s
,

an d t o al l t h at w al k s u p o n t h e earth ; al l co r ru p te d
A m w h a t p cu l i a c m m n t a y n P xc 4
so e e r o e r o s . . .

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th ei r w ay s an d t h e i r o rd e rs an d b e gan to d e v ou r each 1

oth e r an d u n r igh teou s n ess i n c re ased ov e r th e earth a n d

, ,

al l t h e th o u gh ts o f t h e k n o w l edge o f al l t h e son s o f m e n
w e re t h u s w i ck e d al l th e d ay s 3 A n d t h e Lo rd l oo k e d . .

u p o n th e ea r th an d b e h o l d i t was co rru p t an d al l fl es h
, ,

corru p te d i ts o rd e r an d t h ey a l l d i d e vi l b e f o re h i s ey es ,

a l l th at w e re o n t h e eart h 4 A n d h e sai d : I sh al l
. .
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d estroy m an k i n d an d al l fl es h th at h as b e e n c reate d a bov e

’

t h e f a c e o f t h e e a rth A n d N o ah a l on e f ou n d grace
.

b e f o re th e ey es o f th e L o rd 5 A n d c o n c e rn i n g t h e . .

a nge l s w h o m h e h ad s e n t u p on t h e earth h e w as g reat ly ,

en raged th at h e w ou l d root t h e m o u t o f al l th e i r p o w e r ;
,

an d h e sai d to u s th at w e s h ou l d b i n d th e m i n t h e d ep t h s
o f th e eart h ; a n d b e h ol d th ey a re bou n d i n t h e m i d s t o f

th e m [ d ep t h s ] an d sep arate 6 A n d a gai n st t h ei r ch i ld r e n

. .

ca m e a w o rd f ro m b e f o r e t h e f ace o f th e L o r d t h at t h ey ,

s h o u l d be s lai n wi t h a s w or d an d b e re m o v e d f rom u n d e r
h eav e n 7 A n d h e s ai d : M y sp i ri t sh a l l n ot ab i d e ov e r
. .
“

m e n f o r e v e r f o r th ey a re fl e sh ; a n d l e t t h e i r d ay s b e on e
. ,

h u n d re d an d t w e n ty y ears 8 A n d h e se n t i n to t h e i r
. .

m i d st h i s s w ord t h at ea c h s h o u l d sl ay h i s n e i g h b o r ; an d
t h ey began to s lay o n e th e oth e r u n ti l t h ey al l f e l l u p o n
th e s w o rd an d w e re d e stroy e d f ro m t h e eart h 9 A n d . .

t h ei r f at h e rs w i tn esse d i t ; and a f te r th i s t h es e w e re b ou n d
i n th e d ep t h s o f t h e earth u n ti l t h e d ay o f t h e g r eat ,

j u d g m e n t f o r th e c o m i n g o f p u n ish m e n t u n to e te rn i ty
o v e r al l th ose w h o h av e co rru p te d th ei r w ay s an d th ei r
w o rk s b e f ore t h e Lo rd 10 A nd h e d es tr o y ed al l t h e i r
. .

p l a c es an d th e re w a s n ot l e f t a si n g l e o n e o f t h e m w h o
,

w as no t j u dged a c c o r d i n g to al l th ei r wi ck e d n ess 1 1 A n d . .

h e m ad e f o r al l of h is w o r k s a n e w a n d ri g h teo u s n at u r e ,

so th at t h ey d i d n ot si n i n t h e i r e n ti re nat u re u n to e te rn i ty
an d w e r e r i g h teo u s ea c h i n h i s ge ne rat i on al l th e d ay s 12 . .

A n d th e j u dg m e n t o f al l i s o r d ai n e d a n d w ri tte n o n t h e ta b
l e ts o f th e h eav e n an d w i t h o u t i nj u sti ce ; an d a l l w h o d e pa rt
f ro m th e p ath w h i c h i s ord ai n e d f o r t h e m t o w al k i n an d ,

l
I. e th. s ph e e
, t w h i c h th C e a t o had a ig n d t h m
e r s o e r r ss e e .
20 T H E BO O K O F JU BI LE ES .

if t h ey d o n o t wa l k i n i t th e n i s w r i tte n d o w n a j u d gm e n t ,

f o r e ve ry c reat u r e an d e v e ry ge n e rati on ; a n d n ot h i ng th at
i s i n h e av e n o r o n ea rth o r i n t h e l igh t o r i n t h e d ar k n e s s
, , , ,

o r i n S h eo l or i n th e d ep th o r i n th e d ar k p l a ce [ c a n es cap e ]
, ,

al l t h e i r j u d gm e n ts are o rd ai n e d a n d w r i tte n an d e ngrav e d

con ce rn i ng a l l 13 H e w i l l j u d ge th e s m al l a n d t h e g r eat
. .
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,

t h e great acco r d i ng to h i s g re atn ess an d th e s m al l a c co rd

i n g t o h i s s m al l n ess a n d e ac h o n e a cco r d i ng to h i s p at h
, .

14 A n d h e is n ot on e w h o h as r ega r d f o r p e rso n s n o r on e
.
,

w h o r e c e i v es b ri b e s w h e n h e say s t h at h e w i l l h ol d j u d g
m e nt ov e r eac h o n e : i f on e gi v es h i m a l l t h i n gs on ea r t h ,

h e w i l l h av e n o r ega r d f o r h i s p e r s on an d w i l l n ot r e cei v e
any th i ng f ro m h i s h an d s f o r h e i s t h e j u d ge 15 A n d o f ,
. .

t h e c h i ld re n o f I srae l i t h as b e e n w ri tte n an d o rd ai n e d i f ,

t h ey s h al l t u r n to h i m i n rig h teou s n ess h e w i l l r e m o v e a l l ,

t h e i r gu i l t an d p a rd o n al l t h e i r s i n s 16 I t i s o rd ai n e d . .

an d w ri tte n t h at h e w i l l s h o w m e r cy to al l w h o tu rn f ro m
al l th e i r e rrors o n c e each y ea r 17 A n d co n ce r n i n g a l l
, . .

t h ose w h o co rr u p te d t h ei r w ay s an d w o rk s b e f o r e t h e
fl oo d h e h a d n o r ega rd f or t h e i r p e r son s w i t h th e e xc e p
, ,

ti o n o f N oa h a l on e ; f o r h e h a d rega rd f o r h i s p e rso n o n
acco u n t o f t h e so n s w h o m h e sav e d f ro m t h e w ate r o f
t h e fl oo d f o r h i s sa k e ; f or h i s h eart w as r i g h te ou s i n al l1

h i s w ay s as h ad b e e n co m m an d e d c on c e r ni n g i t an d h e
, ,

h a d n ot t ransg r esse d any th i ng t h at h ad b e e n o r d ai n e d

for h i m 18 A n d t h e L o r d sai d :
. .E v e r y t h i ng t h at i s o n “

t h e d ry l an d an d e ve ry t h i ng t h at i s c r eate d f rom m e n to ,

an i m al s an d to b easts an d to b i rd s a n d to w h ate v e r m ov e s
u p on th e earth sh al l b e d estroy e d 19 ,
A n d h e com . .

m a nd e d N oah to b u i l d a n a r k f o r h i m se l f t h a t h e m i gh t
sav e h i m f r o m th e w ate r o f th e fl ood 2 0 A n d N oa h . .

m ad e an a r k i n e v e ry t h i n g as h e h ad com m an d e d h i m i n
th e [ t w e n ty se ve nt h ] j u b i l e e i n th e fi f t h w ee k i n t h e fi ft h
-
, ,

y ea r 2 1 A n d h e e n te re d o n th e si x t h [ y ea r ] th e re o f i n
. .
,

t h e se c on d m on th i n t h e n e w m o o n o f t h e se co nd m o n th
,

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,
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s so n s w e re no t th e m s e l v e s wo r th y of b e i n g s av e d b u t ,

es ca p d d a th f
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'
.
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u n ti l t h e s i x te e n t h t h e r eo f h e e n te r e d an d al l t h at w e
b r o u gh t to h i m i nto th e a rk an d th e L o rd l oc k e d i t f ro m ,

w i t h ou t on th e se v e n tee n t h at e v e 2 2 A nd t h e L o r d ,
. .

op e ne d sev e n fl ood gate s o f h eav e n an d t h e m ou t h s o f t h e

-

f o u n tai n s o f t h e gre at d e e p se v e n m ou t h s i n n u m b e r 2 3
‘

. .
,

A n d th e fl ood g ates b ega n to p ou r d o w n w ate r f ro m

h eav e n f o r ty d ay s an d f o rty n igh ts an d t h e f ou n ta i n s o f ,

th e d eep al so s e n t u p w ate r s un ti l t h e w h o l e w o r l d was ,

f u l l o f w ate r 24 A n d t h e w ate r i n c rease d u p o n t h e

. .

e ar t h : fi f t ee n e l l s t h e w ate r s w e r e r ai se d ov e r a l l t h e h ig h
m ou n tai ns an d t h e a rk w as l i f te d a b ov e t h e earth an d
,

m o ved u p on t h e f ace o f t h e w ate rs 2 5 A n d t h e w ate r . .

r e m ai n e d stan d i ng u p on t h e f a c e o f t h e ea rt h fi v e m on th s ,

on e h u n d re d an d fi f ty d ay s 2 6 A n d t h e a rk p r o ce e d e d . .

an d r este d u p o n t h e top o f L fi b ar on e of t h e m ou n tai n s ,

o f A r a r at 17 . A n d i n t h e f o u r t h m on t h t h e f ou ntai n s o f
.

t h e g reat d eep w e re cl ose d an d th e flo o d gates o f h eav e n ,

-

w e r e rest r ai n e d an d i n t h e n e w m oo n o f th e se v e n t h
,

m o n t h a l l t h e m ou t h s o f th e d e ep o f t h e e a rt h w e r e
op e n e d an d th e w ate r b egan to d es c e n d i n t o t h e d e ep
,

b e l o w 2 8 A n d i n t h e n e w m oon o f th e te n t h m o n t h t h e top s
. .

o f t h e m ou n tai n s b e cam e v i si b l e an d i n t h e n e w m oo n o f t h e ,

fi r s t m on t h th e e a r t h b e ca m e v i s i b l e 2 9 A n d th e w ate rs . .

d isap p ea r e d f r o m a b o v e th e ea rt h i n t h e fi f t h w e e k i n t h e ,

s e v e n th y ear t h e reo f an d O n t h e s e v en tee n t h d ay i n th e

,

se con d m on t h t h e e a r t h b e ca m e d ry 3 0 A n d o n t h e . .

t w e n ty se v e n t h t h e r eo f h e op e n e d th e a rk an d s e n t o u t o f
-

i t th e a n i m als an d t h e b easts an d th e b i rd s an d w h ate v e r

m o v es .

CH AP V I . 1 A n d at t h e n e w m oon o f t h e t h i rd m on t h
. .

h e cam e o u t o f th e ar k a n d b u i l t an al ta r on th at h i l l 2 . .

A n d h e ap p ea re d o n th e ea r th an d h e too k a y ou n g g o at ,

an d aton e d by i ts b l oo d f o r al l t h e g u i l t o f th e ea rt h ,

b ecau se e v e r y th i ng t h at h ad b e e n o n i t w as d es t roy e d
e x cep t th ose t h at w e r e i n t h e a r k w i t h N o ah ; an d h e
p l aced th e fa t o n t h e al ta r an d h e to o k an o x a n d a g o a t
,

an d a s h eep an d y o u ng goats a n d sa l t an d a tu rtl e d o v e

22 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E E S .

an d t h e y o u ng o f a d ov e an d b ro u gh t a b u rn t sac r i fi ce
u p o n th e a l ta r an d s cat t e re d o ve r t h e m f r u i t o ff e ri n g s
b a k e d i n oi l an d sp ri n k l e d t h e b l oo d an d w i n e an d p lace d ,

u p o n i t f ran k i n c e ns e an d a s w e e t sav ou r a ros e w h i c h w as

,

accep ta b l e b e f o re th e L o rd 3 A n d t h e Lord s m e l t th e . .

s wee t s av o u r an d h e m ad e w i t h h i m a c o ve n an t th at th e r e
,

s h ou l d no m o r e b e a fl ood u p on t h e ea rt h w h i ch w ou l d
d est r oy th e ea rt h : a l l th e d ay s o f th e ea rt h s e e d an d h a r ,

v e st s h al l n o t cease f rost a n d h eat an d s u m m e r an d w i n

,

t e r an d d ay an d n ig h t sh a l l n ot c h an g e th e i r o rd e r an d
s h al l n ot c ease f o re v e r 4 A n d y e g r o w a nd i n c rea s e
. .
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,

o n t h e ea rt h an d i n c rease o v e r i t an d b e f o r a b l essi n g i n ,

i ts m i d s t : y ou r f ea r an d y o u r te r ro r I w i l l p u t u p o n e v e ry
t h i n g t h at i s on t h e ea rth a n d i n t h e se a 5 A n d b e h o l d . .
, ,

I h av e gi v e n y o u a l l th e an i m a l s an d a ll t h e b easts an d
e v e ry t h i ng t h a t fl i e s a n d e v e r y t h i n g t h at m o v e s on t h e
ea rt h an d th e fi s h i n t h e w at e rs an d al l t h i n gs f o r f o o d ;
l i k e th e h e rb s o f grass I h av e gi v e n th e m a l l to y o u to
,

e at 6 O n l y fl esh i n w h i ch i s i ts l i f e w i t h b l oo d y e s h al l
. .

n ot eat : f o r t h e b lood i s t h e sou l o f al l fl esh so t h at y o u r ,

b l o od i n y o u r so u l s b e n o t d e m an d e d o f y ou 7 F r o m . .

t h e h an d s o f eac h on e I w i l l d e m an d t h e b loo d o f a m an ;
e v e ry on e t h at s h e d d e t h t h e bl oo d o f a m an b y t h e h an d ,

o f a m an s h al l h i s b l ood b e s h ed ; f o r i n t h e i m age o f God

d i d h e c reate A d am 8 B u t y e gro w an d i n c reas e u p on

. . .

t h e ea rth 9 A n d N o ah an d h i s son s s w o re t h at t h ey
. .

w ou l d n o t eat any b l ood th at i s i n any fl esh an d th ey ,

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ge n e rati on s o f th e w o rl d i n t h i s m o n t h 10 O n th i s
,
. .

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n an t wi t h t h e ch i l d re n o f I s rae l i n th i s m o n th u p o n t h e
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, ,

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t h e L o rd h a s m a d e w i th th e m fo r a l l d a y s 1 1 A n d th i s .
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.

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,

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, ,

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.

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natu re an d d ou bl e k i nd as i s w ri tte n a n d e ng ra ve d co n
,

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. .

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sh ou l d st o b se rv e i t i n i ts t i m e o n e d ay a y ea r ; an d I h av e
e xp l ai n e d t o t h e e th e o ff e ri ngs o n th at d a y t h at th e y ,

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s h ou l d ce l e b rate i t o ne d ay i n ea ch y ea r 2 1 A n d a t t h e . .

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, ,

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re m e m b ran ce a n d th e d ay s o f th e f e sti v a l s i n t h e f ou r
d i v i si on s o f th e y ea rs : w ri tte n an d o rd ai n e d th ey are f o r
a t e sti m ony u n ti l e te r n i ty 2 2 A n d N oah ord ai n e d th e m
. .

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t h e r e w as t o h i m a r e m e m b ran ce 2 3 A t t h e n e w m oo n o f . .

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h i m se l f a n a r k an d o n i t t h e e art h b e cam e d r y an d h e
, ,

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m oon o f t h e f o u r t h m on t h th e m ou th o f t h e flo o d ga te s o f -

th e l o w e st d e e p w as cl osed 2 4 An d at t h e n e w m o o n o f . .

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e arth w e re op e n e d an d t h e w ate rs b egan to d e s ce n d i n t o

t h e d ep th b e n eath 2 5 A n d at t h e n e w m oon o f t h e
. .

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N oah be c am e g la d 2 6 A n d o n th is ac co u n t h e o rd ai n e d
. .

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ni t y
,
an d th u s th ey are o rd ai n e d 2 7 A n d t h e y w e re . .

rai se d i nt o th e tab l ets o f h eav e n : t h i rtee n sab bat h s t o

each f r o m o n e t o an oth e r t h e i r r e m e m b ran c e f r o m t h e
, ,

fi rst t o th e se c o nd f r o m th e se c o n d to t h e th i r d f r o m t h e
, ,

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. .

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. .

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fro m o ne y ea r to a n ot h e r A n d th o u c om m a n d th e c h i l
.

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,
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t h ei r f esti val s s h al l n o t b e co rru p te d f o r e v e ry th i n g ,

t ransp i r es i n th e m ac co rd i ng t o t h e i r tes ti m ony an d t h e y ,

[ I s rae l ] sh a l l n o t m iss a d ay o r c o rr u p t a f e sti val 3 1 B u t . .

i f t h ey d o t ran s g r ess an d d o n o t o b s e rv e th e m ac co r d i ng
'

to h i s co m m an d m e n t t h e n w i l l b e co rr u p te d al l t h e i r
,

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, ,

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. .

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f o rge t t h e n e w m oon an d t h e sa bb at h s an d t h e f esti v a l s ,

an d i n al l t h e o rd e r o f t h e y ea rs t h ey w i l l e r r Fo r I .

k n o w an d f ro m n o w o n I s h al l m ak e i t k n o w n to t h e e
, ,

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, ,

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,

m y co v e nan t an d w a l k a cco r d i ng to th e f esti va l s o f t h e

ge n ti l e s a f te r t h e i r e rro r s an d a f te r t h e i r ign o ran c e 3 4
, . .

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th e m oon f o r t h i s o n e [ t h e m oon ] c o r ru p ts t h e state d
,

ti m e s an d co m es o u t ea rl i e r ea c h y ea r b y t e n d ay s 3 5 . .

A n d i n t h i s w ay t h ey w i l l co rr u p t t h e y ea rs an d w i l l
o b se r v e a w ro n g d ay as t h e d ay o f testi m on y an d a co r
r u t e d f esti va l d ay an d e v e r y on e w i l l m i x h oly d ay s
p ,

w i t h u n c l ean o n es a n d u n cl ean w i t h h o ly ; f o r t h ey w i l l
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.

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,

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t h ey w i l l e r r as to n e w m oon s an d sa bb ath s an d fi x e d
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o f fl es h .

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o s e e c nc i l d w i th ve 3 i n t cl a
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, ,

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A ra rat M o u ntai n s an d th ey p r o d u ce d f r u i t i n t h e f ou r t h ,
:

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,

t h i s y ea r i n t h e se v en t h m ont h an d h e m a d e w i n e o f i t , ,

an d p u t i t i n to a v e sse l an d k ep t i t u n ti l t h e fi f t h y e a r unt i 1 ,

th e fi rs t d ay o f t h e n e w m oo n of t h e fi r st m o n t h 2 A n d . .

h e ce l e b rate d t h i s d ay i n r ej oi ci ng as a f esti v a l an d h e ,
‘

m ad e a sa c ri fi ce u n to t h e Lo rd a y ou n g on e f r o m am ong ,

th e ox e n a n d a r am an d a s h e ep eac h sev e n y ea r s o ld a n d a , ,

y ou n g goat t h at h e m ig h t t h e r e b y o b tai n p a rd o n f o r h i m
,

se l f an d h i s son s 3 A n d h e p rep are d t h e goat fi rs t a n d . .

,

h e p lace d o f i ts b l oo d u p o n t h e fl e s h of t h e a l ta r w h i c h h e
h a d m ad e an d a l l t h e f a t h e lai d u p o n t h e al ta r w h e r e h e
,

w as sac ri fi ci n g to th e L o rd a n d o f t h e o x an d th e s h e e p ,

h e a l so p l a ce d t h e fl e s h u p on th e a l ta r 4 A n d h e m a d e . .

a l l t h e f ru i t o ff e r i n gs t h e r eo f m i x e d w i t h oi l u p on t h e m ,

a n d t h e r e u p o n h e fi r st s catte r e d w i n e u po n t h e fi re o n t h e
a l tar an d p l ace d i n c e n se u p on t h e a l ta r an d a s w e e t sav o r
, ,

as ce n d e d w h i c h w as a ccep ta bl e b e f o r e t h e L o rd hi s G od .

5 A n d h e a n d h i s c h i ld r e n r ej oi ce d an d d r an k o f t h i s w i n e
.

i n j oy 6 A n d i t w as e v e n i ng an d h e w e n t i n to h i s te n t
‘
. .
, ,

a n d h e lay d o w n d r u n k en an d h e s l ep t an d h e w as unco v , ,

e re d i n h i s te n t w h i l e s l eep i ng 7 A n d H a m saw h i s . .

f at h e r n ak ed an d goi ng ou t h e to l d i t to h i s t w o br o t h e r s
,

w i t h ou t 8 A n d S h e m too k h i s ga rm e n t an d arose h e
. .
,

a nd J ap h eth an d t h ey car ri e d t h e ga rm en t u p o n t h e i r
,

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, ,

s h am e o f t h ei r f at h e r 9 A n d N oa h a w o k e f r o m h i s s l ee p . .

an d l e a r n e d e v e ry t h i ng t h a t h i s y ou ngest so n h a d d o n e to
h i m ; a n d h e cu r se d h i s so n a n d sai d : C u r se d b e C anaan “
,

a s lav i n g se r va n t s h a l l h e b e to h i s b r ot h e r s And h e .

b l esse d S h e m : B l esse d b e t h e L o rd G o d o f S h e m an d“
,

C f ch a p v i
. 2 1 and 22. . vs . .

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T h w it e a p l g e t ica l l y d c i b t h e w i n
r er o o h av i n g b n d u n k b y es r es e as ee r

N a h n t h cc a s i n f a l ig i u f s t i v a l
o o e o o o re o s e .
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m ay C anaan b e h i s s e r van t ; an d m ay t h e Lo rd e xte n d

J ap h e t h an d m ay th e Lo r d d we l l i n t h e te n t o f S h e m an d ,

Canaan s h a l l b e h i s s e rvan t " 1 1 A n d H a m k ne w t h at h i s .

f at h e r h a d cu r s e d h i s y ou nges t son an d h e b e ca m e d i s ,

p l ease d w i t h h i m b e cau se h e h a d cu r se d h i s son a n d h e

s epa r ate d h i m se l f f ro m h i s f at h e r h e an d h i s son s w i t h ,

h i m C h us h a nd Me s h ré m a nd Pfid an d Canaan
, , ,
12 An d,
. .

h e b u i l t f o r h i m sel f a ci ty an d ca l l e d i ts n am e a f te r t h e
,

n am e of h i s w i f e N éé l at a Mek 13
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.
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.

a n d b e cam e e n v i ou s o f h i s b r oth e r an d h e too b u i l t a ci ty , ,

an d ca l l e d i ts n am e a f te r th e n am e o f h i s wi f e A d a l é ns é s .

14 . B ut S h e m d w e l t w i t h h i s f at h e r N oa h a n d h e b u i l t a ,

ci ty by t h e si d e o f h i s f at h e r o n t h e h i l l an d h e too ca l l e d ,

i ts n am e b y t h e n am e o f h i s w i f e S é d fi k até l b ab 15 A n d . .

b e h ol d t h ese t h re e ci ti es are n e a r M ou n t L fi b ar : S é d fi k a
t é l b ab on t h e si d e o f t h e h i l l o n th e east ; N é fi l t e m afi k
o n th e sou t h si d e ; an d A d a l anes é s to wa rd t h e w est ; an d
t h ese a r e t h e s on s o f S h e m E l a m a n d A s u r an d A rpa k e e d :
, ,

th i s i s t h e ge n e rati on a f te r th e se con d y e a r o f t h e fl oo d (P) 2

th e s e a r e t h e c h i l d r e n o f N oa h 16 A n d i n t h e . .

t w en ty eig h t h j u b i l e e h e b egan to com m a n d t h e son s of

-

h i s so ns t h e o rd i nan ces an d t h e co m m an d m en ts a l l as h e
h a d l ea r n e d th e m an d t h e j u d gm e n ts a n d h e testifi e d to ,

h i s son s t h at t h ey s h ou ld o b se rv e rig h teo u s n ess a n d t h at ,

t h ey sh ou l d cov e r t h e s h am e of t h ei r fl esh a nd t h a t t h ey ,

s h ou l d bl ess h i m w h o c r eate d t h e m an d s h o u ld h on o r ,

f at h e r a n d m ot h e r an d e a c h s h ou ld l ov e h i s n e ig h b o r a n d
, ,

s h ou ld p r e se r v e t h e i r sou l s f r o m a l l f o r n i cati o n a n d f r o m
a l l u n c l ean n ess an d u n r ig h teou sn ess 17 F or o n ac cou n t . .

o f t h ese th r e e t h i ngs t h e d e l u ge cam e o v e r t h e ea r t h ,

n am e l y o n accou n t o f f o r n i cati on i n w h i c h t h e W at c h m e n ,

i n d u l ge d a gai nst t h e com m an d m en ts o f t h ei r l a w w i t h t h e ,

d au g h te r s o f m e n an d too k to t h e m s e l ves w i v es f ro m a l l
,

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er e r e e s a e . r ,

a n d n a l y a l l t ac e f t h t ym o l ogy i l os t T h e c o py i t n a t u a l l y mad e
e r r o e e s . s s r

m i ta k s i n w i t i n g t h e m
s e r .

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re ac a .
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w h o m t h ey c h ose a n d m ad e t h e b egi n n i ng o f u n cl ean n ess .

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.
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,

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,

a n d mu c h b l oo d w as sp i l t o n t h e e arth an d a l l t h e th ou g h ts ,

and d e e d s o f me n w e re w i c k e d i n a l l th e d ay s 19 A n d
'

. .

t h e L o r d d est roy e d e v e r y t h i ng f r o m t h e f ace o f th e eart h

o ri acco u n t o f t h ei r d ee d s a n d o n a c c o unt o f t h e b l oo d '

w h i ch w as spi l t o v e r t h e ea r t h 2 0 A n d w e w e re l e f t I . .
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,

t h at y e d o n o t wa lk i n r i gh te ou sn e ss f o r i n t h e p at h o f ,

d est r u c ti on h av e y o u c o m m e nc e d to w a l k an d a r e se p a
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,
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rat i n g y o u r s e l v e s eac h f ro m h i s n eigh b o r a n d a re e n v i o u s ,

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,

h i s n ei g h b o r a n d h i s b r oth e r 2 1 A n d y e t m y s on s f o r . .
, ,

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y ou an d y ou r ch i l d re n ; an d no w I f ea r on y o u r b e h al f
t h at a f te r m y d eat h y e w i l l sp i l l t h e b l oo d o f m e n ov e r t h e
f ac e o f t h e e a rth an d t h at y e too w i l l b e d est r oy e d f r o m
,

i ts f ace 2 2 F o r e v e r y on e t h at s h e d s t h e b loo d o f any

. .

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, ,

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l e f t any m a n w h o eats b l oo d a n d w h o s h e d s b l ood u p o n t h e

earth an d t h e re sh al l n o t b e l e f t al on e f o r h i m a ny s ee d o r
,

c h i ld r e n u n d e r h e av e n ; f o r t h e w i l l go i n to S h e o l an d i n to
y ,

t h e p la ce o f j u d g m e n t t h ey w i l l d e sce n d i n t h e d ar k n e ss ,

o f th e d e e p th ey w i l l al l b e c as t b y a te rr i b l e d eath 24 . .

W i th r ega rd to al l b l oo d o v e r y o u w h i c h i s i n al l t h e d ay s
t h a t y e sac r i fi ce an an i m al o r a b east o r w h ate v e r fl i e s
o v e r t h e ea rt h an d d o a g oo d d e e d c o n ce rn i ng y o u r sou l s
,

i n y o u r cov e r i n g o f t h at w h i c h h as b ee n Sp i l t o v e r t h e f ace
o f t h e ea r th 25 A n d y e sh al l no t b e l i k e h i m th at eats
. . .
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w i t h b l oo d ;
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b e st r ong t h at no o n e eat bl oo d i n y ou r p r e s
e n ce : b u r y t h e b l ood i n th e e a r th ; f o r as I h a ve b ee n
,

com m an d ed I t e s t ify to y ou an d y ou r c h i ld r e n t o ge t h e r
,

w i t h al l fl esh A n d y e s h a l l n ot eat t h e sou l w i t h t h e

.

m eat t h at y e b e not t h ose o f w h om y ou r bl oo d t h a t i s

, , ,

y ou r sou l b e d e m an d e d f r o m t h e h an d s o f e ve ry o n e t h at
,

s h e dd e t h b l oo d o n t h e ea r t h 2 7 F o r t h e ea r t h w i l l n o t . .

b e cl ean o f t h e bl oo d w h i c h h as b e e n sp i l t u p on i t b u t ,

on ly by t h e b l ood o f h i m th at s h e d i t w i l l t h e ea r th b e
c l ean se d i n al l t h e ge n e rati ons of t h e ea r t h 2 8 A n d n o w . .
,

m y c h i ld r en o b ey an d p r ac ti s e r i gh teou sn ess an d j u sti ce

,

so t h at y e b e p lan te d i n r i gh t e o ns ne s s u p on t h e w h o l e~

f ace o f t h e earth an d th at y o u r r e no w n b e e l e v ate d b e f o r e

,

m y Go d w h o h as sav e d m e f r om t h e w ate r o f t h e d e l u ge .

A n d b e h ol d y e w i l l p r oce e d an d b u i l d f o r y o ur s e l v e s
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29 .
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ci ti es an d w i l l p l an t i n t h e m a l l t h e p l an ts t h at a r e u p on
t h e earth a nd e v e ry t r e e t h at b ea r s f ru i t ; f o r t h re e y ea r s
r

i ts f r u i t s h a l l n ot b e gat h e r e d t o eat i t a n d i n t h e f ou r t h ,

y ea r t h e f ru i t s h al l b e san cti fi e d an d t h e fi r s t f ru i ts w h i c h ,

t h e y gat h e r s h al l b e b r ou g h t b e f o re t h e L ord ou r God ,

t h e M ost H i g h w h o c reate d h ea ven an d ea r t h an d al l

,

t h i ngs so t h at t h ey b r i ng i n f atn ess t h e fi r st o f t h e w i n e

,

an d oi l as fi rst f r u i ts u p on t h e al ta r o f t h e Lo rd w h o
r e cei v es i t ; a nd w h at i s l e f t t h e se rv an ts of t h e h o u se o f
t h e Lo rd sh a l l eat b e f o r e t h e a l ta r w h i c h h e h as accep te d .

3 0 A n d i n t h e fi f t h y ea r m ak e t h e re l ease so t h at y e
.
,

r e l ease t h e m i n r i g h teou s n ess an d j u sti ce an d y ou s h al l b e ,

j u st an d al l y ou r p l an ts s h a l l b e r ig h t Fo r t h u s d i d .

E noc h t h e f at h e r o f y ou r f ath e r Me t h us al e h com m an d

, ,

h i s sons an d Me t h us a l e h h i s so n Lam e c h an d Lam e c h

, ,

co m m an d e d m e a l l t h e t h i ngs w h i c h h i s f at h e r co m m an d e d
h i m b u t I com m an d i t t o y ou m y c h i l d r e n j u st as E n o ch , ,

com m an d e d h i s so n i n h i s fi rs t j u bi l ee ; w h i l e h e w as al i v e ,

i n h i s ge n e r ati on t h e se v e n th h e com m an d e d a n d testi fi ed ,

to h i s son an d to t h e so n s o f h i s son s u n ti l t h e d a y o f h i s
d eat h .
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e e re e r e o p t nt in
e r o o e e rs s o o e

the t h l g y f N w T t am n t J u d a i m C f al c x
eo o o e es e s . . so . . 11 .
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C HA P V I I I . I n t h e t w e n ty n i n t h j u b i l e e i n t h e fi r st
. 1 .
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,

w e e k i n t h e fi r st [ y ear] t h e r e o f A r ph a k s e d to o k to h i m se l f
, ,

a w i f e a n d h e r n am e w as R as fij a t h e d au g h te r o f S u s an
, ,
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t h e d au g h te r o f E l a m an d s h e b o r e h i m a so n i n t h e t h i rd ,

y e a r o f t h i s w ee k an d h e cal l e d h i s n am e K a i n a n 2 A n d
, . .

h i s so n g r e w an d h i s f at h e r tau g h t h i m w r i ti ng an d h e
, ,

w e n t to s e e k f o r h i m se l f a p l ac e w h e re h e m ig h t s e i z e f o r
h i m se l f a city 3 A n d h e f o u n d a w r i ti ng w h i c h t h e
. .

f o r e f at h e r s h ad ca r v e d i n to a r o c k a n d h e r ea d w h at w as ,

i n i t an d h e t r an s l ate d i t an d f o un d t h at t h e re w as w i t h i n
,

i t t h e s ci e nce o f t h e W atc h m e n b y w h i c h th ey h a d s ee n
t h e ast r o l ogy o f t h e s u n an d t h e m oo n a n d t h e sta rs an d
i n a l l t h e sig ns o f h e av e n ; an d h e w r o te t h i s d o w n a n d ‘

d i d n o t say any t h i ng con ce rn i n g i t f o r h e f ea r e d to sp ea k ,

t o N oa h con ce r n i n g i t l est h e b e ang r y w i t h h i m o n t h i s ,

a cco u n t 4 A n d i n t h e t h i r ti e t h j u b i l e e i n t h e se con d
. .
,

w e e k i n t h e fi r s t y ea r t h e r e o f h e t oo k t o h i m se l f a w i f e
, ,
-
,

an d h e r nam e was M i l k a t h e d au g h te r o f Ab a d ai t h e s on , ,

o f J a p h e t an d i n t h e f o u r t h y ea r s h e b o r e h i m a so n an d
, ,

h e ca l l e d h i s n am e s a l e f o r h e sai d Ve ri l y I h av e b ee n , , ,

s e n t a way 5 A n d. i n t h e f o u r th y e
. a r s a l e w as b o r n ,

an d h e g r e w u p an d too k to h i m se l f a w i f e a n d h e r n am e ,

w as M u a k t h e d au g h te r o f K es ed t h e b r ot h e r o f h i s f ath e r
, , ,

i n t h e t h i r ty fi rs t j u b i l ee i n t h e fi f t h w e e k i n t h e fi r s t y ea r
-
, ,

t h e r eo f A n d s h e bo re h i m a so n i n t h e fi f t h y e a r an d h e
.
,

ca l l e d h i s n a m e E b or ; an d h e too k to h i m s e l f a w i f e a n d ,

h e r n am e was A z fi rad t h e d au g h te r o f N eb r od i n t h e , ,

t h i r ty se con d j u b i l e e i n t h e se ve n th w ee k i n t h e t h i rd y ea r
-
, ,

t h e r eo f 6 A n d i n t h e si xt h y ea r t h e r eo f s h e b o re h i m a
. .

so n an d h e cal l e d h i s n a m e P h a l ek f o r i n t h e d ay s w h e n
, ,

h e was b o r n t h e c h i l d r e n o f N oa h b egan to d i v i d e th e
e a r th a m ong t h e m se l v e s ; an d o n t h i s accou n t h e cal l ed
h i s n am e Ph a l ek 7 A n d t h ey d i v i d e d t h e e arth a m on g
. .

t h e m se l v es i n w i c k e d n ess an d to l d i t to N o ah 8 A n d i t ,
. .

h ap p e n e d i n t h e b e g i n n i ng o f t h e th i r ty t h i rd j u b i l ee an d
'

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,

t h ey d i v i d e d t h e ea rt h i n to t h re e parts t o S h e m an d to ,

C f B k f E n c h c i i i 1 qq
. oo o o , . v . s .
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32 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E E S .

sp o k e n w i t h h i s ino ut h i n p r op h e cy f o r h e h a d sai d
‘

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B l ess e d b e th e L o r d Go d o f S h e m a n d m ay t h e L o rd ,

d w e l l i n t h e d w e l li ng o f S h e m ' 17 A n d h e k n e w t h at .

t h e ga r d e n o f E d e n i s t h e h oly o f h o l i es an d t h e d w e l l i n g ,

o f th e L o rd an d M ou n t S i n ai t h e cen t r e o f t h e d es e rt
, , ,

an d M o u n t Z i o n t h e ce n t re o f t h e n av e l o f t h e e a r t h , ,
‘

t h ese th r ee op p os i t e o n e a n oth e r w e r e c r e ate d as s a nc t u

, ,

a r i es 18 A n d h e b l ess ed t h e G o d o f g od s w h o h a d
. .

p u t t h e sp e ec h o f th e Lo r d i n to h i s m ou t h 19 A n d . .

h e k n e w t h a t a b l esse d p o r tio n an d a bl essi ng h ad co m e

to S h e m an d to t h e c h i l d r e n o f h i s ge n e rati o n s f o r e v e r ;
t h e w h o l e la n d o f E d o m an d a l l th e l an d of t h e E ry t h r i a n ,

s ea a n d a l l t h e l an d o f t h e e ast an d I n d i a an d at th e E ry
, ,

t h r i a n a n d t h e m ou n tai ns t h e r e o f an d a l l t h e l an d o f ,

B a s o r a n d al l th e l a n d o f L e b an on a n d t h e i slan d s o f
,

K up h a tfi r an d al l t h e l an d o f E l a m a n d A s ti r an d B a b el
,

an d S fi s an an d M a d a r an d a l l t h e m o u n ta i n s o f A ra rat , ,

an d a l l th e l an d b ey o n d t h e sea w h i c h i s b ey o n d t h e h i l ls
o f A s u r to wa rd t h e n o r th a bl ess e d an d p r osp e rou s l an d , ,

an d a l l t h at i s i n i t i s v e r y good 2 0 A n d f o r H am cam e . .

o u t a s t h e s e con d p o r ti on b ey on d t h e Gi j on to wa rd t h e , ,

sou t h t o t h e ri g h t o f t h e ga rd en a n d i t p r o ce e d s to a l l
’

, ,

t h e fi r e m ou n tai n s an d g oes to w a r d t h e w e st to t h e s ea ,

A t i l a n d goes to t h e w e st u n ti l i t r e ac h e s to t h e s e a o f
,

M an k o f t h a t o n e i n to w h i ch e v e r y th i n g d e sce n d s t h at i s
,

d est r oy e d 2 1 A n d i t p roce e d s to th e n o rt h to t h e s h o re
. .

o f G ad i l an d goes to t h e w e s t o f t h e w ate r o f t h e s e a

u n ti l i t ap p ro ac h e s t h e ri v e r G ej O n a nd t h e ri v e r G ej O n ,

g oe s u nti l i t app roac h es to t h e r ig h t o f t h e ga r d e n o f

E d e n : a n d t h is i s t h e lan d w h i c h cam e f o rt h f o r H a m as
t h e p o rti on h e s h al l r e tai n fo r h i m se l f an d t h e c h i l d re n o f
h i s g e n e r ati o n s f o re v e r 2 2 A n d f o r J a p h e t th e r e cam e . .

f o r t h a th i r d p o r ti o n b ey on d t h e r i v e r T i na to wa rd th e ,

n o r t h o f t h e e x i t o f i ts w ate rs an d i t g o es t o w a rd th e ,

T ha t J u s al m i t h c e n t f th
er a t h i an id a f t n m t w i th i n
e s e re o e e r s e o e e

th l at J w i h w i t
e er a nd i t i t h f a l t h c n t a l pl
e s r f th M e rsi , s e re o re so e e r a ce o e ess

an ic ul rCf g E n c h l i 7 ; D i l l m nn A t h i p C h
e . e . t p 5 .
,
o , v . a ,
e o . re s .
, . 1 .
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n o r t h e ast t h e w h ol e d i st ri ct o f L a g an d al l th e e as t ,

t h e r eo f 2 3 A n d i t goe s to wa rd t h e n o r t h to t h e n o r t h
. .
,

an d goes to t h e m ou n tai n s o f K i l t to w a r d th e n o rt h an d ,

to wa rd t h e sea M a u k an d i t goes to w a rd t h e e ast o f

,

Gad i r o v e r to ward t he coast o f t h e w ate r o f t h e s ea 2 4 . .

A n d i t p roce e d s u nt i l i t ap p roac h es t h e w est o f Pa ra an d ,

r e tu rn s to wa r d A p h é r ag an d goe s t o w a rd t h e east
, ,

to w a r d s th e w ate rs o f t h e s e a Mea t A n d i t goe s to w ard .

t h e s h o r e o f t h e r i v e r T i n a to wa r d t h e east o f t h e n o r t h
, ,

u n ti l i t ap p r oac h es to t h e s h o r e o f th e w at e rs t h e r e o f ,

to wa rd t h e m ou n tai n R a fa an d i t b e n d s to w a rd t h e n o rt h
, .

25 . T h i s i s t h e l an d w h i ch ca m e f o r t h f o r J a p h e t an d h i s
c h i l d r e n as t h e p or ti o n o f h i s i n h e r i tan ce w hi c h h e s h o u ld
h o l d u nto ete r n i ty f o r h i m se l f an d th e c h i l d re n o f t h ei r '

ge n e rati on u n to e te rni ty : fi v e g r eat i s l an d s an d a gre a s

l an d i n t h e n orth ; on ly i t i s col d b u t th e la n d o f H a m i t ,

h ot an d t h e l an d o f S h e m h as n e i t h e r h eat no r f rost f o r i t
, ,

m i x e d i n col d n ess an d h eat .

CHA P I X . 1 A n d H am d i v i d e d am ong h i s son s ; a n d

. .

t h e fi r s t p o r ti o n ca m e o u t f o r " ues to w a rd t h e e ast a n d ,

to t h e w est o f h i m f o r Ph ud a n d t o th e w e st o f h i m f o r
,

K ai nan to w a rd t h e w es t o f th e sea 2 A n d S h e m al so . .

d i v i d e d a m on g h i s son s a nd th e fi rst p o r ti on cam e f o rt h

,

f o r E l am an d h i s son s t o war d t h e e ast o f t h e ri v e r T i ge r ,

u nti l i t ap p r oach es t h e eas t t h e w h o l e l an d o f I n d i a an d

,

o n t h e E ry t h ri a n a n d i ts coas t an d t h e w ate rs o f D ed an
,

an d a l l t h e m o u n tai n s o f Mé b r i an d E l a an d a l l t h e l an d ,

o f S u san an d al l t h at i s o n t h e si d e o f t h e P h é r na k to t h e
,

E ry t h r i a n sea an d t h e r i v e r T i na 3 B u t f o r A s fi r cam e
. .

f o r t h a se con d p o r ti on a l l t h e lan d o f A s u r an d N i ne v a
,

an d S i na O r an d to th e b or d e r o f I nd ia an d as ce n d s a l on g ,

t h e r i v e r 4 A n d fo r A r ph ak s e d ca m e f orth a t h i rd p o r
. .

ti o n al l th e l an d o f t h e d i s t r i c t o f th e C h a ld e es to wa r d
,

t h e east o f t h e E u p h rates b o rd e ri ng o n t h e E ry t h r i a n
,

l e a an d a l l t h e w ate rs o f th e d ese r t u n ti l n ea r to t h e
,

ton gu e o f th e sea w h i c h l o ok s to w a r d E g y p t a n d al l t h e ,

san d o f L i b an on an d S an er a n d A m a n a t o th e b o rd e r o f
34 TH E B OO K O F J U B I LE ES .

t h e E u p h r ate s 5 A n d f o r A r a m ca m e f o r t h as a f ou r t h
. .

p o r tio n a l l t h e l an d o f M esop otam i a b e tw e e n th e T i ge r ,

an d t h e E u p h r ate s to wa rd t h e n o rt h o f t h e C h a l d e e s to
, ,

t h e b o rd e r of t h e m o u n tai n s o f A s u r 6 A n d t h e l an d o f . .

A r a r a cam e o u t as a fi f t h p o r tio n to h i s son t h e m o u n tai n s ,

o f A s u r an d a l l b e l on gi ng to t h e m u n ti l i t r eac h es t o t h e
-

east o f A s u r h i s b r ot h e r 7 A n d J a p h e t too d i v i d e d t h e
, . .
, ,

l an d o f h i s i n h e ri tan ce b e t w e e n h i s s on s an d th e fi r s t p o r ,

t io n ca m e f o r th f o r G om er to war d t h e east f r om t h e n o r t h ,

si d e to t h e r i v e r T i na A n d i n t h e n o r t h t h e r e cam e
.

o u t f o r M agog a l l t h e i n n e r p o r ti o ns o f t h e n o r t h u n ti l i t
r ea c h es t h e s e a M eat 8 A n d f o r M a d ai cam e f o r t h as
. .

h i s p or ti on t h at h e s h o u l d p ossess t o t h e w est o f h i s t w o ,

b r ot h e r s u n to t h e i s l an d s an d u n to t h e coasts o f t h e i s l a n d s
, .

A n d to E ga w a n ca m e f o r t h as a f ou r t h p o r ti o n a l l t h e
i s l an d s an d t h e i s l an d s w h i ch a r e to w a rd E d al fid 9 A n d
, . .

f o r T ob el cam e f o r t h as a fi f t h p o r ti on b e t w e e n t h e tong u e ,

w h i c h ap p r oac h es to w a rd t h e si d e of t h e p o rti on o f L ti d ,

to t h e se co n d tongu e u n to b ey o n d t h e s e con d ton gu e i n to

,

t h e t h i rd ton gu e I O A n d f o r M e l e k ca m e f o r t h as a
. . .

s i x t h p o r ti on a l l t h at b ey on d t h e t h i rd ton gu e u n ti l
, ,

i t ap p r oac h es t o t h e east o f G a d i r 1 1 A n d f o r T i r as . .

cam e f o r t h a se v e n t h p o r ti o n ; f ou r g r eat i sl an d s i n t h e
m i d st o f t h e sea w h i ch ap p r oach to t h e p o rti o n o f H a m ;
,

an d t h e i s la n d s o f K a m a tfi ra cam e o u t f o r th e s ons o f
A r p h a k s e d i n h i s d i vi si o n o f h i s i n h e r i tan ce b y l ot 12 . .

A n d th u s t h e s on s o f N oah d i v i d e d o u t to t h ei r c h i l d r e n ,

i n t h e p r esen ce o f N oa h t h ei r f at h e r an d h e cau se d t h e m ,

to s w ea r a n oat h c u rsin g h i m w h o e n d eav o r e d t o sei z e a

p o r ti on w h i c h h a d n ot b e e n a ll ote d h i m A n d t h ey a l l .

sai d : T h u s b e i t " T h u s b e i t " f o r th e m se l ves an d f o r

“ ”

t h e i r d e s c e n d an ts to e te r n i ty i n th ei r ge n e rati on s u n ti l ,

t h e d ay o f j u d g m e n t on w h i c h t h e Lo rd G od w i l l j u d ge
,

t h e m w i th a s w o r d an d w i t h fi r e f o r a l l t h e w i c k ed n e ss o f
u n c l ean n ess w h i c h t h ey h av e c o m m i tte d i n t h at t h ey fi l l e d
t h e ea rth w i th t ran s g r e ssi o n u n cl ean n e ss fo r n i cati on an d
, , ,

si n .
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CHAP X . A n d i n t h e t h i rd w e e k o f t h i s j u b i l e e t h e
. 1 .

e v i l d e m on s b egan to l e a d ast r ay t h e s o n s o f N oa h an d
d e ce i v e d t h e m a n d d est r oy e d t h e m 2 A n d t h e son s . .

cam e to Noah t h e i r fat h e r an d tol d h i m con ce rn i n g t h e

d e m on s w h i c h w e r e l ead i n g ast r ay d ar k e n i ng an d s l ay i ng , ,

th e son s o f t h ei r son s 3 A n d h e p r ay e d b e f o r e t h e L o r d
. .

h i s G o d an d h e sai d : L o rd o f t h e Sp i r i ts of al l fl e s h
,
“ ‘
,

t h o u w h o h ast s h o w n m e rcy to m e an d h ast d e l i v e r e d m e

an d m y ch i l d re n f ro m t h e w ate rs o f t h e d e l u ge an d h as t ,

n ot su ff e re d m e to b e d e st r oy e d as t h ou d i d st t h e c h i ld r e n
o f d es t r u cti on f o r t h y g r ace w as g r eat ov e r m e n an d
, ,

g r eat w as t h y m e rcy ov e r my so u l ; m ay t h y g r ace b e

e x al te d ov e r t h e son s o f t h y son s an d m ay t h e e v i l sp i r i t ,

n ot r u l e ov e r t h e m to d e st r oy t h e m o ff t h e eart h A n d .

t h ou h as t v e r i ly b l essed m e an d my son s t h at w e i n c r e ase

a nd m ul t i p l y a n d fi l l th e eart h 4 A n d t h ou k n o w e s t . .

h o w t h e W atch m en t h e f at h e rs o f t h ese sp i ri ts acte d i n

, ,

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i n to p r iso n an d h o ld th e m i n t h e p l aces o f j u dgm en t an d l e t ,

t h e m n o t d est r oy t h e son s o f t h y s e r vant m y G o d f o r , ,

t h ey a r e te rr i bl e an d cr eate d f o r d est r oy i n g ; an d m ay
t h ey n ot ru l e o v e r t h e sp i ri ts o f t h e l i v i ng ; f o r t h ou al o n e
k n o w est t h ei r j u d g m en t 5 A n d l e t t h e m h av e n o s w ay . .

ov e r t h e c h i l d r e n o f t h e righ teou s f r o m n o w o n an d to
ete rn ity 6 A n d o u r Go d sai d u n to u s t h at w e sh ou l d
. .

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.

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o f j u d gm e n t 9 A n d on e o f u s s ai d : W e w i l l t eac h “
. .

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.

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d i d a cco rd i ng to h i s w o rd a l l t h e w i c k e d on e s t h at w e r e
te r r i b l e w e b ou n d i n t h e p l ac e o f j u d gm e n t b u t t h e te n t h ,

p a r t o f t h e m w e l e f t th at t h ey s h o u l d b e j u d ge d b e f o r e
,

S ata n on t h e ea r t h 10 A n d t h e m e d i ci n es o f a ll th e i r
.

si c k n esses w e e x p l ai n e d t o N oa h tog et h e r w i t h a l l t h ei r
d e cep ti on s h o w to h ea l t h e m w i t h t h e p l a n ts of t h e ea r t h .

1 1 A n d N oa h w r ote a l l t h ese d o w n i n a boo k as w e i n

.

st r u ct e d h i m con ce r n i ng e v e ry k i n d o f m e d i ci n es an d t h e
, ,

e v i l sp i ri ts w e r e h e l d a w ay f r o m t h e son s o f N oa h 12 . .

A n d h e ga v e al l t h e w r i ti ngs w h i c h h e h a d w ri tte n t o
S h e m h i s o l d es t son f o r h i m h e l o v e d e x ce e d i ng l y a b ov e
, ,

a l l h i s c h i ld r e n 13 A n d N oah s l ep t w i t h h i s f at h e r s an d
. .

w as b u r i e d on M o u n t L fi b a r i n t h e l an d o f A r a r at 14 , . .

N i n e h u n d r e d an d fi f ty y ea r s h e com p l e te d i n h i s l i fe ;
ni n e te e n j u b i l ee s a nd t w o w e e k s an d fi v e y ea r s ; h e e x ce l l e d
i n h i s l i f e o n t h e e a r t h th e c h i l d re n o f m e n o n accou n t o f
h i s r ig h teou s n e ss i n w h i c h h e w as p e r f e ct w i t h t h e e x
, ,

c e p t i o n o f E n och 15 F o r t h e h i story o f E n oc h i s m ad e
. .

a te sti m o ny to t h e ge n e ra ti on s o f e te r n i ty to a n n o u n c e al l
t h e d e e d s o f t h e ge n e r ati o n o n t h e d ay o f j u d g m e n t 16 . .

I n t h e t h i r ty th i rd [ f o u rt h ] j u b i l e e i n th e fi r s t y ea r o f t h e
-
,

se co n d w ee k Ph al ek too k to h i m se l f a w i f e w h ose n am e
, ,

w as L a m n a t h e d au g h te r o f S i na a r a n d s h e bo r e h i m a
, ,

son i n th e f ou r t h y ea r o f t h i s w ee k a n d h e cal l e d h i s n am e ,

R a ge v f o r h e sai d :
, B e h ol d t h e son s o f m e n h av e be c o m e ,

e vi l t h r o u g h a p lan o f w i ck ed n ess b e c au se t h ey b u i l d f o r ,

th e m se l v es a ci ty an d a t o w e r i n t h e l an d o f S i naa r ; fo r
th ey se pa rat ed f r o m th e l an d o f A r a r at t o wa r d t h e e as t to
S i n na r f o r i n h i s d ay th ey w e re b u i l d i ng a c i ty a n d a
,
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37

to we r say i ng : W e w i l l asce n d o n i t i n to h e av e n
,
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b u r n e d w i t h fi re an d th ey u se d b ri c k s f o r ston e s an d t h e
, ,

clay w i th w h i c h t h ey j oi ne d t h e m w as asp h al t w h i c h ,

co m es o u t o f t h e s ea an d o u t o f t h e f ou n tai ns o f wate r i n
t h e l an d o f S i na a r an d t h ey b u i l t f o rty y ea r s an d t h r e e
, ,

y ea r s th ey w e r e m a k i ng b ri c k s 18 A n d th e L o rd .

o u r God s ai d to u s : B e h ol d i t i s on e p e op l e t h at h as
“

co m m e n c e d to d o i t an d n o w I s h al l n o t l e t go o f th e m
,

beh ol d w e w i l l d e sce n d and m i x th ei r t o ngue s a nd on e

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.

s h al l n ot h ea r t h e ot h e r an d t h ey s h al l b e scat te r e d i n to c i t
i es an d i n to n ati on s an d on e cou nse l s h al l n o l on ge r a b i d e
w i th t h e m u n ti l t h e d ay o f j u d g m en t 19 A n d t h e L or d . .

d escen d e d an d w e d es ce n d e d w i th h i m to se e th e ci ty a n d
'

to we r w h i ch t h e ch i l d r e n o f m e n w e r e b u i l d i n g 2 0 A n d . .

h e c on f ou n d e d a l l th e sp ee ch o f t h ei r tong u es a n d th ey ,

no l onge r h eard th e v o i c e o n e o f t h e o t h e r an d th ey c ease d ,

th e n to b u i l d t h e c i ty an d t h e to w e r O n t h i s accou n t t h e .

w h o l e l an d o f S i naa r i s cal l e d B a b e l b e ca u s e t h e r e God ,

con f u se d al l th e tongu es o f t h e c h i l d r e n o f m e n an d f ro m ,

th e re th ey w e r e scatte re d to al l t h ei r ci ti es each acco rd ,

i ng to h i s l angu age an d h i s n ati on A n d t h e L o r d s e n t a .

g r eat w i n d agai nst t h e to w e r an d i t ov e r tu rne d i t u p on

t h e g rou n d an d b e h ol d [ i t stoo d ] b etw e e n t h e l an d o f
, ,

A ss u r a nd B a b y l on i n t h e l an d o f S i na a r a n d t h ey cal l e d ,

i ts n am e R u i ns 2 1 An d i n t h e f ou rt h w ee k i n t h e fi rs t
. .
,

y ea r o f t h e t h i rty f ou r t h j u b i l e e t h ey w e r e scatt e r e d ou t
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o f t h e l an d o f S i naa r 22 A n d H am an d h i s son s w e n t
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o f th e Li bano n to t h e can al o f E g y p t t h at i t w as v e r y

goo d an d h e d id n ot go i n to t h e l an d o f h i s i n h e ri ta n c e
,

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,
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to t h e eas t an d to t h e w est o f t h e lan d o f th e J o rda n an d

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settl e d i n a lan d w h i c h i s n ot th i n e a n d d i d n o t f a l l to u s
38 T H E BO O K O F J U B I LE E S .

b y l ot t h o u s h ou l d s t n o t d o t h u s ; f o r i f t h o u d oes t th u s
, ,

t h e n th ou a n d t h y ch il d re n w i l l f a l l b y con d e m nati o n i n
t h e l an d an d as cu r se d on e s b y s ed i ti on f o r b y se d i ti o n
, ,

y e h av e se tt l e d an d by se d i t i on t h y c h i l d re n w i l l f a l l an d
th ou w i l t b e r oote d o u t to e te rn i ty 2 4 D o n ot d w e l l i n . .

t h e d w e ll i n g p lace o f S h e m f o r to S h e m an d h i s c h i ld r e n ,

w as i t g i v e n b y l ot 2 5 C u r se d a rt t h ou an d cu r se d s h a l t
. .

t h ou b e a b ov e a l l th e son s o f N oa h By th e cu r se w h i c h w e
co v en an te d w i t h an oat h b et w ee n u s i n t h e p r ese n ce o f
t h e h o l y j u d ge a n d b e f o r e Noa h o u r f at h e r 26 But he .
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.

d i d n ot l i ste n to t h e m an d d w e l t i n t h e l an d o f L i b an on
f r o m E m at h to t h e e n t ra n ce o f E gy p t h e a n d h i s so n s ,

u nt i l t h i s d ay 2 7 A n d o n th i s a ccou n t t h i s l an d i s ca ll e d
. .

C an aan 2 8 B u t J ap h e t h an d h i s s on s w e n t to w a r d t h e
. .

east a n d d w e l t i n th e i r p o rti on s an d M a d ai sa w t h e lan d

o f t h e s ea an d i t p l ease d h i m an d h e b egge d i t f r o m
, ,

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an d h e d w e l t i n t h e l an d Mé d k i n n ea r t o t h e br ot h e r o f ,

h i s w i f e u nti l t h i s d ay 2 9 A n d h e cal l e d h i s d w e l li ng. .

p lace an d t h e d w e l l i n g p l ac e o f h i s son s Ma d a k i a b y t h e ,

n am e o f t h e i r f at h e r M a d ai .

CHAP X I 1 I n th e t h i r ty fi f t h j u b i l e e
. . . i n th e t h i rd -
,

w e e k i n t h e fi r st y ea r t h e reo f R a ge v too k u n to h i m se l f a
, ,

w i f e an d h e r n am e w as O r a t h e d au g h te r o f O r t h e
, , ,

d au gh te r o f t h e son o f K es ed an d s h e b o r e h i m a son an d
'
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, ,

h e ca ll e d h i s n am e S é r fi g i n t h e se v e n t h y ea r o f t h i s w ee k ,

of t h i s j u b i l e e 2 A n d t h e son s o f N oa h b egan to fi g h t
. .

w i th e ac h oth e r t o ta k e cap ti v e an d to s l ay eac h on e h i s

,

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, ,

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, , ,

tow e rs (a n d si n g l e m e n e l e vate d th e m se l v e s a b ov e t h e
p eop l e a n d fi r s t f ou n d e d k i ng d om s ) an d to m a k e w a r a
, , ,

n ati on agai n st a n ati on an d n ati on s agai n s t nati on s a n d , ,

ci ty agai n st ci ty an d al l t h i n g s b e cam e w o rse an d t h ey

, ,

acq u i r e d fo r th e m se l v e s arm s an d tau g h t t h ei r s o n s w a r , ,

an d b ega n to ta k e ca pt i v e th e ci ti e s a n d to se l l m a l e an d
f e m a l e s l av e s 3 A n d U r .t h e so n o f K e. s e d b u i l t E r a o f
, ,
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fro m al l t h e f r u i t o f t h e lan d i n t h ei r d ay s 13 A n d i n . .

t h e th i rty n i n t h j u b i l e e i n t h e s e c on d w ee k i n t h e fi rs t
-
, ,

y ea r T a ra h to o k to h i m se l f a w i fe a n d h e r na m e w as
, ,

E d n a t h e d au g h te r o f A b ra m th e d au g h te r o f t h e si ste r
, ,

o f h i s f ath e r . 14 A n d i n t h e se v e n t h y ea r o f t h i s w e e k
.

s h e b o re h i m a son a n d h e cal l ed h i s n am e A b ra m b y t h e
,

n a m e o f t h e f ath e r o f h i s m ot h e r f o r h e h a d d i e d b e f o r e ,
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h i s d au g h te r con c e i v e d a son 15 A h d t h e c h i ld bega n
. .

to u n d e r stan d t h e e r r o rs o f t h e ea r t h t h a t a l l w e n t ast ray ,

a f te r th e i m ages an d a f te r u n cl ean n ess ; an d h i s f at h e r

tau g h t h i m w ri ti n g w h e n t w o w ee k s o f y ea rs ol d ; an d h e
sep a r ate d h i m se l f f r o m h i s f at h e r t h at h e m i g h t no t wo r
sh i p t h e i d ol s w i t h h i m 16 An d h e b egan to p r ay to t h e
. .

C r eato r o f a l l t h i n gs t h at h e s h ou l d sav e h i m f r o m t h e
e r rors o f t h e c h i l d re n o f m e n an d t h at h i s p o rtio n sh ou l d
,

n ot f al l i n to e rr o r a f te r u n c l ean n ess a n d s h am e 17 A n d . .

t h e ti m e o f se e d cam e to so w i t u pon t h e l an d an d a l l ,

cam e o u t toge t h e r to w atch t h ei r s ee d agai n st t h e r av e n s ,

an d A b r am cam e ou t w i t h t h os e t h at cam e o u t an d h e ,

w as a b oy o f f ou r te e n y ears 18 A n d a c l o u d o f rav e n s
. .

ca m e to d e v ou r th e se e d an d A b ra m r a n to scatte r t h e m
,

b e f ore t h ey sat d o w n on t h e ea r t h to eat t h e se e d an d .

sai d : D o n ot d e v ou r ; retu r n t o t h e p l ace w h e n ce y o u

cam e a n d t h ey tu rn e d b a ck 19 A n d cl ou d s o f r av e n s . .

r e tu r n ed t h at d a y se v e n ti m es a n d of al l t h e r a v e n s n on e
,

sat d o w n u p o n any o f t h e lan d w h e r e A b r a m was a n d n o t ,

o n e w as l e f t t h e re 2 0 A n d al l t h ose t h at w e r e w i t h h i m
. .

on t h e w h o l e l an d sa w h i m c ry i n g an d al l t h e r a ve n s ,

tu r n e d b ac k an d g rea t w as h is nam e i n al l t h e lan d o f t h e

,

C h al d e e s 2 1 A n d t h e re cam e t o h i m i n t h i s y ea r al l
. .

t h ose t h a t h a d s o w ed se e d an d h e w o u l d g o w i th t h e m
,

u n ti l th e ti m e o f s o w i ng i n t h e l an d cease d an d t h ey ,

so w e d i n th e i r la n d a n d i n th i s y ea r th ey b r ou gh t h om e
,

g rai n a n d ate i t a n d w e re sati sfi ed 2 2 A n d i n th e fi f t h

,
. .

y ea r o f th e fi fth w e e k A b r a m tau g h t t h os e w h o m a k e t h e
i n st r u m e n t s fo r o x en t h e w o r k m e n i n w oo d an d th ey
, ,

m ad e u te n si l s o ve r th e ea r t h op posi te t h e croo k ti m b e r
,
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of t h e p l o ws i n o rd e r to p u t t h e see d t h e r e on an d to l e t ,

th e see d f al l o u t o f i t i nto t h e see d f u r ro w s 2 3 A n d i t . .

w as h i d d e n i n t h e ea rt h an d t h ey n o l onge r f ea r e d th e ,
'

r a ve n s ; an d t h u s t h ey d i d o n a l l t h e c r ook ti m b e r o f t h e -

p l o w s o v e r t h e ea r th an d t h ey so w e d a n d w o rk e d t h e
,

l an d eac h o n e as Ab r am h a d co m m a n d e d t h e m an d n o ,

l onge r f ea r e d t h e r av e n s .

C H A P X I I 1 A n d i t h ap p en e d i n t h e si x t h w e e k i n
. . . .

t h e s e v e nth y ea r t h e r e o f A br am sai d u n to T a r a h h i s , ,

f ath e r say i n g F at h e r " A n d h e sai d

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a m m y so n " 2 A n d h e sai d : W h at assi stan ce an d

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w o rs h ip an d b e f o r e w h i c h t h o u d ost p r ostrate thy se l f "

3 F o r th e r e i s n o sp i ri t i n th e m b u t th ey are d u m b
.
,

statu e s a n d a d e cep ti on of t h e h ea r t : d o n ot w o r s h i p
t h e m 4 W ors h i p t h e Go d of h eav e n w h o s e n d s d o w n
. .
,

d e w an d rai n u p on th e ea r t h a nd d o e s e v e r y t h i ng u p o n
t h e earth a nd h as c r eate d e ve r y th i ng th rou g h h i s wo r d
an d a ll l i v i n g t h i ngs a r e f r o m b e f o re h i s f ace 5 W h y . .

d o y e w o rs h i p t h ose w h o h av e n o h ea r t an d sp i ri t i n
t h e m ; f o r t h ey a r e t h e w o rk s o f h an d s an d u p on y o u r ,

s h o u ld e rs d o y e ca rr y t h e m a n d y e h av e f r o m t h e m n o , ,

h e l p b ut a g reat d i sg r ace to th ose w h o m a k e t h e m

,

an d a d e cep ti o n o f t h e h e art to t h ose w h o w o rs h i p t h e m :

d o n ot w o r s h i p t h e m " 6 A n d T a r a h sai d : I a lso k n o w .
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i t m y so n ; b u t w h at s h a l l I d o w i th t h i s p eop l e w h o co m
,

m an d m e th at I s h o u ld se r v e t h e m " 7 I f I te ll th e m t h e .

t ru t h t h ey w i l l s l ay m e ; f o r th ei r s ou l c l i ngs to t h e m t o
,

w o r s h i p an d to g l o ri f y th e m 8 K e ep si l e n t m y so n l est . .
, ,

th ey s l ay th e e " 9 A n d th ese w o r d s h e s p o k e to h i s t w o
.

b rot h e r s an d t h ey b e cam e ang r y at h i m an d h e k ep t

, ,

si le n t 10 An d i n t h e f o r ti e t h j u b i l e e i n th e se con d w e e k
. .
, ,

i n t h e sev e n t h y e a r t h e r e o f Ab r am too k to h i m se l f a w i f e , ,

an d h e r n am e w as S a r a t h e d au g h te r o f h i s f ath e r an d , ,

s h e b e cam e to h i m a w i f e 1 1 A n d Ar a n h i s br oth e r . .
, ,

too k to h i mse l f [ a w i f e ] i n t h e th i rd y ea r o f th i s w e e k ,
42 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E E S .

a n d h i s w i f e ba re h i m a s on i n t h e s e v e n t h y ear of th i s
w e e k an d h e ca l l e d h i s na m e L o t 12 A n d N a c h o r a l so
,
. .
,

h i s b r o th e r too k to h i m se l f a w i f e 13 A n d i n t h e [ si x
,
. .

t i e t h ] y ea r o f t h e l i f e o f A b r am th at i s i n t h e f o u r t h , ,
.

y ear o f th e f o u rt h w ee k Ab ra m arose i n t h e n ig h t an d , ,

b u r n e d d o w n t h e h o us e o f h i s i d o l s an d b u rn e d a l l t h at ,

w as i n th e h o us e a nd t h e r e w a s n o m an t h at k n e w i t 14
'

. .
,

A n d t h ey a ros e i n t h e n ig h t an d d esi re d t o sav e th ei r i d ol s

f r o m t h e m i d st o f t h e fl am e 15 A n d A r a n ran i n o r d e r
. .

to sav e t h e m an d t h e fi r e b u r n e d o v e r h i m an d h e b u r n e d
,
.

i n t h e m i d st o f th e fi r e a n d h e d i e d i n U r o f t h e C h al d ee s
,

b e f o r e T a ra h h i s f ath e r and t h ey b u ri e d h i m i n U r 16
,
‘

, . .

A n d T arah w e n t a way f r o m U r o f t h e C h a l d ee s h e a n d ,

h i s sons i n o rd e r t o co m e i n to t h e l an d o f t h e Le b an on
,

an d i n to t h e l a n d o f C an aan ; an d h e d w e l t i n H ara n a n d ,

A b ra m d we l t w i t h h i s f ath e r T a ra h i n H a ra n t wo w e e k s
o f y ears .17 A n d i n th e si x t h w e e k i n t h e fi f t h y ea r
.
,

t h e r eo f A br am a r os e an d sat i n t h e n igh t at t h e ne w
,

m oon o f t h e s e v e n t h m on t h so th at h e m i g h t o b se r v e t h e
,

s ta rs f ro m t h e e v e ni ng to t h e m o r n i ng so th at h e m i gh t ,

k no w w h at wo u l d b e th e ch a ra cte r o f th e y e ar w i t h
rega rd to t h e rai n s an d h e w as s i t ti ng a l o n e a n d o b s e r v
,

i ng 18 A n d a w o rd c a m e i n t o h i s h ea rt an d h e sai d :
. .
,

A l l t h e sign s o f t h e sta rs an d t h e sig n s o f th e su n a n d o f

t h e m oon a re a l l i n t h e h an d o f t h e Lo rd ; w h y d o I se arc h
t h e m ou t " 19 I f h e d es i res h e cau ses i t to r ai n m or n i ng
.
, ,

an d e v e n i ng ; a n d i f h e d esi r e s h e c au ses i t to d e sce n d , ,

an d a l l t h i ngs are i n h is h an d s 20 A n d h e p ray e d i n . .

t h at ni g h t a n d sai d : My God G o d M ost H ig h t h ou

,
“
, ,

al on e a r t a G o d to m e an d t h ou h ast c re ate d al l th i n gs
, ,

an d al l t h i ngs t h at a re a re t h e w o rk s o f th y h and an d t h ee ,

an d th y g o d s h i p h av e I c h ose n 2 1 D e l i ve r m e f ro m th e . .

h an d s o f t h e e v i l spi r i ts w h o rei g n o v e r th e t h o u g h ts o f
t h e h earts o f m en a n d l e t th e m n ot l ea d m e ast r ay f r o m
,

t h e e m y God an d cau se t h o u m e an d m y see d i n e te r n i ty

, ,

n ot t o go ast ra y f ro m no w o n an d to e te r n i ty " 2 2 A n d I .
 T H E BOO K O F J U B I L E ES .
43

say s h a l l I r etu r n to U r o f t h e C h a l d e es w h o s ee k m y
, ,

f ace th at I sh ou ld r etu rn to th e m ; o r s h al l I r e m ai n h e r e
,

i n t h is p lace ; t h e r igh t p at h b e fo re t h e e p r o sp e r i n t h e
h an d s o f t h y s e r v an t t h at h e m ay fo l l o w i t an d n o t w al k
,

i n th e e rr o r o f m y h ea r t O m y G o d " 2 3 H e co m
.
,
.

p l e t e d h i s w o r d s an d p r ay e r an d b eh ol d t h e L o rd s e n
, t a , ,

wo rd to h i m th r ou g h m e say i ng : U p go th ou o u t o f t h y
, ,

cou n t r y an d o ut o f t h y k i n d re d an d ou t o f t h e h ou s e
, ,

o f t hy f at h e r i n to a l a nd w h i c h I w i l l s h o w to t h e e an d I
, ,

w i l l m a k e t h e e i n t h e lan d w h i ch i s g r eat i n to a g rea t an d

n u m e r ou s p eop l e 24 A nd I w i l l b l e ss th e e an d w i ll
. .

m a k e t hy n a m e g r eat an d th o u s h al t b e b l esse d i n t h e
,

l an d an d al l t h e n ati ons o f t h e ea r th s h a l l b e b l es se d i n
,

t h e e ; t h os e t h at b l ess t h e e I w i l l b l ess an d t h os e t h at ,

cu rse t h e e I w i l l c u r se 2 5 A n d I wi l l b e a Go d to th e e
. .

an d to thy ch i l d r e n an d to t h y c h i ld r e n s c h i l d r e n a n d to ’

al l t h y see d an d b e h i n d th ee w i l l b e th y G od 2 6 F ea r
,
. .

n ot f ro m n o w on to al l t h e ge n e r ati o ns o f t h e e art h I a m
,
”
t h y G od 27 . A n d t h e L o rd God sai d to m e : O p e n h i s
.
“

m ou t h an d h i s ea rs t h at h e m ay h ea r a n d sp ea k w i t h t h e
l ang u age w h i ch h as b e e n r e v ea le d ; f o r i t h a d c ease d
f r o m t h e m o u th s o f a l l t h e c h i l d r e n o f m e n 28 And I . .

op e n e d h i s m ou t h an d h i s l ip s an d I op e n e d h i s e a r s an d , ,

I b ega n to sp e a k w i t h h i m i n H e br e w i n t h e ton gu e o f ,

c r eati on ; an d h e too k t h e b oo k s o f h i s f ath e r an d t h ese ,

w e r e w r i tten i n H e b re w an d h e cop i ed t h e m an d h e , ,

b egan to l ea r n t h e m f rom th e n o n an d I m a d e k n o w n to ,

h i m e ve r y t h i ng h e w as i n cap a bl e [ o f u n d e rstan d i ng ] an d ,

h e s tu d i e d t h em t h e si x m o nth s o f t h e r ai ny p e riod 2 9 . .

A n d i t h ap p e n e d i n t h e s e v e nt h y ea r o f t h e si x t h w e e k ,

an d h e spo k e w i t h h i s f at h e r an d i n f or m e d h i m t h at h e ,

w o u l d go f r o m H a ra n to go to t h e lan d o f C an aan to se e
i t a nd to r e tu rn t O h i m 3 0 A n d T a r a h h i s f ath e r sai d
'

. .
, ,

to h i m : G o i n p eace "t h e G od o f t h e w orl d s m a k e

“ :

st r aigh t t h y p at h an d t h e L o rd b e wi t h th e e an d p rote c t
,

th e e f r om al l e v i l a n d gi ve to t h e e goo d w i l l an d m e rcy
,

an d g r ace b e f o r e t h ose w h o s ee t h e e ; an d m ay no n e o f
44 T H E BO O K O F JU BI LEES .

t h e son s o f m e n com e o v e r t h e e to d o t h ee e v i l ; go i n
p ea c e " 3 1 A n d i f t h o u se es t a l an d p l easan t to t h y ey e s
.

t o d w e l l i n i t th e n u p an d tak e m e w i th t h e e ; an d ta k e
, ,

L o t w i t h t h e e th e so n o f A r a n t h y br ot h e r as t h y son
, , ,

an d God b e w i th t h e e 3 2 B u t N ac h o r t h y b r ot h e r l eav e . .

w i th m e u n ti l t h o u r e t urne s t i n p eace an d w e go w i t h t h e e
t o ge th e r .

C H A P X I I I 1 A n d Abr a m w e n t f r o m H aran an d
. . .
,

too k S a ra h i s w i f e a n d L ot t h e son o f h is br ot h e r A r a n
, , , ,

t o th e la n d o f Ca n aa n a n d h e cam e i n to t h e l an d o f A su r ,

a n d p r oce ed e d to S a k i m O n a n d d we l t n ea r a g r e at oa k ,
.

A n d h e sa w t h e l an d an d b e h o l d i t w as v e ry b eau ti f u l , , ,

f ro m t h e e n t r an ce o f E m et t o t h e g r e at m ou n tai n s 2 . .

A n d th e L o r d sai d to h i m : T o t h e e an d to t h y s e e d I “

w i l l gi v e th i s l an d 3 A n d h e b u i l t a n a l ta r t h e r e an d . .
,

b ro u g h t u p on i t a sac rifi ce to t h e L o rd w h o h a d ap p ea re d
to h i m 4 A n d h e a r ose f ro m t h e r e w i t h t h e h i l l B et h e l
. .
,

to w a rd t h e se a [ w est ] a n d A i to t h e e as t an d fi x e d h i s , ,

te n t t h e r e 5 A n d h e sa w an d be h o l d t h e l a n d w as
. .
, , ,

p l easa n t a nd e x te n d e d an d v e r y w i d e an d e v e r y t h i ng ,

g re w o n i t v i n e s a n d fi gs a n d p o m eg ran ates an d te re bi n t h s
,

a n d O i l tre es an d ce d a rs a n d L e b an o n t r e es an d cy p resse s
an d a l l th e t r ee s o f t h e fi e l d ; an d wate r w as u p on t h e
h i l l s 6 A n d h e bl es se d t h e L o rd w h o h a d l e d h i m ou t
. .

o f U r o f th e C h al d e es an d b ro u g h t h i m to t h i s h i ll 7 . .

An d i t h ap p e n e d i n t h e fi rs t y e a r i n t h e se v e n t h w e e k at , ,

th e n e w m oon o f t h e fi rs t m on t h t h at h e b u i l t a n a l ta r o n ,

th is h i l l an d c al l e d u p o n th e n am e o f t h e L o r d : T h o u
,
“

a rt my God th e God u n t o e te rn i ty 8 A nd h e p l ace d

,
. .

u p o n th e a l ta r a sa c ri fi c e u nto t h e L o rd t h at h e sh ou l d ,

b e w i th h i m an d s h o u l d n ot d e se r t h i m al l t h e d ay s o f h i s
li f e 9 A n d h e a rose f r o m th e r e a n d w e n t to wa r d t h e
. .

n o rth an d h e cam e to H e b ro n an d H e b ro n w as b u i l t at
,
2
,

t h at ti m e an d h e d w e l t t h e r e t w o y e a r s i n t h e l an d to th e
,
‘

C f G n xn 6
. e . . .

9
I t h ulds f c u
o b u t h w a d — p b a bl y a bl u n d
, o o f a t an s
rs e , e so r , ro er o r

l at l i v i ng i n E th i p i a
or C f N um x i i i 2 2
o .
3
. . . .
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no r t h o f B o a L ot an d t h e r e w as a f am i n e i n t h e l an d an d
-
, ,

A br am w e n t i n to E gy p t i n t h e t h i r d y e ar o f t h i s w e e k ,

an d h e d w e l t i n E gy p t fi v e y e ars b e f o re h i s w i f e w as tor n
a w ay f r o m h i m 10 B u t T an a i i n E gy p t w as th e n b u i l t
. .

i n th e se v e n t h w i n te r a f te r H e b ro n 11 A n d i t h ap p e n e d . .

t h at w h e n Ph a r aoh s ei z e d S ar a t h e w i f e o f A b r am th e
“

, ,

L o r d p u ni s h e d Ph a ra o h a nd h i s w h o l e h o u s e w i t h l a rge
p lag u es o n ac cou n t o f S a r a th e w i f e o f A b ra m A n d
, , .

A b ra m was v e ry c o nsp i cu o u s b y w eal th i n s h ee p an d

o x e n an d asses an d h o rs es an d cam el s an d i n m an se r van ts -

an d i n m ai d se rv an ts a n d i n si l v e r an d i n gol d e x c e ed i n g ly
-
,

an d L ot al so t h e so n o f h i s b roth e r w as w eal t h y 12
, , , . .

A n d P h a rao h b rou g h t b a c k S ara th e w i f e o f A b ra m a n d , ,

se nt h i m o ut o f t h e lan d o f E gy p t ; an d h e c am e t o a p l a c e
w h e re h e h a d fi rs t fi x e d h i s te n t at t h e p l ace o f t h e a l ta r ,

at A ge to th e eas t o f B eth e l a n d h e we n t an d b l es s ed t h e ,
.

Lo rd h i s God w h o h a d b rou gh t h i m bac k i n p e a c e 13 . .

A n d i t h ap p e n e d i n t h e f or ty fi r s t j u bi l e e i n t h e t h i rd y ear -
,

o f t h e fi rs t w ee k h e r et u rn ed to th i s p l ace a n d p l a c e d
, ,

u p on i t a b u rn t sac r i fi ce an d ca l l e d u p on t h e n a m e o f th e ,

L o rd an d sai d : T h ou O L o rd M ost H ig h God a r t m y

,
“
, , ,

God to al l ete rni ty 14 A n d i n t h e f o urt h y e a r o f t h i s

. .

w e e k L ot s ep arate d f rom h i m an d L ot d w e l t i n S o do m ,

b u t th e m e n of S o d o m w e re great si n n e rs A n d h e g ri e ve d .

i n h i s h ea r t t h at t h e s o n o f h i s b r oth e r h ad s ep a rate d
f ro m h i m f o r h e h ad n o ch i l d r en
, 15 A n d i n th at y ear . .

w h e n L o t w as ta k e n cap ti v e th e Lo rd al so sai d to A b ra m , ,

a f te r L ot h a d s ep a r at ed f rom h i m i n t h e f o u rt h y ea r o f ,

t h i s w e ek an d sai d : L i f t u p th i n e ey e s f ro m th e p la ce
,
“

h e re w h e r e t h o u a r t d w e l l i ng to w ar d t h e n orth an d sou th
an d w es t an d east 16 F o r t h e w h ol e l a n d w h i c h th o u
. .

se est I w i l l gi v e to th ee a n d thy se ed to e te rn i ty an d I ,

w i l l m a k e t h y s ee d l i k e t h e san d o n th e sea ; an d w h e n
m an i s ab l e to co u n t th e san d o n t h e sea th e n thy s e e d ,

w i l l b e cou n te d 17 A ri se an d go t h rou gh i t i n i ts l e n g t h
. .

I
w ig T a w v Num xii i
’

1
. e .
, , . . . 22 .
46 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E E S .

an d b r ea d t h an d s e e i t a l l f o r to t h y s ee d I w i l l gi v e i t , .

18 A n d A b ra m w e n t to H e b ro n an d d w e l t t h e r e
. 19 A n d . .

i n t h at y ea r ca m e K O l O d O gO m O r t h e k i n g o f E l am a n d , ,

E m al p h e l t h e k i n g o f S i n a r an d A r i O k t h e k i ng o f s ets
, , ,

sa r an d T i rgal t h e k i ng of t h e G e n ti l es an d s l e w t h e
, , ,

k i n g o f G o m o rr h a an d th e k i ng o f S o d o m fl e d a n d m a ny
, ,

f e l l b y w o u n d s i n S é dem av an d i n t h e sa l t d i s tri ct a n d -
,

t h ey too k cap ti ve S o d o m an d Ad am an d S h é b Oé m an d ,

L ot a lso t h e so n o f t h e b r ot h e r o f A b r am an d al l
, , ,

h i s p ossessi ons an d w e n t to D an 2 0 A n d o n e w h o h a d
,
. .

escap ed ca m e an d to l d Ab r am t h at t h e son o f t h e b roth e r ,

o f A b r a m h a d b e e n ta k e n cap ti v e 2 1 A n d t h e h ou s e
‘
. .

se r v an t br o u g h t f o r A b ra m an d h i s s ee d t h e fi rs t t e n t h to
t h e L o r d an d t h e L o r d o rd ai n e d i t as an o r d i n an ce to
,

e te r n i ty t h at t h ey s h o u l d gi v e [ th i s ] to th e p ri es ts w h o
,

s e r v e d b e f o r e h i m t h at t h ey s h ou l d p oss ess i t f o r e v e r 2 2
,
. .

A n d to t h i s l a w i s n ot a l i m i t o f d ay s b u t i t i s o r d ai n e d ,

t o t h e ge n e r ati o n o f e te r n i ty t h at t h ey s h o u l d gi v e th e ,

te n t h to t h e L o r d o f t h e i r se e d a n d o f t h e i r w i n e an d o f
,

t h ei r o i l a n d of t h ei r o xe n a n d o f t h e i r s h e ep 2 3 A n d . .

h e gav e i t to h i s p ri es ts to eat a n d to d r i n k i n j oy b e f o re
h i m 2 4 An d t h e k i n g o f S o d o m ca m e to h i m a n d b o w e d
. .

d o w n b e f ore h i m an d sai d : O u r l o r d A b ra m g i v e u s
,
“
,
”
t h e sou l s t h o u h ast sa ve d b ut l e t t h e b ooty b e t h i n e ,
.

25 . A n d Ab r am sai d to h i m : I l i f t u p m y h an d s to God “

on h i g h f r o m a t h r ea d to a s h oe l atch et I w i l l ta k e n ot h i n g
,
-

f r o m a ll t h at i s th i n e so th at th o u say e st n ot I h a v e , ,
‘

’
m a d e Ab r a m r i c h o n ly e x c ep t w h at t h e y o u t h s h av e ,

e ate n an d t h e p o rtio n f o r t h e m e n w h o cam e w i t h m e ,

A v n a n E s k ol an d M a m re t h e se s h al l ta k e th e i r s h a r e
, , ,
.
”

C 11A P X I V . 1 A n d a f te r th es e e v e n ts i n t h e f ou r t h
. .
,

y ea r o f t h i s w e e k i n t h e ne w m oo n o f t h e t h i rd m on t h
, ,

th e v oi ce o f t h e L o rd ca m e to A b r a m i n a d r ea m say i ng ,

“
F ea r n ot Ab r a m f o r I a m t h y d e f e n d e r an d t h y e x ce e d
, ,
”
i ng g reat r e wa r d 2 A n d h e sai d : O L o r d L o r d w h at
. .
“
, ,

T h i c ta i n l y a l un b t w n t h i a n d t h f l l w i n g v
e re s er ac al th u g ha e ee s e o o e rs e , o

th e re i n t h i ng i n t h E t h i p i c t x t t
s o h w ite o e o s o .
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t h e si n s o f t h e A m o r i t es co m p l e ted 17 And he awoke . .

f r o m h i s s l e ep an d h e a r ose a n d t h e s u n h ad se t an d
, , ,

t h e r e w as a fl a m e an d b e h o l d a n o ve n w as s m o k i n g a n d
, , , ,

a fl am e o f fi re p ass e d t h r ou g h b e t w e e n t h e p i e ce s 18 . .

A n d o n t h at d ay t h e Lo rd m ad e a co v e n an t w i t h A br a m ,

s ay i ng : T o t h y s ee d I w i ll gi v e th i s l an d f ro m t h e r i v e r
“

o f E gy p t u n to t h e g r eat r i v e r E u p h r ate s t h e K e n i te s a n d ,

t h e K e n i z z i tes a nd t h e K a d m on i tes an d th e Pe r i z z i te s an d
t h e R e ph a i m i t e s an d th e E w i t e s an d t h e A m o r i te s a n d th e
C an aan i tes an d t h e Gi r gas h i tes 19 A n d A b ra m w e n t . .

an d too k u p t h e p i e ce s a nd t h e b i r d s an d t h e f r u it an d t h e
d r i n k o ff e r i n gs an d th e fi r e d e v o u r e d t h e m 2 0 A n d on
, . .

t h at d ay w e m a d e a co v e nan t w i t h A b ra m acco rd i ng to
t h e co v e nan t w h i c h h e h a d m a d e i n t h i s m o n t h w i t h
N oa h ; an d Ab ra m r e n e w e d t h e f es ti va l a n d o r d i n an ce f o r
h i m se l f u n to e te r n i ty 2 1 A n d Ab ram r ej oi ce d an d to ld
.
‘
.

a ll t h es e t h i n gs to S a ra h i s w i f e an d h e b e l i e v e d t h at h e
, ,

w o u l d h a v e see d ; b u t s h e d i d n ot b r i ng f o r t h A n d S a ra .

a d v i se d h e r h u s b an d A br am a nd s ai d to h i m : G o i n to ,

H aga r m y E gy p ti an m ai d i t i s p ossi b l e t h at h e w i ll r ai se
,
:

u p f or t h e e s e e d f r o m h e r 22 A n d Ab r a m o b ey e d t h e . .
-

v oi ce of S a r a h i s w i f e a n d sai d to h e r D o i t an d S a ra
, , , ,
”

too k h e r E gy p ti an m a i d H aga r an d g av e h e r to A b r am ,

h e r h u s b an d t h at s h e s h o ul d b e c om e h i s w i f e 2 3 A n d
, . .

h e w e n t i n to h e r an d s h e con ce i v e d a n d b o re h i m a son
, ,

a n d h e cal l e d h i s n am e I s h m ae l i n t h e fi f t h y ea r o f t h i s ,

w e e k : an d t h i s w as t h e e ig h ty si x t h y ea r o f t h e l i f e o f -

“
A b r am .

CHAP XV . 1 I n t h e fi f t h y ea r o f th e f ou r t h w ee k o f
. .

t h i s j u b i l e e i n t h e t h i rd m on t h i n t h e b e gm m ng o f t h e
, ,

m o nt h A b r a m c e l e b ra te d t h e f e sti va l o f t h e fi r s t o f th e
,

g r ai n h a r ve s t ; an d h e b rou g h t ne w o ff e r i ngs b esi d e o ff e r

i ng o f t h e fi rs t f r u i ts t o t h e L o rd a n o x an d a goat an d a
-
,
‘

s h e e p u pon t h e al ta r as a sac r i fi ce to th e L o rd an d t h ei r ,

f r u i t o ff e ri ngs an d t h ei r d r i n k o ff e ri ngs h e p l ace d u p o n

th e a l ta r toge t h e r w i t h f r a n k i nce nse 2 A n d t h e L o r d . .

C f n t n C h a p v i 15
. o e o . . G n x v i 16
.
9
e . . .
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ap p ea r ed to A b r am an d sai d to h i m : I a m t h e o m ni po “

te n t God ; b e p l easi ng to m e and b e p e r f e ct an d I w i l l ,

e sta b li sh m y co v en a n t b e tw e e n m e an d th e e an d w i l l ,

i n c reas e t h e e ex ce e d i n gly 3 An d Abr am f e l l d o w n o n . .

h i s f ace 4 A n d th e L ord sp ok e to h i m an d sai d : B e h o l d

. .
“

m y o r d i n an ce i s w i th t h ee a n d I w i l l m a k e th e e th e f at h e r ,

o f m any n ati on s an d t h y n am e s h al l n o l onge r b e ca l l e d

,

A b ram an d t hy n am e h e n ce f o rth an d to e te r ni ty sh al l b e
,

Ab r ah a m f o r I w i l l m a ke t h e e a f at h e r o f m any n ati on s
, ,

an d I w i l l m a k e th e e e x cee d i ng l y g r eat an d wi l l cau s e ,

n ati on s a nd k i ngs to p roce e d f r o m t h ee 5 A n d I w i l l . .

esta b li s h my cov e n an t b e twe e n m e an d t h e e an d b e t w e e n

t h y see d a f te r th e e 1n th ei r ge ne ratio n s as an ord i n an c e ,

o f e te r n i ty : th at I w i l l b e a Go d to t h e e an d to t h y se e d

a f te r th ee i n t h e i r ge ne rati ons [ an d I wi l l gi v r: t h e e ] t h e ,

l an d w h e re t h o u a r t a s trange r t h e l an d o f C an aan t h a t , ,

t h o u s ha l t b e r u l e r o v e r i t to eter n i t y an d I w i l l b e t h ei r ,

God .6 A n d t h e L o rd sa i d to A b rah a m :
. A n d th ou “
,

p rese rv e m y cov en an t t h o u an d t h y s ee d a f te r th e e a n d , ,

c i r c u m cise a l l y o u r f o r es k i n s an d l e t i t b e a sig n o f m y ,

o rd i nan ce u nto e te r n i ty b e t w e e n m e a n d th e e an d f o r th y
d esce n d an ts 7 O n t h e e ig h th day y e s h al l ci rc u m ci se
. .

a l l t h e m a l es i n y o u r ge ne rati o n t h e m e m b e rs o f t h e ,

h o us e h o l d a nd h i m w h o m y e h av e b ou g h t w i t h go ld f ro m
,

al l t h e sons o f t h e s t r ange rs w h o m y e h a ve as y o u r p rop

e r ty w h o are n ot o f t h y s ee d — th ey sh al l ci rc u m c i se t h e
, ,

c h i l d r e n o f t h e h ou se h o l d an d w h o m soe v e r y e h av e ,

bou gh t s h al l b e c i r c u m ci se d 8 A n d my co v e nan t s h al l . .

b e on y o u r fl es h as a n e te rn a l o rd i n an ce ; an d w h osoe v e r
i s not ci rc u m c i se d a l l o f t h y m al es t h e fl es h o f w h os e
,
.

f o r es k i n 18 not ci r c um ci se d o n th e ei g h th d ay h i s s ou l ,

s h a l l b e r o ote d ou t o f h i s ge n e r ati on f o r h e h as o v e r ,

t h ro w n my cov e n an t 9 A n d t h e L o r d sai d u.n to A b ra .

h am : S ara t h y w i f e s h al l n o l onge r b e c a l l e d b y h e r
“
, ,

n am e S ara f o r S a ra h sh a ll b e h e r n am e ; fo r I w i l l b l ess
,
‘

T h a ct u a l c ha n g m ad ac c d i n g t t h E t h i p i c i f m 8 o a t
e e e, or o e o , s ro r o

s a i w h ich i t h
r , am s m a d i n t h b t MS S f t h e E t h i p i c B i b l e i n
s e s e a e e es . o o
50 T H E BO O K O F JU B I LE ES .

an d g i v e to th e e a son f r o m h e r an d I w i l l b l ess h i m an d ,

h e w i l l b e co m e a p eop l e an d k i ngs an d natio ns sh al l p r o ,

c e e d f ro m h i m 10 A n d A b ra h a m f e l l u p o n h i s f ace an d
. .

r ej oi ce d an d h e sai d i n h is h e a r t : S h o u l d t h e re b e b o rn
,
“

a so n to o n e of a h u n d r e d y ea r s an d s h al l S a r a h w h o i s , ,

ni n e ty y e t b r i ng f orth " 11 A n d Ab r a h am sai d to t h e

, .

Lo rd : O t h at I s h m ae l m i g h t l i v e b e f o r e t h e e " 12
“
.

A n d t h e L ord sai d : Y e a an d S a r ah al so s h a l l b e ar t h e e a
“
,

s on an d t h o u s h a l t ca l l h i s n a m e I saac an d I w i l l e s ta b l i s h
, ,

m y e te r n a l cov e n an t w i th h i m a n d w i t h h i s se e d a f te r h i m .

13. A n d al so i n re f e re n ce to I s h m ae l h a v e I h ea r d t h e e ,

an d b e h ol d I w i l l b le ss h i m a n d I w i l l m a k e h i m g r ea t
, , ,
“

a n d w i l l i n crease h i m e x cee d i ng l y an d t w e l v e p ri n ce s h e ,

w i l l b ege t a n d I w i l l m a k e h i m a g reat n atio n ; b u t I w i l l

“

esta b l i s h m y co ve n an t w i t h I saac w h o m S a r a h w i l l b ea r ,

f o r t h ee i n t h ese d ay s i n t h e se con d y e a r
, 14 And , . .

h av i ng e n d e d sp ea k i ng w i t h h i m t h e Lo rd as ce n d e d f ro m ,

o v e r a b o v e A b r a h am 15 A n d A b ra h a m d i d as t h e L o r d . .

h a d sai d to h i m a n d to o k I s h m ae l h i s son a n d al l t h e
, ,

m e m b e r s o f h i s h ou s e h o ld an d t h os e w h om h e h ad b ou g h t ,

w i t h g o ld a l l t h e m al es t h at w e r e i n h i s h o u se a n d ci r
, ,

c um c i s e d t h e fl es h o f t h ei r se x u a l m e m b e r 16 A n d at . .

t h e ti m e o f t h e se d ay s A b r ah a m was ci rc u m ci s e d an d a l l ,

t he m e n o f h i s h o u se an d a l l w h o m h e h a d b o u g h t w i t h
gol d f ro m a m on g t h e so n s o f th e st r ange rs w e re ci r c u m
c is ed w i t h h i m 17 A n d t h i s i s th e l a w f o r a l l th e ge n e
. .
.

r ati o n s o f e te r n i ty w i th n o c h an g e o f d ay s an d n o d e v i a
,

ti o n o f d ay f r o m t h e eig h t h d ay f o r i t i s a n e te rn al o r d i ,

n an ce o r d ai n e d a n d w ri tte n i n t h e ta b le ts o f h ea v e n 18
, . .

A n d e ve r y o ne t h at i s b o rn t h e fl e sh o f w h ose m em b e r i s ,

no t c i rc u m cise d u p on t h e ei gh t h d ay i s n o t o f t h e c h i l d r e n ,

o f t h e c o ve n an t w h i c h th e Lord m ad e w i t h Ab r a h a m b u t ,

i s o f th e c h i l d re n o f d estru cti o n ; a n d h e h as n o s i gn u p o n
i

G e n xv n
. R a l l y th u gh u t t h t x t b f
. 15 . e ,
ro o e e ,
e o re t h i th e B k f J u b i
s ,
oo o

l
ee s h b n u i n g th w d S o a f wh i c h n
as ee s e or r ,
or o w Sa a i r m pl y d I n
s e o e .

E th i p i c t h i i nv l v n c h a n g i n t h m a n i n g
o s o es o e e e o f t h n am
e T h L XX e . e .

c h a n g f m X i p t fli p/m
es ro r a o .
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h i m th at h e i s t h e L o rd s b u t h e i s f o r d estru cti on an d
’

sl ay i ng f r o m t h e e art h an d f o r rooti n g o u t o f th e earth ;

'

f o r h e h as b rok e n t h e c o v e na nt o f t h e Lo rd o u r God ;
'

19 .

F o r al l t h e ange l s o f t h e f a c e an d al l t h e ange l s o f gl o rifi

cati on w e r e t h u s c reated f ro m th e d ay o f t h ei r c reat i o n '

a n d h e l o o k e d u p on t h e ange ls of g l ori fi c a ti on an d h e ,

san cti fi e d I s rae l th at th ey s h ou l d b e w i t h h i m an d wi t h

h i s h oly a n ge l s 2 0 A n d t h o u co m m an d th e c h i ld r e n o f
. .

I s r ae l an d l et t h e m obse r v e t h e sign o f t h is co ve n an t ; an d
f o r t h ei r ge ne rati o n s as an e terna l ord i n an ce t h at t h e y b e
n ot roote d ou t o f t h e l an d 2 1 F o r i t i s o rd ai n e d as a . .

co m m an d o f t h e co ve n an t t h at t h ey s h o u l d o b se r v e i t
f o r e v e r a m on g al l t h e ch i l d re n o f I srae l 22 F o r I s h m ae l . .

an d h i s sons an d h is br ot h e rs an d E sau t h e L o r d d i d n o t
p e r m i t to ap p r oac h h i m an d d i d n o t c h o os e th e m f o r th e ,

sons o f A b rah am are t h ose h e a c kn o w l e d ged an d h e c h ose ,

I s rae l to b e h i s p eop l e 2 3 A n d h e s an cti fi e d i t an d co l

. .

l e c t e d i t f ro m am on g al l t h e c h i l d re n o f m en ; f o r t h e r e
a re m any n ati on s an d m any p eop l es an d al l a re h i s an d , ,

o v e r al l h as h e a p po m t e d sp i ri ts to r ul e t h a t t h ey s h oul d ,

l e a d th e m ast r ay f ro m h i m b u t o v e r I s rae l h e d i d n ot
:

app oi nt a ny r u l e r n e it h e r an ange l n o r a s p i ri t b u t h e
,
.
,
'

alon e i s t h e i r r u l e r a ri d h e p rese r v es t h e m an d h e c o n
'

, ,

te n d s f o r t h e m agai n s t th e h an d s o f h is ange l s an d h i s
sp i r i ts an d a l l ; an d t h ey sh al l k e ep a l l h i s co m m an d .

m e n ts an d h e w i l l b l ess th e m a n d th ey s h al l b e h i s an d h e
, , ,

w i l l b e t h ei rs f r o m now on an d t o e te rni ty 2 4 A n d f ro m
, . .

n o w o n I wi l l an nou n ce to y o u th at t h e Ch i l d r e n o f I s ra e l
w i l l b r ea k f ai th w i t h th i s ord i nan ce an d w i l l n o t ci rc u m ,

ci se th e i r s on s a c co rd i ng to t h i s w h o l e l a w f o r t h ey w i l l ,

o m i t t h i s C i rcu m ci si on o f t h e c h i l d re n o n t h e fl es h o f t h e i r
-

ci rc um cisi o n and t h ey al l th e son s o f B e l i a l w i l l l e av e

, , ,

t h ei r c h i l d re n w i t h ou t ci r c u m ci sio n as t h ey w e r e b o rn .

25 . A n d th e w r ath u pon t h e c h i ld re n o f I s rae l w i l l b e

g reat f ro m t h e L o r d f o r t h ey h a v e d ese r te d h is co v e nan t
, .

T h e a n g l eve n
e s c i cumc i d
a re a t h c e a t d i n t h at c nd i ti n
r se ,
or r er r e o o .

O ne o f t h MS S u p n w h i c h D b a
e . o h i E t h i p i c t x t m i t th i
. s es n t nc s o e o s s se e e .
52 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E E S .

an d h av e d ep ar te d f r o m h i s w o rd an d e n rage h i m a n d ,

bl asp h e m e h i m as t h ey d o n ot o b s e r v e t h i s o rd i na nce
,

acco rd i ng to t h i s sig n f o r t h ey m a k e t h e i r m e m b e r s l i k e
,

t h e G e n ti l e s f o r b e i n g to rn an d r oote d o u t o f th e lan d ;
A n d n o l on ge r i s t h e r e f o rgi v e n ess o r p a r d o n f o r t h e m
t h at al l t h ei r s i n m ay b e f o rgi v e n a n d p ar d o n ed f o r th i s
e rr o r to e te r n i ty .

CHAP X V I. 1 A n d at t h e n e w m oon o f t h e f o u rt h
. .

m on t h w e ap p ea re d to A br a h a m at t h e oa k o f M a m re ,

a n d w e co n v e r se d w i th h i m a n d w e an n o u n ce d to h i m ,

t h at a so n w ou l d b e gi v e n h i m f r o m S a r a h h i s w i f e 2 . .

A n d S a r a h l au g h e d f o r s h e h ea r d t h a t w e sp o k e t h e se
,

w o rd s w i t h A br ah a m ; an d w e a d m o ni s h e d h e r an d s h e ,
'

b e ca m e a f rai d an d d e n i e d t h at s h e h a d l aug h e d o n a cco u nt

of t h e w o rd s 3 A n d
. w e to l d .h e r t h e n am e o f h e r so n
as i t i s w r i tte n o n th e ta b l ets o f h eav e n n am e ly I saac as , , ,

h i s n a m e 4 A n d w h e n w e r e tu r n e d to h e r i n a fi x ed
. .
‘

ti m e t h e n s h e w as p regn an t w i th a son 5 A n d i n t h i s . .

m on t h t h e L o r d ca rri e d ou t t h e j u d g m e n ts o f S o d o m an d
G o m o rr a h an d S e b r fi é m an d a ll t h e c i rc u i t o f th e J o r d an ,

an d b u rn t t h e m w i t h fi r e a n d br i m st o n e a n d d e m o l i s h e d ,

t h e m u n to t h e p res e n t d ay acco r d i ng to w h at W e h av e ,

m ad e k n o w n to th e e con ce rn i n g a l l t h ei r actio n s t h at t h ey ,

w e re te rri b l e a n d v e ry s i n f u l an d th ey d e fi l e d t h e m se l v es
an d com m i tte d f o rn i cati o n a n d u n cl ean n es s o v e r t h e ea rt h .

'

6 A n d a cco rd i ng ly t h e L o r d i n fl i cte d j u dg m e nt u p on a ll
.

t h e p l ace s b y t h e h a nd o f h i s se r van ts ac co rd i n g to t h e ,

u n cl ean ness o f S o d om ac cord i n g to t h e j u dgm e n t o f ,

S od o m .
7 B u t L o t w e sa v e d fo r t h e L o r d re m e m b e red
.
,

A b ra h am an d l e d h i m o u t o f t h e d e stru c ti o n 8 A n d h e
, . .

a nd h i s d au g h te rs c o m m i tte d s i n on t h e eart h su c h as h ad ,

n o t b e e n f r o m t h e d ay s o f A d a m u n t i l n o w f o r t h e m a n ,

l ay w i t h h i s d au gh te rs 9 A n d b e h o ld i t i s c o m m a nd e d
. .
, ,

an d e ng ra ve n c o n ce rn i n g a l l h i s s ee d o n th e ta b l e ts o f
h eav e n t h at t h ey s h o u l d tea r t h e m o ut an d r o o t th e m o ut
,

an d j u d ge th e m a c c o rd i ng t o t h e j u d g m e n t o f S o d om ,

an d th a t no see d s h o u l d be l e f t t h i s m an o n t h e ea r t h i n
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th e d ay o f j u dg m en t 10 A n d i n t h i s m on th Abr ah a m
. .

m i g r ate d f r o m H e b ron an d d w e l t b e t w e e n K ad e s an d
,

S h u r i n t h e m o u n tai ns o f G erar O n 11 A n d i n t h e m i d d l e . .

o f t h e fi f t h m o nt h h e m i g r ate d f ro m t h e re a n d d w e l t at

t h e w e l l o f t h e oat h A n d i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e si x t h
.
‘

m on t h t h e Lo rd v i si te d S ara h an d d i d to h e r as h e h a d ,

sai d to h e r an d s h e co n ce i v e d an d b o re a s on A n d i n
,
.

t h e t h i r d m o n t h i n th e m i d d l e o f t h e m on t h i n t h e d ay s
, ,

wh i c h th e L o rd h ad sai d to Abr ah a m o n th e f esti v al o f ,

t h e fi r st h arve st I sa a c was b o r n ; an d A b ra h am c i r c u m
,

c i s e d h i s son o n t h e e igh th d ay : h e w a s t h e fi r s t on e ci r

c um c i s e d i n t h e cov e nan t as i t w as o r d ai n e d f ore v e r 12 . .

A n d i n t h e si xt h y ea r i n th i s m o n th o f t h e f ou rt h w e e k
, , ,

w e c am e to A b ra h a m to th e w e l l o f th e oat h an d w e ,

a pp eare d to h i m as we h ad tol d S a r a h th at w e wo u l d ,

com e to h e r b u t s h e b e ca m e p regn an t w i t h a son an d w e

, ,

r e tu r n e d i n t h e se ve n th m on th a nd f o u n d S ara h p regn an t
b e fo re u s a n d w e bl esse d h e r a n d t o l d h e r al l t h i ngs t h at
h ad b ee n co m m an d e d us con ce r n i ng h i m [ Ab rah a m
,

] th at
h e s h o u ld n o t d i e u n ti l si x so n s h a d b e e n b o r n to h i m a nd ,

t h at h e w o u l d s ee t h e m b e f o re h e sh ou ld d i e : b u t t h at i n
I saac h i s n a m e a n d s ee d s h o u l d b e cal l e d 13 A n d a l l th e . .

see d o f h i s [ o t h e r] son s w i l l b e c o m e Ge n ti le s an d w i l l b e
n u m b e r e d w i t h t h e Gen ti l es ; b u t f r o m t h e s on s o f I saa c
on e sh al l b ecom e a h oly se e d a n d sh a l l no t b e n u m b e r e d
am o ng t h e Ge n ti l es 14 F o r h e s h a l l be com e t h e p o r tio n
. .

o f t h e M os t H igh an d am ong t h ose o f w h om God i s ru l e r

,

wi l l b e h i s a b od e an d al l h i s see d t h at i t b eco m e a s e e d o f
,

th e L or d a nati on o f i n h e r i tan ce am on g al l t h e nati o ns

, ,

an d t h at i t m ay b e a k i ngd o m an d a p ri es t h oo d an d a h o l y
n ati on 15 A n d w e w e n t o u r way an d w e a n n ou n ce d t o
. .
,

S a r a h a l l t h at w e h ad tol d h i m ; an d th ese t w o rej oi ce d

w i th an e x cee d i n g g reat j oy 16 An d h e b u i l t th e re an a l ta r
. .

to t h e L o rd w h o h ad sav e d h i m an d had fi l l e d h i m w i th
j oy i n t h e l an d o f h i s pi lg ri m age an d h e ce l e b rate d a f e s ,

t i v a l o f g reat j oy i n t h i s m o n t h s e v e n d ay s at t h e al ta r
, ,

.I e B e e r- S heb a .
54 T H E BO O K O F J U B I LE E S .

wh i c h h e h ad b u i l t a t th e f o unt a i n o f th e oath ; an d h e i

b u i l t te n ts f or h i m se l f an d h i s se r v an ts o n th i s f e st i v al an d ,

h e w a s t h e fi r s t o n e to c e l e b rat e th e f esti va l o f ta b e rn acl e s

o n t h e eart h 17 A n d i n th ese s e ve n d ay s A b ra h a m
. .

w o u ld b r i ng e v e ry s i ng l e d ay u p o n th e a l ta r a b u r n t o ff e r
i ng to t h e L o r d t w o o x e n s e v e n s h e ep on e y o u ng goat
, , , ,

o n ac cou n t o f h i s si n s t h at t h e re b y t h ese m ig h t b e f o r
g i v e n h i m an d h i s s e e d an d a s an o ff e ri ng o f sa l va ti o n ,

se v e n r a m s se v e n goats a n d th e i r f r u i t o ff e ri ng an d t h e i r
, ,

d r i n k o ff e ri ng ; o ve r a l l th e f a t th e reo f h e b u r n t i n ce n se
u p o n t h e a l ta r as a sacri fi ce c h ose n to t h e L o r d a s a s w e e t
sav o r 18 A t m o rn i n gs an d e v e n i n gs h e b u r n t f r an k i n
. .

ce ns e gal ban u m s ta k l e an d w ood an d m y r r h a n d Sp i ce

, ,

an d c o s t um ; a l l t h e se s e v e n h e b rou gh t u n i te d w i t h e ac h ,

ot h e r i n e q u al p a rts an d c l ea n 19 A n d t h u s h e ce l e . .

b ra t e d h i s f e sti va l s e ve n d ay s r ej oi ci ng w i t h h i s w h o l e ,

h e a r t an d h i s w h ol e sou l h e a n d a l l t h os e t h at w e r e i n h i s
,

h ou se ; an d t h e re w as n ot any st ran ge r w i t h h i m n o r a ny
b asta rd 2 0 A n d h e bl e sse d h i s C r eato r w h o h a d c reate d
. .

h i m i n h i s ge n e ratio n f o r a c cord i ng t O h i s p l eas ure d i d h e

,

c re ate h i m ; f o r h e k n e w a n d o b se r v e d th at f ro m h i m
w o u l d com e t h e p l an t o f r i g h te ou sn e ss fo r th e ge n e r a tio n s
o f e te rn i ty a n d th at f ro m h i m s h ou l d als o com e t h e h o ly
,

se e d l i k e h i m w h o h a d m ad e a l l t h i n gs
,
2 1 And he .
‘
.

b l esse d h i s Creat o r a n d h e was g l a d an d h e cal l ed th e

, ,

n a m e o f t h i s f est i v a l t h e f esti v a l o f th e Lo rd w i t h a j oy
a ccep ta b l e to th e M ost H igh G o d 2 2 An d w e bl es se d . .

h i m f o re v e r an d a l l h i s se e d a fte r h i m i n al l t h e ge n e ra
t ion s o f t h e wo rl d on th i s ea rt h b e c a u se h e c el e b rate d ,

t h i s f e sti v a l i n i ts h o u se ac c o rd i ng t o t h e te sti m o ny o f t h e
ta bl e ts o f h eav e n 2 3 O n t h i s a cc o u n t i t i s o rd ai n e d i n
. . .

t h e t a b l e t s o f h e av e n con ce rn i n g I s r ae l t h a t t h ey s h a l l
ce l e br ate th e f esti val o f th e ta be rna c l e s se v e n d ay s i n j o y ,

i n th e sev e nt h m on t h t h at i t be a cce p te d b e f o re th e L o r d
,

as an e te r na l l a w i n th e ge n e rati o n s o f al l t h e y e a r s 2 4 . .

T h i i n f th e p a a g i n t h i b k w h i c h c a n b i n t p t d
s s o e o ss es s oo e er re e

m s i a n i ca l l y
es .
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d ese rt B e e r S h e b a an d th e w ate r was fi n i s h e d f r o m th e b ag

-
,

a n d t h e b oy was t h i rsty a n d w as n o t a b l e to wa l k a n d h e
i
, ,

fe l l d o w n 10 A nd h i s m oth e r too k h i m a n d goi n g

. .
, ,

t h re w h i m u n d e r a n o l i v e t re e an d s h e w e n t an d sat d o w n ,

O p p osi te h i m t h e d i stan ce o f a n a r ro w sh ot say i n g : I “

, ,

can n o t s e e t h e d eat h o f m y c h i l d ; an d s h e sa t w e ep i n g .

1 1 A n d a n an ge l o f G o d o n e o f t h e h o ly o n es sai d to h e r
.
, ,

“
W h y d ost t h o u w e ep H aga r "a r i si ng ta k e t h e b oy an d , , ,

l ea d h i m b y t h e h an d f o r t h e Lo r d h as h ea rd t hy v oi ce, .

12 . A n d s h e l o o k e d at t h e bag a n d op e n e d h e r ey e s an d
s a w a w e l l o f w ate r a n d s h e w e n t a nd fi l l e d t h e b ag w i t h
,

w ate r a n d gav e h e r b oy to d r i n k an d sh e arose an d w e n t ,

to wa rd t h e d e sert o f Pa ran 13 A n d t h e b oy g r e w an d . .

b e c a m e a h o rs e m a n a nd t h e L or d w as w it h h i m ,
14 And . .

h i s m ot h e r too k f o r h i m a w i f e f r om am ong t h e d au g h te rs
o f E gy p t an d s h e b o r e h i m a so n an d h e cal l e d h i s n am e
, ,

N ab é m O t h f o r sh e sai d :,
T h e Lo rd w as n ea r to m e w h e n “

I c rie d o u t to h i m 15 A n d i t h ap p en e d i n th e s e v e n t h
. .

w e e k i n th e fi rst y ear th e reo f i n t h e fi rs t m on t h o f t h i s

, ,

j u b i l e e on t h e t w e l f t h o f t h i s m on t h t h e r e w as a w o r d i n
, ,

t h e h eav e n s con c e r n i n g A b ra h am t h a t h e w as a b e l i e v e r ,

i n al l t h at t h e L o rd tol d h i m an d th at h e l ov e d h i m , ,

b e cau se i n al l te m p tati on s h e w as f ai t h f u l 16 And the . .

p ri n ce Ma s t em a ap p r o ac h e d a nd sai d be f o re G o d : B e
h ol d Ab r a h a m l o v es I saac h i s so n an d e ste e m s h i m m o re ,

th an al l o t h e r t h i ngs ; say t h at h e sh ou l d b ri ng h i m as a
b u r n t o ff e ri n g on t h e al ta r an d t h o u w i l t s e e i f h e w i l l d o
t h i s wo r d an d t h ou w i l t k n o w i f h e i s a b e l i e v e r i n e ve r y
,

t h i ng w i t h w h i c h th ou t ri es t h i m 17 A n d th e L o rd . .

k n e w t h at A b ra h am w as a b e l i e v e r i n a l l t r i al s w h i c h h e
sp o k e t o h i m f o r h e h a d tri ed h i m i n h i s c ou n t ry an d i n ‘

th e s t r ange l an d an d h ad t ri e d h i m wi t h t h e w ea l t h o f
,

k i ngs an d h ad tri e d h i m agai n w i th h i s w i f e i n t h at s h e

,

w as to r n f r o m h i m an d w i t h t h e ci rcu m ci si on an d h ad
, ,

t ri e d h i m w i t h I sh m ae l an d H a g a r h i s m ai d w h e n h e se n t ,

t h e m a way an d i n a l l i n w h i c h h e h ad t r i e d h i m h e w as
,

f ou n d f ai th f u l an d h is so u l d i d n o t b ec o m e i m p ati e n t n o r
, ,
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d i d h e h esi tate to d o i t f o r h e w as f ai t h f u l an d a l o ve r o f ,

God .
‘

CHAP XV I I I 1 A n d th e L o r d s a i d t o A b r a h a m A b ra “
. . .
,

h am .
”
A n d h e sai d to h i m B e h o ld O L o r d h e re I am , , ,
.

2. A n d h e sai d to h i m : T a k e t h y son I saa c w h o m t h ou “

l o vest an d go i n to th e h ig h l an d an d ta k e h i m u p on on e
, ,

o f th e h i l ls w h i ch I w i l l s h o w t h e e 3 A n d h e a r os e i n . .

t h e m o r n i n g f ro m t h e r e an d sa d d l e d h i s ass a n d too k t w o ,

y ou ng m e n w i t h h i m an d I saac h i s s o n a nd Sp l i t t h e w ood , ,

f o r a sac ri fi ce an d h e cam e to t h e p lace on th e t h i rd d ay

, ,

an d sa w t h e p l ace f ro m a f a r 4 A n d h e cam e to a w e l l o f . .

w ate r an d h e sai d to t h e y ou n g m e n : R e m ai n h e r e w i t h
,

t h e ass a nd l an d th e b oy w i l l go on an d w i l l w ors h i p
, ,

an d a f te r w o rs h i p p i ng w i l l retu rn to y ou 5 And h e . .

too k t h e w oo d f o r t h e sac r i fi c e an d p u t i t u p o n t h e s h ou l
d e r s o f h i s so n I saac an d h e t oo k i n h i s h an d s t h e fi re an d
t h e k n i f e an d t h e t w o w e n t toge th e r to t h at place 6
, . .

A n d I s aa c sai d to h i s f at h e r : M y f at h e r 7 And he
“
. .

sai d to h i m : B e h ol d h e r e I am m y son “
8 [A n d h e , ,
. .

sai d ] B e h o l d h e r e i s t h e fi r e an d th e k n i f e an d th e w ood ; , ,

b u t w h e r e m y f at h e r i s t h e s h e ep f o r t h e sac r ifi ce " 9
, ,
’
.

A n d h e sai d : T h e L o r d wi l l s h o w m e th e s h e ep f o r t h e
“

sac r i fi ce m y s o n 10 A n d h e cam e to t h e p l ace of t h e

, . .

h i l l of t h e Lo rd an d h e b u i l t a n a l ta r an d l ai d t h e w oo d
,

u p on t h e al ta r an d ti e d I saa c h i s so n an d p l ace d h i m u p o n
,

t h e w oo d o v e r t h e a l ta r an d h e s tre tc h e d o u t h i s h an d s ,

to ta k e t h e k n i f e t o sac ri fi ce I saac 1 1 A n d I s too d . .

b e f o r e h i m [ G o d ] a n d b e f o r e t h e p r i n ce Mas tem a an d t h e ,

L o rd sai d : T e l l h i m n ot to l ay h i s h an d u p o n th e b oy
“

an d to d o h i m n o h a r m ; f o r I k n o w th at h e f ea r s t h e
L o rd 12
. A n d t h e L o rd cal l e d to h i m f r o m h eav e n an d
.

sai d to h i m : A b r ah am "Ab r a h am " an d h e w as f r ig h t

“

e n e d an d sai d : B e h o ld h e r e I a m 13 A n d h e sai d to
“
, . .

h i m : D o n ot l ay t h y h an d s u p o n t h e b oy a n d d o h i m n o ,

T h i l i s t f t m p tat i n ap p a s e l w h
s o e o s e r se e re , a l t h ou g h i t h v a ri a t i o n o f
w
fi gu s i n s i m i l a w i t i n gs T h T a gum J
re , r r . e r e rus a l . to G e n xx i i I h a s t h e
. .

s am e n u mb er .
58 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L EES .

h arm fo r n o w I k no w t h at t h o u f ea r e st t h e Lo rd an d
, ,

h as t n o t spa re d f rom m e th y fi r s t b o r n s o n 14 A n d t h e- .

p r i n c e Ma s tem a was con f o u n d e d ; an d A b r a h am l i f t e d u p

h i s ey es a n d l o o k e d a n d b e h o l d a ram h e l d f ast w i t h h i s
,

h o r n s 15 An d A b r ah a m w e n t a n d too k t h e r am a n d
. .

b rou g h t h i m as a sac r i fi c e i n t h e p l a c e o f h i s s on I saac .

16 A n d A b r ah a m ca l l e d th i s p l ace T h e L o rd se e t h
.
“
,

so th at i t i s sai d T h e L o r d saw i t f o r M ou nt Z i on 17
“
. .

A n d t h e Lor d cal l e d A b r ah a m b y n am e a se co n d ti m e
f r o m h e av e n as h e h a d ap p ea r e d to u s t h at w e s h ou l d
sp ea k to h i m i n t h e n a m e o f t h e L o r d 18 A n d h e sai d : . .

“
B y m y h ea d I s w ea r sai t h t h e L ord b e cau se t h o u
, , ,

h ast d on e t h i s t h i ng an d h ast n ot spa re d f r o m m e t h y fi r s t

b o r n so n w h o m t h ou l o v e st t h e re f o re I w i l l s u re ly b less t h e e
,

a n d w i l l su r e l y i n c r ease t h y h ea d l i k e t h e s ta r s o f h eav e n
a n d l i k e t h e san d o f th e s h ore o f th e sea 19 A n d t h y . .

se e d s h al l i n h e ri t t h e ci ti e s o f t h ei r e n e m y an d i n t h y see d ,

sh a l l b e b l esse d al l t h e n ati on s o f t h e ea r t h f o r t h i s th at ,

t h ou h ast l i ste n e d to m y v oi ce an d h ast s h o w n u n to a l l

th at t h ou a r t f ai th f u l u n to m e i n a l l t h at I say to th e e ; go
i n p eace 20 A n d Ab ra h a m w e n t to h i s y ou ng m e n an d
. .
,

th ey a r ose a n d w e n t toget h e r to B e e r S h e b a an d A b r a h a m -
,

d w e l t n ea r th e w e l l o f th e oath ; a n d h e ce l e b rated t h i s
f esti v a l i n al l th e y e a rs se v e n d ay s i n j o y a n d cal l e d i t
, ,

“
th e f es ti v al o f th e L o r d acco rd i ng to t h e s e v e n d ay s i n
, ‘

w h i c h h e h ad gon e an d r e tu rn e d i n p ea ce 2 1 A n d t h u s . .

i t i s an d i t i s e ng rav e n a n d w r i tte n i n t h e ta b l ets o f h eav e n

,

co n ce rn i n g I s rae l an d i ts se e d to k ee p t h i s f e s ti v a l se v e n
d ay s i n j oy .

GI I A P X I X . 1 A n d i n th e fi r st y ea r o f t h e fi r s t w ee k
. .

i n th e f o r ty se c o n d j u b i l e e A b r a h a m r e tu r n e d an d d w e l t
-

o p p o si te H e b r o n t h at i s K a rj at ar b O k t w o w ee k s o f y ea r s
, , , .

2 . A n d i n th e fi rst y e a r o f th e th i r d w ee k o f t h i s j u b i l e e
th e d ay s o f t h e l i f e o f S a rah w e re c o m p l eted an d s h e d i e d ,

i n H e b r o n 5 A n d A b rah am w e n t t o m ou r n o v e r a n d to
. .

b u ry h e r ; an d w e t r i e d h i m i f h i s sp i ri t w as pati e n t an d
i f h e was i m p ati e n t i n t h e w o r d s o f h i s m ou t h an d h e ,
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w as f o u n d p ati e n t i n t h i s a n d w as n ot s h a k e n 4 F o r i n ,
. .

th e p ati e n ce o f h i s sou l h e con v e r se d w i t h t h e c h i ld r e n o f

K et i t h at t h ey sh ou l d gi ve h i m a p l ace th at h e co u l d b u ry
h i s bo d y i n i t ; an d th e L o rd ga v e h i m grace b e f o r e al l
w h o sa w h i m an d h e as k e d w i th m o d esty o f h e a r t o f th e
,

c h i l d re n o f K et i an d th ey gav e h i m th e l an d o f t h e d o u b l e
,

cav e op p osi te M a m r e w h i c h i s H e b r on f o r f or ty p i e ce s
, ,

o f Si l v e r 5 B u t t
. h ey b egg
. e d h i m say i n g : W e w i l l ,
“

g i v e i t to th e e ; an d h e d i d n ot tak e any t h i ng f rom t h e m

f o r n ot h i n g f o r h e gav e t h e p r i ce f or t h e p lace p e r f e ct
, ,

si l v e r ; an d h e b o w e d d o w n b e f ore t h e m t w i ce an d t h e n ,

h e b u r i e d th e b o d y i n t h e d ou bl e c av e 6 A n d al l t h e . .

d ay s o f t h e l i f e of S arah w e r e on e h u n d r e d a n d t we n ty
s e v en y ea rs an d th i s i s t w o j u b i l e es a n d f ou r w e e k s an d
,

on e y ea r ; th ose a r e th e d ay s o f t h e y ea r s o f th e l i f e o f
S a r a h A n d t h i s was t h e te n t h t r i a l w i t h w h i c h A b r ah am
.

w as te m p ted an d h e w as f ou n d f ai th f u l an d of p ati e n t
,

Sp i ri t 8 A n d h e d i d n ot sp ea k a Si n gl e w o r d c on ce rn i n g
. .

t h at G o d h ad sai d t h at h e w ou l d gi v e h i m an d h i s se e d
a f te r h i m t h i s lan d w h e n h e p e ti ti on e d t h at h e m i gh t b u r y
h i s b o d y t h e re f o r h e w as f ou n d f ai t h f u l an d p ati e n t an d
,

w as w r i tte n d o w n as a f ri e n d o f t h e L o r d i n t h e ta b l ets o f
h eav e n 9 A n d i n t h e f ou r t h y ea r t h e r eo f h e too k a w i f e
. .

f o r I saac h i s son an d h e r nam e w as R eb e c ca t h e d au g h te r

, ,

o f B e t ue l th e son o f N ah o r th e b r o t h e r o f A b r a h am
, 10 , . .

A n d Ab ra h am too k to h i m se l f a t h i r d w i f e an d h e r n am e ,

was K e tu r ah f r om am ong t h e son s o f h i s h o u se h o ld fo r

, ,

H aga r h ad d i e d b e f o r e S a r ah 1 1 A nd s h e b o r e h i m si x . .

son s Za m b a r i a n d J o k s a n an d M a d ai a n d E j a z b o k an d
, , , , ,

S a c h ai i n t h e se cond w e e k of y ea r s 12 A n d i n t h e si xt h .
‘
.

w e e k i n th e se con d y e a r Re b ecca b o re to I saac t wo son s

, , ,

J aco b an d E sau b u t J aco b w as p i ou s an d r igh te o u s a n d

E sau w as a r ou g h m an a ti l l e r o f th e fi e l d an d h ai r y b u t , ,

J aco b d we l t w ith i n te nts 13 A n d t h e y ou th s gre w an d . .

,

O n l y fi v e n am e s a re gi ve n i n t h e E t h i o p i c t e xt T h e s i m i l a ri t y o f t h e .

n am e s M e d a n a n d M id i an (G e n xx v 2 ) h a s m a n i f e s t l y l e d t o th e o m i s s i o n
. .

of o ne .
60 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E E S .

J a co b l earn ed w ri ti ng ; b u t E sau d i d n ot l ea r n i t f o r h e ,

w as a m an o f t h e fi e l d an d a h u n te r an d l earn e d w a r an d ,

a l l r o ug h d ee d s 14 B u t A b r a h am l ov e d J aco b b u t I saac
. .
,

l o v e d E sau 15 A n d A b r a h a m sa w t h e d e ed s o f E sau
. .
,

an d h e k n e w th at h i s n a m e an d se e d s h ou l d b e ca ll e d f o r
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, ,

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u p o n t h e earth as a b l e ssi n g a m o ng t h e so n s o f m e n an d
t o a l l t h e se e d o f S h e m a n d f o r an h on o r an d I k n o w th at , ,

t h e L o r d h as c h ose n h i m f o r h i m se l f as a p e op l e se c l u d e d
f ro m a l l t h ose u p o n t h e f ace o f t h e eart h an d b e h o l d , ,

I saac m y son l o v es E sau m o r e t h a n J aco b an d I s e e t h at

, , ,

t h o u l ov e st rig h t eou s n ess f o r J aco b ; a d d y et to d o so m e

t h i n g goo d f o r h i m a n d l e t t h i n e ey e s b e o v e r h i m as t h e
b e l o v e d f o r h e s h a l l b e to m e a b l e ssi ng o v e r t h e ea r th
, ,

f ro m n o w o n a n d to a ll th e gen e rati on s o f t h e ea r th 17 . .

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J aco b f o r h i m d o I l o v e e xc e e d i ngly a b o v e a l l m y c h i l d
,

r e n f o r t o e te r n i ty t h e L or d w i ll b e bl esse d i n h i m a n d ,

h i s s ee d s h al l fi l l a l l th e l an d 18 I f a m an ca n n u m b e r . .

t h e d u st o f t h e ea r th t h e n h i s se e d w i l l b e n u m b e re d , .

19 . A n d al l th e b l e ssi n g s w i t h w h i c h th e L o r d h as bl essed
m e a n d m y se ed s h al l b e to J aco b an d h i s s e e d al l t h e
d ay s an d i n h i s s ee d s h a l l m y n a m e b e b l esse d a n d t h e
,

n am e s o f m y f at h e r s S h e m a n d N oa h a n d E n oc h an d , , ,

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, ,

fo u n d i ng o f h eav e n a n d a st r e ngt h e ni n g o f t h e ea r t h a n d
f o r a r e m o va l of a l l t h e sta r s u p o n th e 20 .

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a n d h e k i ssed h i m a nd bl esse d h i m a n d sai d t o h i m ; My

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be l o v e d s o n J a c o b w h o m m y sou l l ov e t h m ay G o d bl e ss
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t h e e f rom th e fi r m a m e nt a b o v e an d g i v e th ee a l l t h e bl es s
i n g s w i th w h i c h h e b l e sse d A d a m a nd E n och an d N oa h , , ,

T h i p b a b l y m a n t h a t a g at n a t i n i t c m f m J ac b
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r i n g i th t t h I a l f h i t y t t h at f t h m i a n i c p i d
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an d S h em an d al l t h at h e h as con v e rs ed w i th m e an d al l
,

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th ese to th ee an d to t h y se e d to e te r n i ty accor d i n g to t h e ,

d ays o f h eave n ov e r t h e ea r t h 2 1 A n d t h e sp i r 1ts o f . .

Ma s tem a sh al l n ot b e com e m aste r s o v e r th e e an d ov e r thy

s e e d to r e m o v e t h e e f ro m t h e Lo rd w h o i s th y G od f ro m
.

n o w on an d to e te r n i ty 2 2 A n d m ay t h e L o r d Go d b e
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:

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toget h e r f rom A br a h am 2 4 A n d Re b e c c a l ov e d J aco b

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t h an E sa u ; an d I saac l ov e d E sau e x cee d i ngly m ore t h an

J ac o b .

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t h e m th at th ey sh o u l d p rese rv e t h e p ath of th e Lor d t o

d o r igh teou sn ess an d sh ou ld l o v e eac h h i s n ei gh b o r an d ,

t h at t h ey s h ou l d b e t h u s i n al l t h e wa r s th at t h ey go i n to
agai nst e ve ry on e t h at i s agai n s t t h e m an d d o j u sti c e an d ,

ri g h teou sn es s ov e r th e e arth an d th at th ey ci rcu m ci se t h e i r

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son s acc o r d i ng to th e cov en an t w h i c h h e h ad m ad e w i t h

t h e m an d th at th ey sh ou l d n ot t ran sgress n e i t h e r to th e
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r i gh t h an d n o r t o t h e l e f t f ro m a l l th e p at h s w h i ch t h e
Lo rd h ad com m a n d e d t h e m an d t h at t h ey s h o u l d p res e r v e
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t h e m s e l v es f ro m a l l u n c l ean n ess an d th at w e s h ou l d r e
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m ov e f ro m ou r m i d st a l l u n c l ean n e ss an d f o rn i cati on 3 . .

A n d i f any w o m an o r m ai d c om m i t f o rn i cati on a m on gst

y o u
, b u rn h e r w i t h fi re an d d o n ot com m i t f o rn i c ati on
,

a f te r t h e i r ey es an d h ea r ts ; an d t h at t h e y sh ou l d n ot
ta k e u n to t h e m se l v es w i v es f ro m am ong th e d au gh te rs o f
Canaan f o r t h e se e d o f Can aan s h al l b e rooted ou t o f th e
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lan d 4 A n d h e sp ok e to t h e m con ce r n i ng th e j u d g m en t
. .

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b ee n j u d ge d on a ccou n t o f th e i r w i c k ed n ess an d o n a c ,

cou n t o f f o r n i cati o n a nd u n cl ean n ess an d d est ru c t i o n

62 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E E S .

a m ong ea ch ot h e r 5 B u t b e o n y ou r gu a r d agai n st al l
. .
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f o rn i ca ti o n an d u n cl ean n ess an d con ta m i n ati on o f si n s o ,

t h at y e d o n ot m a k e o u r n am e a c u rse a n d b r i ng y o u r l i v e s
an d y ou r so n s to d e st ru cti on b y t h e s w o rd an d y e b e co m e
a ccu r s e d l i k e S od o m a n d a l l y o u r re m nan t l i k e t h e son s
,

o f G o m o rra h 6 A n d I cal l u p on y ou as w i tn e sse s m y

. .
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,

t h e i r u n c l ea n n e ss an d d o n ot m a k e m o l te n go d s f o r y ou r
,

s e l v es n or w oo d e n on e s 7 F o r th ey a r e v an i ty an d h av e
. .
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n o sp i ri t b u t t h ey are t h e w or k o f h an d s an d al l W h o
, ,

d ep e n d u p o n t h e m D o n o t w o rs h i p t h e m n o r b o w
d o w n to t h em 8 B u t w o r s h i p y e th e M ost H igh G od
. .

an d b o w d o w n t o h i m e v e r a n d h op e u p on h i s f ac e at al l
,

ti m es an d d o recti tu d e an d r ig h teou s n ess b e f o r e h i m t h a t

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h e m ay fi n d p l eas u r e i n y o u a n d g i v e y o u h i s m e r cy a n d ,

s e n d d o w n r ai n to y ou m o r n i ng a n d e v e n i n g an d b l ess al l ,

y ou r w or k w h i c h y e d o o n t h e e a r t h a n d b l ess t h y g r ai n ,

a n d t h y w ate r an d b l ess t h e se e d o f t h y b ody an d t h e

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se e d of t h y lan d a n d th e h e rd s o f t h y ox e n an d th e h e r d s
, ,

o f t h y s h e ep 9 A n d t h o u s h a l t b e f o r a b l essi ng o v e r
. .

t h e ea rth an d al l t h e n ati on s o f t h e ea r t h s h a l l d esi re f or

,

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y
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. .

to th e son s o f K e tu rah a gi f t an d se n t th e m a w ay f rom

I saac h i s son 10 A n d I sh m ae l an d h i s son s an d th e son s
. .

o f K e tu rah an d th ei r so ns w e n t toge th er an d d w e l t f ro m

Ph a r m o n (Ph aran ) to t h e e n t ran ce o f B a b y l on i n a l l t h e

’

l an d w h i ch f ace s to wa rd th e east o p p osi te t h e d ese r t 12 . .

A n d t h es e m i ng l e d w i t h e ac h oth e r a n d t h e i r n am e w as ,

c al l e d A ra bs a n d I s h m ae li tes .

CHAP X X I
. 1 An d i n th e si x t h y ea r o f t h e se ve n t h
. .

w e e k o f th i s j u b i l e e A b ra h am cal l e d I saac h i s son an d h i s ,

f at h e r c o m m an d e d h i m say i n g : I a m g ray a n d d o n ot “

k n o w th e d ay o f m y d eath f o r I a m sati sfi ed i n m y d ay s , .

2. A n d b eh o l d m y son I a m on e h u n d re d a n d s e v e n ty
, ,

fi v e y ea rs ol d an d i n al l th e d ay s o f m y l i fe I h av e e ve r
,
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t h e L o rd 10 A n d w atc h al l t h e w oo d o f th e sa c rifi ce s
. .
,

t h at t h o u d ost not b r i n g sac ri fi ci ng w ood b e si d e s th e

f o ll o w i ng : cy p ress fi r a n d a l m o nd an d p i n e an d fi r
, , , , ,

an d c ed a r a n d sav i n an d ci t r o n an d o l i v e an d m y rrh
, , , , ,

an d b a l sam O f th ese k i n d s o f w o o d l ay u p on t h e
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, , ,

an d d o n ot p l ace a ny b r o k e n o r d a rk w ood ; h a r d w ood

an d u n br o k e n p e r f e ct a n d n ea rl y g r o w n a n d n ot o l d f o r
, , , ,

i ts sav o r i s go n e an d t h e r e i s n o m o r e sav o r i n i t a s at ,

fi r st 12 B e si d e s t h e se k i n d s o f w ood t h o u s h a l t p l ace n o
. .

ot h e r k i n d s f o r i ts sa v o r h as d ep a r te d an d t h o u sh al t se n d
, ,

u p t h e s m e l l o f i ts s av or to h e av e n 13 O b se r v e t h i s . .

co m m an d m e n t an d d o i t m y son t h at t h o u m ay est b e , ,

r i g h t i n al l t h y acti on s 14 A n d at a l l ti m es b e c l e an i n
. .

t h y b o d y an d w as h t h y se l f w i t h w ate r b e f ore t h o u goes t ,

t o sac r ifi ce u p on t h e a l ta r an d w as h t h y h an d s an d t h y ,

f e et b e f o r e t h o u a pp r oa c h e s t t h e al ta r ; a n d w h e n t h ou
a r t d on e sac ri fi ci ng re t u rn a n d w ash t h y h an d s a n d th y
,

f e e t f 16 A n d l e t t h e r e n ot ap p ea r u p o n a ny o n e o f y o u
.

any bl oo d n o r u p o n y o u r c l ot h es : b e o n t h y g u a rd m y
, ,

son gu a r d t h y se l f e x ce e d i ng l y agai n st bl oo d ; b u ry i t i n
,

t h e g r ou n d 16 A n d d o n o t eat any b l oo d f o r i t i s t h e
. .

sou l e at n o bl o o d w h at e v e r 17 A n d d o not r e ce i v e any

, . .

p r e se n t f o r any b l ood o f m an t h at i t s h ou l d b e sp i l t i n vai n

w i t h o u t j u d gm e n t ; f o r t h i s b l oo d w h i ch i s sp i l t cau ses si n
u p o n th e ea rt h an d i t ca n n ot b e cl ean se d o f th e b l oo d
,

e x ce p t b y b loo d b e i ng s h e d ; an d d o n o t r e ce i v e a p r ese n t
o r any gi f t f o r th e b l oo d o f m an ; bl oo d f o r bl ood ; a n d y e
sh a l l b e co m e accep ta b l e b e fo r e th e L o r d Go d M os t H i g h ,

an d h e w i l l b e t h e p r ote c to r o f good a n d t h at th ou m ay ,

est b e p r e se r ve d f rom al l e v i l an d b e sav e d f rom al l d eath .

18 I se e m y s o n al l t h e d e e d s o f t h e so n s o f m e n t h at th ey
.
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a r e S i n an d e v i l an d a l l t h e i r d e e d s a r e u n c l ean n ess an d r e
, ,

b e l l i o us and d e fi l i ng a nd th e r e i s n o righ teou sn e ss w i th th e m

, .

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go O 11 th e i r pat h s to ste p i n to th e i r
,

f ootp r i nts an d d o n o t c o m m i t th e e rro r of d ea th b e fo re

C f n th . on am D il l m nn L x i c n l £ t h i p i l a t i n u m
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t h e M ost H i gh G od l est h e h i d e h i s f a ce f ro m t h ee an d
, ,

r e tu rn th e e i n t o th e h an d s o f t hy t ran sg ressi on an d root

th e e ou t o f th e lan d an d t h y se e d f ro m u n d e r h eav e n an d
, ,

th y nam e b e d est roy e d an d t h y s e e d f ro m al l t h e ea rth .

20 . Pr e se r v e t h y se l f f r o m a l l th e i r d e ed s a nd f ro m a l l
t h ei r u n cl ean n ess an d o b se r v e th e o b se r va n ce o f t h e L o rd
,

M os t H i gh an d d o h i s w i l l an d d o r ig h t i n al l t h i ngs 2 1 . .

A n d h e w i l l bl ess t h e e i n a l l t h y d e ed s an d w i l l b ri n g
’

f o r t h f rom t h e e a p lan t o f r i g h te ou sn es s i n al l t h e e arth ,

i n a l l t h e ge n e rati on s o f t h e e a r th A n d m y n am e s h al l b e .

k no w n a nd t h y n am e u n d e r h eav en i n al l th e d ay s 2 2
, , , . .

G o m y son i n p eace M ay th e M ost H ig h God m y G o d

, ,
.
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an d t h y G o d stre ngth en t h e e to d o h i s w i l l a n d m a y h e
, ,

b l e ss a l l th y se e d an d t h e d e sce nd an ts o f th y s ee d s to t h e
ge n e r ation s o f e te rn i ty w i t h a l l th e b l essi ngs o f r i gh t eo u s
,

n ess th at th o u m ay est b e a b l ess i ng on al l t h e e a r th

,
23 . .

A n d h e w e n t o u t f ro m h i m rej oi ci n g h ap py , .

C HAP X X I I .1 A n d i t h ap p e n ed i n th e fi rst w e e k o f
. .

th e f o rty t h i r d [ f o u r t h ] j u b i l ee i n th e s e con d y e a r t hat i s

-
, ,

t h e y ear i n w h i ch A b r a h am d ie d I saa c a n d I s h m ae l ca m e
‘

f ro m t h e f o untai n o f th e oat h t h at t h ey m ig h t ce l e b rat e

t h e f esti v al o f t h e se v e n d a y s t h at i s t h e f es ti val o f t h e , ,

fi r s t f r u i ts o f t h e h arv es t w i th A b r ah am th ei r f at h e r ; an d
-
, ,

A b rah am rej oi ce d b e cau s e h i s t w o s o ns c a m e to h i m 2 . .

F o r I s aa c h a d m u ch p ossessi on s i n B e e r S h e ba an d I saac
‘ -
,

w e n t ou t t o se e h i s p osse ssi o n s an d re t ur n e d to h i s f at h e r .

3 A n d i n th ese d ay s I s h m ae l cam e to se e h is f at h e r a n d
.
,

t h ey a l l ca m e toge th e r a n d I saa c o ff e red u p a sac r i fi c e as ,

a b u rn t o ff e ri n g an d b ro u gh t i t u p o n th e a l ta r w h i ch h i s
,

f ath e r h ad m ad e at H e b ro n 4 A n d h e o ff e red a th a n k . .

o ff e ri ng an d m ad e a f east o f j oy b e f o r e h i s b roth e r I s h
m ae l an d Re b e cca m a d e ne w ca k es ou t o f ne w g r a i n a n d
, ,

S h e gav e th e reo f to J aco b h e r best son t h at h e sh o u l d , ,

b ri n g to A b ra h am h i s f ath e r f ro m t h e fi rs t f r u i ts o f
, ,
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th e l an d th at h e m ig h t eat an d b l e ss t h e C r eat o r o f al l
,

b e f o re h e d i e d 5 A n d I saa c t o o s e n t by t h e h an d o f
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s h ou l d d r i n k an d eat 6 A n d h e ate a n d d r a n k a n d
. .

b l ess e d t h e M o s t H ig h G od w h o h ad c reate d th e h ea ve n s,

a n d th e e a r th a n d h ad m ad e al l th e f a t o f t h e e a rt h an d
,

h ad gi ve n i t t o t h e c h i l d r e n o f m e n to e at an d to d r i n k an d
t h at t h ey s h o u l d b l e ss t h e i r C re at o r 7 A n d no w I . .
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h u m b ly t h an k t h e e m y L o rd t h a t th o u h as t s h o w n to m e
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t h i s d ay : b e h o l d I a m o n e h u n d re d a n d s e v e n ty fi v e y ea r s
,
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o l d a n d f u l l o f d a y s an d al l t h e d ay s w e re p e ace 8 T h e
, . .

s w o rd o f t h e h ate r d i d n o t o ve rco m e m e i n a l l t h at t h o u
h as t gi ve n m e a n d m y c h i l d re n a l l th e d ay s o f m y l i f e
u nti l t h e p r e se n t d ay 9 M y God t hy g race b e o v e r t h y
. .
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s e r van t an d o v e r t h e se e d o f h i s so ns t h at h e m ay b e to ,

t h e e a c h ose n n atio n a n d a n i n h e ri tan ce f ro m a m o ngs t a l l

t h e n atio n s o f th e e a rth f ro m n o w o n a n d to a l l t h e d ay s
,

o f t h e ge n e rati o n s o f t h e e art h u nto a l l e te rni ti es 10 . .

A n d h e cal l e d J aco b an d sa i d to h i m : M y s on J a co b t h e “
,

Lord o f a l l b l e ss t h e e an d s t re n gth e n t h e e to d o ri g h te ou s
n ess an d h i s w i l l b e f o re h i m an d m ay h e c h o o s e t h e e a n d
,

t h y s ee d t h at y e m ay b e a p e op l e f o r h is i n h e ri ta n ce ,

a cco r d i ng to h i s w i ll i n a ll t h e d ay s 1 1 A n d t h ou m y . .
,

so n J a co b c o m e h i th e r an d k i ss m e
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p ro a c h e d a n d k i ss ed h i m a n d h e sai d : B le ssed b e J a c o b “
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m y so n an d a l l h i s c h i ld re n t o th e L o r d M o s t H i gh i n a l l
,

e te r n i ti e s ; m ay t h e L o rd gi ve t h e e a se e d o f rig h te o us
n e ss f r o m a m ong t hy s on s to san cti fy h i m i n t h e mi d s t o f
,

a l l t h e e a rt h ; a n d m ay al l t h e n ati o n s se r v e t h e e a n d b o w
d o w n to t hy s e e d . 13 B e co m e p o w e r f u l b e fo re m e n as
.
,

t h o u r u l es t o ve r a l l t h e s ee d o f t h e e a r th a nd a m o ng t h e
se e d o f S e t h w h e n thy p at h a nd t h e p a th o f t hy s o n s i s
,

j u st f o r b ei n g h i s h o ly nati o n 14 M ay t h e M o s t H igh . .

God g i v e th e e al l th e b l e ssi n g s w i t h w h i c h h e b l esse d m e

an d wi th w h i c h h e bl e s se d N o a h a n d Ad a m ; m ay th ey '

re st u p o n th e sac red h ead o f thy s ee d t o al l t h e ge ne ra

t i o n s a n d t o e te rn i ty 15 A nd m ay th e L o rd p re se r ve
. .

th e e c l ea n f r o m a l l u n c l ean d e fi l e m e nt t h a t th o u m ay e s t ,

b e fo r g i v e n o f a l l th e s i n s w h i ch w i th o u t k n o wl ed g e th o u
h as t c o m m i tted a n d m ay h e s tre n g th e n t h e e an d bl es s
,
 T H E BO O K O F J U B I LEES . 67

t h ee an d m ay es t t h ou i n h e ri t th e w h o l e e art h 16 A n d
,
. .

m ay h e re ne w h i s c ov e n an t w i th th e e t h at t h o u m ay es t ,

b e t o h i m a n ati o n f o r h i s i n h e ri ta n ce to al l e te rni ti es a n d ,

h e m ay b e to t h e e an d to t hy s ee d a God i n re ali ty an d i n
t r u t h i n a l l th e d ay s o f t h e e a r th 17 A n d t h ou my so n . .
,

J aco b r e m e m b e r m y w o r d s an d O b se r v e t h e co m m an d
,

m e n ts o f Ab rah a m th y fat h e r ; w i th d ra w f ro m a m o n g th e
,

Gen ti l es an d d o n ot ea t w i th th e m a n d d o n ot a c co rd i ng ,

to t h ei r acti on s an d b e n o t t h e i r com p an i on ; f o r t h e i r
,

acti on s a re u n cl ea n an d a l l th e i r w ay s a r e d e fi l e d an d t h ei r
s ac ri fi ces an ab o m i n ati on 18 T h ey s ac r i fi ce to th e d ea d
. .
,

an d th e e vi l sp i ri ts th ey w o rsh i p an d i n th e g r a v es t h ey ,

eat an d al l t h e i r d oi ngs a re i n v ai n a n d f o r n au gh t 19
,
. .

T h ey h av e n o h ea rt to th i n k a n d n o ey es to se e a ny o f
t h ei r acti o ns an d w h e n t h ey e rr say i ng to a p i e c e o f w ood, ,

“
T h o u art my G od a n d to a s ton e , T h o u art m y L o r d ,

an d m y sav i ou r an d t h ese h av e n o h eart 2 0 A n d th ou

,
”
. .
,

m y son J a c o b m ay th e M ost H ig h Lord ai d t h e e an d t h e

, ,

G od o f h eav e n b l es s t h e e an d p re se rv e t h e e f ro m a l l t h e i r
u n c l ean n ess an d f r o m a l l t h ei r e r ro r 2 1 B e t h o u o n th y . .

g u a r d m y so n J aco b t h a t t h o u ta k es t n ot a w i f e f rom
, ,

am ong a l l t h e se e d o f t h e d aug h te r s o f Ca n aan f o r a l l i ts ,

se e d i s to b e r oo te d o u t o f th e l an d ; f o r o n a ccou n t o f t h e
si n o f H am an d t h e t ran sg r essi o n o f Can aan a l so a l l h i s
see d w i ll be d est r oy e d f ro m th e ea r t h an d n o n e w i l l b e ,

l e f t an d es cap e o f t h e m o n t h e d ay o f j u d g m e n t 2 2 A n d . .

a l l th ose t h at w orsh i p i d o l s an d a l l h a te rs w i l l h av e n o
h op e i n t h e l a n d o f t h e l iv i ng f o r t h ey wi l l d esce n d i n to
,

S h eol an d w i l l go u n to t h e p lace o f j u d gm e n t an d t h e re ,

w i l l n ot b e a ny r e m e m b ra nc e o f t h e m on t h e ea rth ; j u st
as t h e c h i l d r e n o f S od o m w e re ta k e n a w ay f ro m t h e
ea r th th e re w i l l b e ta k e n a way a l l th ose t h at w o rsh i p i d o l s
, .

23 . F ea r n ot m y son J aco b a n d d o n ot t r e m bl e son o f

, , ,

A br ah a m ; t h e M os t H i g h God w i l l p rote c t th e e f r o m a l l
d est r u cti on an d f ro m a l l th e p at h s o f e r ro r h e w i l l d el i v e r
,

t h ee 2 4 T h i s h ou se I h av e bu i l t fo r m y se l f th at I m i g h t
. .
,

p lace m y n am e a b o v e i t u pon th e l an d w h i ch i s gi v e n t o
68 TH E BO O K O F JU BILE ES .

th e e a nd t o t h y s e ed f ore ve r an d t h at i t sh ou l d b e ca l l e d ,

t h e h o u se o f A b r ah a m ; i t i s gi v e n t o t h e e an d t o th y se e d
f o re v e r si n ce t h o u w i l t b u i ld u p m y h o u se an d w i l t esta b
,

l i sh m y n am e b e f o r e G o d u n to e te r n i ty an d th y s ee d an d ,

t hy na m e w i l l stan d i n al l t h e g e n e rati o n s o f t h e ea rt h .

25 . An d h e cease d sp ea k i ng a n l c o m m a n d i ng an d bl ess -

i n g 2 6 A n d t h e t w o l ay toge th e r o n o n e b ed a n d J a co b
. .
,

s l ep t i n t h e b o so m o f Ab ra h am t h e f ath e r o f h i s f ath e r , ,

a n d h i s t h o u gh ts k i sse d h i m s e v e n ti m e s an d h i s l o v e a n d ,

h i s h ea r t r ej o i ce d o v e r h i m 2 6 A n d h e b l esse d h i m w i t h
. .

h i s w h o l e h ea rt an d sai d : T h e M os t H ig h G o d t h e G od“
,

o f a l l t h e C r eato r o f a l l w h o h as l e d m e o ut o f U r o f t h e
, ,

C h a l d e es t h a t h e m ig h t gi v e m e t h i s l a n d as a n i nh e ri
,

tan c e to e te rn i ty an d t h at I s h o u l d esta b l i s h a h oly se e d ,

m ay t h e M ost H ig h b e b l e sse d to e tern i ty 28 And he . .

bl esse d J a co b an d sai d : M y son w h o i s i n al l m y h ea r t “

,

a n d i n a l l m y t h o ug h ts m ay I rej o i c e i n h i m a n d m ay t h y
, ,

g r a ce an d t h y m e rcy b e e x te nsi v e o ve r h i m an d o v e r h i s
s ee d a l l th e d ay s 2 9 A n d d o n ot d e se r t h i m an d d o no t
. .

n eg l e ct h i m f r o m no w o n a n d to t h e e te r n i ty o f d ay s a n d ,

m ay t h y ey e s b e op e n o v e r h i m a nd o ve r h i s s e ed t h at ,

th o u p ro te c t e s t h i m a nd b l e sse s t h i m a n d s a nc t i fi e s t h i m ,

t o b e a n ati o n f o r t h y i n h e r i ta n ce 3 0 A n d b l e ss h i m . .

w i t h al l th y b l e ssi ngs f ro m n o w o n a n d to a l l d ay s to e te r
ni ty an d re n e w t h y co v e na n t a n d be m e rc i f u l w i t h h i m
, ,

an d w i th h i s se ed i n a l l th y w i l l to a l l t h e ge ne r ati o n s o f
,

t h e e a r th .

CHAP X X I I I . I A n d h e l ai d t wo fi nge r s o f J a co b
. .

u p o n h i s ey es an d h e bl e sse d th e God o f g o d s a n d h e
, ,

c o v e r e d h i s f ace a nd st r et c h e d o u t h i s f ee t a n d s l ep t th e
sl ee p o f e te rn i ty a n d was gat h e re d t o h i s fat h e r 2 A nd . .

d u r i n g al l th i s J a c o b was ly i ng o n h i s b o so m an d d i d no t
,

k n o w t h at A b rah a m th e fath e r o f h i s f ath e r w a s (l ead

, ,
.

3 An d J ac o b a w o k e f r o m h i s sl e e p a nd b e h o l d A b rah am
.
, , ,

w as c o l d l i k e i ce a n d h e sai d F ath e r "fa t h e r " a n d no

, ,
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o ne a n s w e red an d h e k n e w th at A b rah am was (l ead

, 4 . .

A n d h e a r o s e f r o m h i s b o s o m an d ran a n d t o ld i t t o
 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E E S . 69

R e b e cca h i s m o th e r a n d Re b e c ca w e n t to I saac i n t h e
, ,

n igh t a n d to l d h i m a n d th ey w e n t toget h e r a n d j aco b

,

w i th th e m an d a l am p was i n h i s h an d a n d g oi n g t h ey
, ,

f ou n d A b rah a m as a co r p se 5 A n d I saac f e l l u p o n t h e
. .

f ace o f h i s f ath e r A b rah am an d w e p t an d b l e sse d h i m ,

an d k isse d h i m ; an d t h e w o rd s w e re h ea r d i n t h e h o u se o f
A b ra h a m an d I s h m ae l h i s son a r ose an d cam e to h i s
, , ,

f at h e r A b r a h am an d w ep t o v e r A b r a h a m h i s f at h e r h e
, , ,

an d al l t h e h ou se o f A b ra h am a n d t h ey w ep t e x c e e d i ng l y, .

6 A n d h i s son s I saac an d I s h m ae l b u r i e d h i m i n th e
.

d ou b l e c a ve n ear t o S a r a h h is w i f e a n d t h ey m ou r n e d
, , ,

o ve r h i m f orty day s al l th e p eop le o f h i s h o u se I s aac a n d

, ,

I s h m ae l an d al l t h ei r ch i l d re n an d t h e c h i l d re n o f K etu
r a h i n t h ei r p l ace s ; an d th e l a m e n tati o n an d w e ep i ng o v e r
A b ra h a m w as e n d e d 7 A n d h e l i v e d t h r e e j u b i l e e s an d
. .

f o u r w e e k s o f y ea rs o n e h u n d re d an d s e v e n ty fi v e y ea rs
,
-
,

an d t h e d ay s o f h i s l i f e w e re c o m p l e te d an d h e w as ol d , ,

p e r f ect i n d ay s 8 F o r t h e d ay s o f th e l i v es o f th e fi rs t
. .

f at h e rs w e r e ni n e te e n j u b i l e es an d a f te r t h e fl ood th ey ,

b egan to d e creas e f ro m n i n ete e n j u b i l e e s d i m i n is h i n g ,

i ng t h e j u b i le e s an d b eco m i ng sp e e d i ly ol d a n d sati s fyi n g

t h ei r d ay s o n accou n t o f t h e m an y s u ff e ri n gs an d t h e
w i c k e d n ess o f th ei r w ay s w i t h th e e x cep ti o n o f A b ra h a m
, .

9 B u t A b ra h am was p e r f e ct i n h i s d ee d s w i t h t h e L o rd
.

an d w e l l p l e asi ng an d i n r igh teo u s n ess al l t h e d ay s o f h i s

l i f e ; and b e h ol d h e d i d n ot co m p l e te f o u r j u b i l ee s i n h i s
,

l i f e u n ti l h e g r e w ol d o n accou n t o f w i c k e d n ess an d sati s ,

fi e d w i th d ay s I O. A n d al l t h e ge n e rat i on s t h at ari se
.

f r o m t h e n a n d u nto t h e d ay o f t h e great j u d g m e n t age d i e

sp e ed i ly b e f o r e co m p l e ti ng t w o j u b i l ees 1 1 A n d i t w i l l . .

b e si n ce t h ei r k n o w l e d ge l eav es t h e m o n ac c ou n t o f th e i r
ol d age t h at a l so a l l th ei r k n o w l e d ge ceases 12 A n d o n . .

t h at d ay i f a m an l i ve s a j u b i l e e a n d a h al f j u b i l e e t h ey ,

say con ce r n i ng h i m H e h as l i v e d l ong ; a n d t h e m ass

,
“

o f h i s d ay s are s u ff e r i ngs an d p ai n an d t r o u bl e an d no

p eace f o r p u n i s h m e n t f o l lo w s u p o n p u n i s h m e n t h ost i l i ty
, ,

u p on h osti l i ty t r ou b l e u p o n t r o u b le w i c k e d n ess u p o n
, ,
70 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E ES .

w i c k e d n ess si c k n ess u p o n s i c k n ess a n d al l e v i l j u d g m e n ts

, ,

o f t h i s k i n d as si ck n e ss a n d i n flam m ati o n an d h ai l a n d
,

i ce an d s n o w an d f e ve r a n d s u ff e ri ng an d b e c o m i ng s t i ff ,

an d s te ri l i ty a n d d eath a n d s wo rd an d c ap ti v i ty a n d a l l
t h e p u n i sh m e n ts a n d s u ff e ri ngs 13 A l l t h i s c o m e s i n t h e
. .

e v i l ge n e r ati o n w h i c h s i n s u p o n t h e e ar t h w i t h th e un
c l ean n ess o f f o r n i cati o n an d d e fi l e m e nt a n d th e a b o m i n a
ti on o f t h e i r d e e d s 14 A n d t h e n t h e y w i l l say : T h e
. .
“

d ay s o f t h e f at h e r s w e r e m any e ve n to o n e t h o u sand ,

y ea r s a n d w e r e goo d an d b e h o ld t h e d ay s o f o u r l i v e s i f
, , ,

a m a n h as l i ve d m a ny a re s e ve n ty y ea r s an d i f h e i s
, ,

st r on g eig h ty y ea rs an d al l w e re e v i l an d n o p eace w i l l
, ,

b e i n t h i s e vi l ge n e rati o n 15 A n d i n th at ge n e ra
. .

ti on t h e ch i ld r e n w i l l b e a b o u t to u p b r ai d t h e i r f at h e r s
an d t h e i r si r e s co n ce r n i ng t h e s i n an d co n ce rn i ng t h e ,

i nj u sti c e a n d con ce r n i ng t h e w o rd s o f th ei r m ou t h a n d
, ,

con ce rn i ng t h e g r eat w i c k e d n ess w h i c h th ey d o a n d co n ,

ce r n i n g th e i r d ese rti ng t h e o rd i n an ce s w h i ch t h e L o rd
h a d co v e n an te d b e t w e e n th e m a n d h i m th at t h ey sh ou l d ,

o b se r v e an d d o a l l h i s c o m m a n d m e n ts an d h i s o rd i nan ce s
an d al l h i s l a ws an d no t d ep a r t to th e ri g h t o r to t h e l e f t .

16 . F o r al l a re w i c k e d an d e v e ry m ou th sp ea k s t r an s
,

re s s i o n a n d a l l t h e i r d e e d s a re u n c l ean a n d a n a b o m i n a
g ,

ti on a n d a l l th ei r p ath s a re co n ta m i n a ti o n an d u n c l ean n ess

,

a n d d e s t r u ctio n 17 B e h o l d t h e e a r th w i l l b e d e st r o y e d
. .
,

on acco u n t o f a ll th e i r d e e d s an d t h e r e w i l l b e no se e d o f
,

w i n e a n d n o oi l b e cau se a l l t h ei r d e e d s a r e u n b e l i e f an d
, ,

t h ey a l l w i l l b e d est roy e d t o ge th e r th e b eas t s a n d t h e ,

an i ma l s a n d th e bi r d s a n d al l th e fi s h o f t h e sea o n a c cou n t ,

o f th e so n s o f m e n 18 A n d th ey w i ll c o n te n d w i t h ea c h
. .

ot h e r th e y o u ng w i th th e ol d a n d th e o l d w i t h th e y o u n g ;
,

t h e p o o r wi t h t h e ri ch an d t h e l o w ly w i t h t h e g r eat an d
, ,

t h e b eg g a r w i th th e p ri n ce o n a c c o u n t o f th e l a w an d o n
,

a ccou n t o f t h e c o v e na n t fo r th ey h a v e fo rg o tte n h i s c o m
,

m a nd m e nt s an d h i s c o v e nan t a n d th e f esti val s an d th e

m on th s an d t h e sab bat h s a n d th e j u bi l e e s a n d al l l a w 19 . .

A n d t h e y w i l l a ri se w i th s w o r d s an d m u r d e r to b r i n g
72 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E ES .

at th at ti m e t h e L o r d w i l l h ea l h i s se r va nts an d t h ey w i l l ,

a ri se an d w i l l se e g r eat p eac e an d w i l l cas t o u t t h e i r e n e

m i es ; a n d th e j u s t s h al l se e i t a n d b e t h a n k f u l a n d r ej oi ce
i n j oy t o a l l e te rn i ty a n d s h al l s e e j u d g m e n t a n d c u rse s ,

u p on a l l t h e i r e n e m i es 3 0 A n d t h e i r b on e s s h a l l r es t i n . .

t h e ea rt h b u t t h e i r sp i r i ts s h al l i n c r ease i n j o y a n d t h ey
, ,

s h a ll k no w t h at t h e Lo r d i s t h e d o e r o f j u d g m e n t a n d ,

gi v e s m e r cy to t h e h u n d re d s a n d t h o u san d s an d to a l l t h at
l o v e h i m 3 1 A n d t h o u M ose s w ri te d o w n a l l t h es e
. .
, ,

w o rd s f o r t h u s a re t h ey w r i tte n a n d t h ey h av e r ai se d
, ,

t h e m u p o n t h e tab l e ts o f h ea v e n to t h e ge n e r ati on o f
e te r n i ty .
‘

C H A P X X I V 1 A n d i t h ap p e n ed a f te r t h e d eat h o f
. . .

A b r ah a m t h at t h e L o r d bl e sse d I saac h i s son an d h e , ,

a r ose f r o m H e b ro n an d w e n t an d d w e l t at t h e f o u n tai n o f
t h e v i si o n i n t h e fi rs t y e a r o f t h e th i r d w e e k o f t h i s j u b i
,

l e e se v e n y ea r s 2 A n d i n t h e fi r s t y ea r o f th e f ou rt h
,
. .
,

w e e k a f am i n e b egan i n t h e l an d i n ad d i ti on to t h e fi r s t ,

f am i n e w h i c h w as i n t h e d ay s o f A b r a h am 3 A n d J ac o b . .

coo k e d a m ess o f l e n ti l s an d E sa u c am e f r o m t h e fi e l d ,

h u ng r y 4 A n d h e sai d to J aco b h i s b ro t h e r Gi v e m e
. .
, ,
“

o f t h y m ess o f p u l se ; an d J aco b sai d to h i m G i v e u p “

,

to m e t h y r ig h t o f fi r s t b i r t h a n d I w i l l g i v e t h e e b r ea d ,

an d a lso f ro m th i s m ess o f p u l se 5 A n d E sa u sai d i n . .

h i s h eart I s h a l l d i e ; w h at i s i t to m e to b e b o r n fi r s t "
,
“

6 A n d h e sai d to J aco b
. I w i l l gi v e i t to y o u 7 And ,
“
. .

J a c o b sai d S wea r to m e th i s d ay an d h e s w o r e to h i m
,
“
, .

8 A n d J a co b ga v e t o h i s b r o th e r E sa u b read an d t h e
.

m ess a n d h e ate an d was sat isfi ed a n d E sa u d e sp i se d h i s

, ,

r i g h t o f fi r s t b i r t h ; an d f r o m t h i s was E sa u cal l e d E d o m ,
’

o n a c c o u n t o f th e m e ss o f g rai n w h i c h J ac o b g a v e h i m
f o r h i s r i g h t o f fi rst b i r th 9 A n d J ac o b b e c a m e t h e . .

o l d e r b u t E sa u d i m i n i sh e d f r o m h i s g r eatn ess
,
10 And . .

Th m w h at c a m i a n ic v i w th i b k h s i n c m m n w i t h
es e so e r ss es s e s s oo a o o

o th a n d i m i l a w k f t h am p i d C f E n c h c 5 c t p a i m
er s r or s o e s e er o . . o . ss .

m u t h av a d i // mm g m pm f m/mi n C f
i

9
T h E th i pi t n l t
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e o c ra s a or s e re f rr a r ) o r Tr i .

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th e f am i n e w as ov e r t h e l an d a n d I saac w e n t t o go d o w n,

to E gy p t i n t h e s e con d y e a r o f t h i s w e e k an d h e w e n t t o ,

th e ki n g o f t h e Ph i li sti n es at G er a r a to A b i m e le ch 1 1 ,
.

A n d t h e Lo r d ap p ea r e d to h i m an d sai d to h i m : D o n ot
go d o w n to E g y p t ; d w e l l i n t h e l an d w h i c h I te l l th e e o f :
b e a s t ran ge r i n t h i s l an d an d I wi l l b e w i th th ee an d w i l l
,

bl ess th e e 12 F o r to th ee an d t o t hy se e d I w i l l g i v e a l l
. .

t h i s lan d an d I w i l l c on fi r m m y oat h w h i ch I s w o re t o
,

A b rah am th y f ath e r an d I w i l l i n creas e th y se ed l i k e t h e

, ,

sta rs o f th e h eav e ns a n d I w i l l gi v e to th y s ee d al l t h i s
,

l an d 13 A n d i n t h y s e e d sh al l b e b l e sse d a l l t h e n ati o n s
. .

o f t h e earth b e c au se t hy f at h e r h ear k e n e d u n to m y v oi c e
,

an d o b se r v ed my w ord s an d m y c om m an d m e n ts an d m y
la w an d m y ord i nan ces an d m y c ov e n an t ; an d n o w h ea r
m y voi c e an d d w e l l i n t h i s l an d 14 An d h e d we l t at . .

Ge rar th re e w e e ks o f y ea rs 15 An d A bi m e l e c h c o m . .

m a nd e d o n h i s a c c ou n t an d on ac cou n t o f al l th at w as
h is say i ng : E v e r y m an th at tou c h es h i m o r any t h i n g
,
“

th at i s h i s s h al l s u r ely d i e
, 16 A n d I saa c i n cre ase d i n
. .

Ph i l i sti a an d h e se c u re d m an y p ossessi on s ox e n an d
, ,

sh eep an d c am e l s an d ass es an d m any p oss ess ion s 17 . .

A n d h e so w e d i n t h e la n d o f P h i li sti a an d h e raise d a
h u n d r ed f ol d an d I saac b e c am e e x ce e d i n g ly g reat an d
-
, ,

t h e P h i l isti n es w e re j ea l ou s o f h i m an d al l t h e w e l ls w h i ch ,

t h e y ou ng m e n o f A b rah am h ad d u g d u ri n g th e l i f e o f
Ab ra h am t h e Ph i l i sti n es cov e r e d a f te r t h e d eat h o f A bra
h a m an d fi l l e d th e m w i t h ear th 18 An d A bi m e l e c h sai d . .

to I saa c : G O f rom m e f o r th ou art e x ce e d i ng ly greate r

,

th an I ; an d I saa c w e n t i n th e fi r st y ea r o f t h i s s e v e nt h
w e e k f ro m th ere and m i g r ated to v a l l ey s o f G eranO n 19
, . .

A n d th e y re t u rn e d a n d d u g op e n t h e w e l l s o f w ate r w h i c h ,

th e se rv an ts o f A b rah am h i s f ath e r h ad d u g an d w h i c h
, , ,

th e Ph i l isti nes h ad co ve re d o v e r a f te r th e d eath o f A b ra

h am h i s f ath e r an d h e cal l e d t h e i r n am es as A b ra ha m h i s
, , ,

f ath e r h ad n am e d th em
, 20 A n d t h e y o u ng m e n o f
. .

I saac d u g w e ll s i n th e v al l e y an d f ou nd l i vi ng wate r ; an d
,

th e s h ep h e r d s o f G eranO n q u a rr e l l e d w i t h t h e s h ep h e r d s
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6
74 T H E B OO K O F J U B I LE ES .

of I saa c say i ng T h is i s ou r w ate r a n d I saac cal l e d th e

“
, , ,

na m e o f th i s w e l l C o n t e n ti on b e cau se y e h av e con ten d e d ,

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with us 2 1 A n d t h ey d ug a noth e r w e l l an d q u a rr e l l e d
. .
,

o n i ts ac cou n t an d I saac ca l l e d i ts n am e N a rro w n ess

,
.

22 . A n d h e a rose f ro m t h ere an d t h ey d u g a n ot h e r w e l l , ,

a n d d i d n ot q u ar r e l o n i ts accou nt an d h e ca l l e d i ts n a m e ,

E x te n si on a n d I saac sai d,
N o w t h e L o r d h as e x ten d ed ,
“

u s ; a n d h e i n c r e ase d i n t h e l an d 2 3 A n d h e asce n d e d . .

f ro m t h e re to t h e w e l l o f th e oat h i n t h e fi rst y ea r o f t h e
fi rst w ee k i n t h e f orty t h i rd j u b i le e 2 4 A n d t h e L o r d - . .

ap p ea re d to h i m i n t h i s n ig h t at t h e n e w m o on o f t h e ,

fi rst m ont h a n d sai d to h i m : I a m th e God o f A b ra h a m

,
“
,

t h y f at h e r : f ea r n ot f o r I a m w i t h t h e e an d I w i l l bl e ss
, ,

t h e e an d i n c r ease t h y se e d l i k e t h e sa n d o f t h e sea o n ,

a c cou n t o f A b rah am m y s e r van t 25 And he built

,
.
”
.

a n a l ta r t h e re w h e re A b ra h am h i s f at h e r h ad fi r st b u i l t , ,

o n e an d h e ca l l e d u p o n t h e n am e o f t h e Lo rd a n d O ff e re d
, ,

sacri fi ce s to t h e Go d o f A b rah am h i s f at h e r A n d t h ey ,
.

d u g a w e l l an d f o und l i v i ng w ate r 2 6 A n d t h e y ou ng '

. .

m e n o f I saac d u g an ot h e r w e l l a n d d i d n ot fi n d wate r , ,

an d t h ey w e n t an d tol d I saac t h at t h ey h ad n ot f ou n d
w ate r and I saac sai d : I h av e s w o rn t h i s d ay to th e P h i l i s
,

t i ne s an d th i s i s to u s t h e a ff ai r
,
27 A n d I saac ca l l e d . .

t h e n am e o f th i s p l ace T h e W el l of t h e O ath f o r t h e re h ad ,

h e s w orn to A b i m e l e c h an d A k O s a t h i s f r i e n d a n d Ph ik O l , ,

h i s co m pani o n 2 8 A n d I saac k n e w o n t h at d ay th at i n
. .

i nj u sti c e t h ey h ad s w o r n to th e m to k e e p t h e p eace w i t h
t h e m 2 9 A n d I saac o n t h at d ay c u rse d t h e Ph i l i sti n e s
. .
,

an d h e sai d : C u rse d b e t h e Phi l i sti n e s to th e d ay o f

“

w r at h an d ra g e a b ov e al l th e n ati o n s : m ay t h e L o r d m a k e
th e m an i g n o m i n y a n d a c u r se an d a nge r an d rage i n t h e
h an d s o f si n fu l n ati o n s an d by t h e h an d s o f th e I I i t t i t e s
,

l e t h i m ro o t t h e m o ut 3 0 A n d w h o e v e r e s c ap es f r o m . .

th e s wo rd o f th e e n e m y a nd f r o m t h e H i tti tes m ay th e ,

p e o p l e o f th e j u s t r o o t t h e m o ut i n j u d g m e n t f r o m u n d e r
h ea ve n fo r th ey w i l l b e e n e m i e s an d h ate rs t o m y ch i l d re n
,

i n th e i r d ay s o ve r th e ea rt h 3 1 A n d m ay no re m nan t o f . .
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t h e m b e l e f t n o r m a y any b e sav e d on th e d ay o f t h e
j u d gm en t o f w r at h f o r t o d est ru cti on an d roo ti n g o u t
,

a n d b ei ng d e st ro y e d f ro m t h e lan d a r e a l l t h e s ee d o f th e
Ph i l i sti n es an d n o r e m n an t o r n am e sh al l b e l e f t o f zl zezr
’

‘
,

s ee d ov e r th e earth 3 2 F or e v e n i f h e h a d asce n d e d to
. .

h e a v e n t h ey w ou l d b ri ng h i m d o w n f r o m th e re ; an d i f
,

h e i s f o rti fi e d u p o n t h e eart h th ey w i l l tea r h i m f r o m th e r e ;

a n d if h e h i d es h i m se l f am on g t h e G e n ti l es th ey w i l l ,

d est roy h i m f r o m t h e re ; an d e v e n i f h e d es c e nd s i n to
S h e o l th e re too s h al l h i s j u d gm en t b e g re at a n d n o p ea ce
, ,

s h al l b e to h i m ; an d i f h e go i n to cap t i v i ty b y t h e h an d ,

o f th ose th at s ee k h i s sou l o n th e w ay h e sh a l l b e k i l l ed ,

an d n o n am e o r s ee d s h al l b e l e f t h i m on t h e w h ol e e a r th ,

f o r h e s h a l l g o i n to t h e c u rse o f e te rn i ty 3 3 A n d th u s . .

i s i t w ri tte n an d e n grav e d con ce r ni ng h i m o n t h e ta b l e ts

o f h eav e n t o d o to h i m on th e d ay o f j u d g m e n t t h at h e
, ,

m ay b e root e d o u t o f t h e earth .

C H A P X X V 1 A n d i n t h e se con d y e a r o f t h i s w e e k
. . .

i n t h i s j u b i le e R e b e cca ca l l e d J a c ob h e r s on an d sp a k e to ,

h i m say i ng : My so n d o n ot ta k e to t h y s e l f a w i f e f ro m
,
“
,

am ong t h e d au g h te r s o f Can aan l i k e E sau t h y b r ot h e r , , ,

w h o too k to h i m se l f as w i v e s t w o f r om th e s ee d o f Ca naan ,

an d th ey e m b i tte re d my sp i r i t w i t h al l t h ei r u n c l ean d e ed s ,

f o r a l l t h ei r d ee d s a re f orn i cati o n a n d s h a m e a n d t h e r e i s ,

n o rig h teou s n ess i n th e m b u t i t i s e v i l 2 A n d I m y , . .

,

son lo v e t h e e e x ce e d i ng l y a n d my m e r cy m y so n b l esse s
, , , ,

th e e at e v e ry h o u r an d watch o f t h e n ig h t ; an d n o w m y ,

son h ea r m y v o i ce an d d o t h e w i l l o f t h y m ot h e r an d d o
, , ,

no t ta k e to t h y sel f a w i f e f r o m am on g t h e d au g h te r s o f

t h i s l an d e x cep t f ro m t h e h ou se o f th y f ath e r an d e x cep t

,

f r o m t h e f am i ly o f t h y f at h e r : ta k e to t h y se l f a w i f e f ro m
t h e h ou se o f m y f ath e r a n d t h e M ost H ig h G o d w i l l bl e ss
,

t h ee an d t h y c h i l d re n w i l l b e a ge n e r atio n o f ri g h te ou s
,

n ess an d t hy s ee d h o l y ”

3 A n d t h e n sp ak e J a cob w i t h
. .

h i s m oth e r R e b e cca an d sai d to h e r : B e h o ld I a m n o w

,
“
,

n i n e w e e k s o f y ea rs ol d an d k n o w n o w o m a n : I h av e
tou c h e d n on e n o r b e t roth e d m y se l f to a ny n o r d o I th i n k ,
76 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E E S .

of ta k i ng to m y se l f a w i f e f ro m al l t h e se e d o f th e d a ugh
te rs o i Ca n aan 4 F o r I re m e m b e r O m ot h e r t h e w o r d s
. .
, ,

o f A b ra h a m ou r f ath e r t h at h e com m an d e d m e
, ,
n ot t o
tak e m y w i f e f ro m am on g al l th e s e ed o f t h e h ou se o f
Canaan bu t f r o m t h e s e e d o f m y f ath e r s h ou se I sh o u l d
,
’

ta k e t o m y se l f a w i f e a n d f ro m m y re lati o n sh i p 5 I h av e . .

h ea rd b e fo re t h a t d au gh te rs h av e b e e n b or n to L a ban t h y ,

b roth e r an d u p o n t h e m i s m y h ea rt se t to ta k e a w i f e o f
,

t h e m 6 O n t h i s a c c ou n t I h a v e p re se rv e d m y s e l f i n m y sp i ri t
. .

n ot t o si n n o r d efi l e m y se l f i n al l m y w ay s al l th e day s o f
m y l i f e f o r w i t h re f e re n ce to l u s t an d f orn i cat i on m y f ath e r
,

A bra h a m gav e m e m a ny co m m an d s 7 A n d w i th al l th at . .

h e h as co m m an d e d m e th es e t w e n ty t w o y ea rs m y b r oth e r -

co n ten d s w i t h m e a n d co n ti n u al ly con v e rse s say i n g : M y ,

b ro th e r tak e to w i f e o n e o f t h e si ste rs o f m y t wo w i v e s ;
,

b u t I a m n ot w i l l i n g t o d o as m y b r oth e r h as d o n e 8 I . .

s wea r b e f o re t h ee m y m o th e r t h at al l th e d ay s o f m y l i f e
, ,

I w i l l n o t tak e t o my s e l f a w i fe f ro m t h e se e d o f a l l t h e
d au gh te rs o f Can aan an d w i l l n ot act w i c k e d ly as m y
,

b rot h e r h as d o n e 9 A n d d o n ot f ear m o th e r ; t ru s t m e
. .
,

th at I w i l l d o t hy w i l l an d w i l l wal k i n re c ti tu d e an d m y
, ,

p ath s w i l l n o t b e d es troy e d i n e te rn i ty I O An d th e n . .

sh e l i fte d u p h e r face t o h ea v e n a n d e x te n d e d t h e fi n ge rs
o f h e r h a n d t o wa rd h ea v e n a n d o p e n e d h e r m o u th an d ,

b l esse d t h e M ost H i g h G o d w h o h ad c reate d h ea v e n a n d ,

ea rth a n d s h e ga v e h i m th an k s an d p r ai se I I A n d sh e
,
. .

sai d : B l e sse d be th e L o rd God an d b l esse d b e h i s n a m e

“

fo r e ve r an d e v e r w h o h as g i v e n t o m e J ac o b as a p u re
,

s o n an d a h o l y s e e d ; f o r th i n e h e i s an d th i n e s h al l b e h i s

se ed u n t o al l th e d ay s a n d i n al l th e g e n e rati o n s o f th e
w o rl d 12
. B l e ss h i m O L o rd an d p l a c e th e b l e s si n g o f
.
, ,

"
ri g h te o u sn e s s i n m y m o u th th at I m a y b l e s s h i m 13 . .

A n d a t t h at h o u r t h e H o ly S p i ri t d es c e n d ed i n t o h e r
m o u th a n d sh e p l a c e d h e r t w o h an d s u p o n th e h ea d o f
,

J a c o b a nd sh e sa i d : B l e sse d a rt th o u L o rd o f ri g h te o u s
,
“
,

n e ss a nd G o d o f t h e w o rl d s an d th e e d o al l th e g e n e ra ,

t i o n s o f m e n p rai se : m ay h e g i v e t h e e m y s o n th e p a t h , ,
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of r igh teou sn ess an d re ve al to th y se e d ri gh te ou s n ess

,
.

I 4 . A n d m ay th y sons i n c rease i n t hy l i f e an d s ta n d to th e ,

n u m b e r o f t h e m on th s o f t h e y ea r an d m ay t hy son s i n ,

c r ease an d g ro w m o re th an th e s ta rs o f t h e h eav e n s an d ,

m ore t h an t h e san d o f th e se a i n c rease t h e i r n u m b e rs 15 . .

A n d m ay h e g i v e t h e m th i s f ru it f u l l an d as h e sai d h e ,

w o u l d gi v e i t to A b rah a m an d h i s see d a f te r h i m i n al l t h e
d ay s an d m ay th ey p ossess i t to e te rn i ty
,
16 A n d m ay . .

I se e f o r th e e m y son b l esse d ch i l d re n i n th i s l i f e an d m a y
, , ,

h o ly se e d b e al l thy see d 17 A n d as t h e sp i ri t o f t h V . .

m oth e r i n h e r l i f e cau se d th e e t o rest i n h e r w om b to gi v e

t h e e b i rth t h u s m y a ff e c tion b l ess es th e e an d m y b reasts
, ,

b l ess th ee an d m y m ou t h an d m y tongu e p r ais e t h e e 18 . .

I n c reas e an d b e p ou re d o v e r t h e e art h an d t hy se e d b e ,

p e r f e ct i n al l th e earth i n th e j oy o f h eav e n an d earth an d ,

m ay t hy see d rej oi c e an d on t h e great d ay o f p eac e m a y,

t h e p ea c e o f t hy n a m e b e th ei rs 19 A n d m ay t h y se e d . .

a b i d e t o al l th e w o r l d s an d m a y t h e M ost H igh God b e ,

t h ei r Go d a n d m ay th e M os t H i g h G o d d w e l l w i t h th e m
,

an d h is san ct u a ry b e b u i lt to al l t h e ete rn iti es 2 0 H e . .

t h at b l esses th e e b e b l esse d an d al l fl e s h t h at cu r ses t h e e ,

i n l i es m ay i t b e c u rse d
, 2 1 A n d sh e k i sse d h i m a n d. .

sai d to h i m M ay t h e Lor d o f th e w o rl d l ov e th e e as th e
,
“

h ea rt o f t h y m oth e r a n d m ay h e r a ff e ct ion re j o i ce i n th e e
,

a n d b l ess t h e e 22 A n d s h e c ease d f ro m b lessi ng h i m

.
”
. .

CHAP XXV I . I A n d i n t h e se v e n th y ear o f t h i s w ee k

. .

I saac cal led E sau h i s e ld e r s on an d sai d to h i m : M y

, ,
“

son I a m O l d an d b e h o l d m y ey es are d u l l o f se ei n g an d I
, , ,

d o n ot k no w t h e d ay o f m y d eath 2 A n d n o w ta k e t h y . .

h u n ti ng w eap on an d t hy b o w an d t h y q u i v e r a nd go t o ,

t h e fi e l d an d h u n t an d cat c h s o m e t h i ng f o r m e m y s o n , ,

an d p repa re m e a m eal su c h as m y s o u l l o v es a nd b ri n g ,

i t t o m e so th a t I m a y eat an d m y s o u l b l es s t h e e be fo re
,

I die .
3 B u t Re be c c a h ea r d I saa c sp eak i n g t o E sau 4
. . .

A n d E sau w en t earl y t o th e fi e l d t o h u n t an d c at c h s o m e
t h i ng an d b ri n g i t to h i s f at h e r 5 A n d Re b e c c a c a l l e d . .

J ac o b h e r son an d sai d t o h i m : B e h o ld I h av e h ea rd
, ,
“
,
78 T H E B OO K O F J U B I L E E S .

t h y f at h e r I saa c sp ea k i ng w i t h t hy b r oth e r E sau say i n g , ,

‘
H u n t m e so m e t h i n g a n d p re p a re a m eal a n d b ri ng i t i n t o
m e an d I w i l l bl e ss t h e e b e f o re t h e Lo r d b e f o r e I d i e 6
, .
’
.

B u t n o w h ear my so n m y w o rd s w h i ch I c om m an d t h e e
, ,

G o t o th y fl oc k s an d b ri ng m e t w o goo d y o u n g k i d s a n d ,

I w i l l m a k e a m eal ou t o f t h e m s u c h as h e l ov e s a n d t h ou ,

s h al t b r i ng i t i n to t hy f ath e r an d h e s h al l eat t h a t h e m ay ,

b l ess t h e e b e f o r e t h e Lo r d b e f o re h e d i e s an d t h o u b e c o m e ,

b l e sse d .
7 A n d J aco b sai d t o h i s m ot h e r R e be c ca :
. O “

m o t h e r I w i l l n ot h o l d b ac k a ny t h i n g t h at m y f at h e r m ay
,

e at an d i s p l easi n g to h i m ; o n ly I f ea r m y m o t h e r t h at , ,

h e w i ll k n o w m y v oi ce a n d w i l l d esi re t o t ou c h m e ;
an d t h o u k n o w es t t h a t I am s m oot h b u t m y b r ot h e r E sau ,

i s r ou g h a n d I m ay b e b e f o re h i s ey e s l i k e a n ev i l d oe r
,
-
,

an d I s h o u l d d o a d ee d w h i c h h e h as n o t com m an d e d m e ,

a n d h e m i g h t b e com e an g ry wi t h m e a n d I s h ou l d b ri n g a
c u r s e u p on m y se l f a n d n o t a b l essi n g 8 A n d R e b e cca . .
,

h i s m ot h e r sai d to h i m : U p o n m e m y son b e t h y cu r se ;
,
“
, ,

an d agai n l ist e n to m y v oi c e 9 A n d J a co b o b ey e d t h e
. .

w o r d s o f h i s m oth e r R e b e cca a n d h e w e n t a n d too k t w o ,

goo d an d f a t y ou n g k i l s an d b rou g h t t h e m i n to h i s
i

m ot h e r a n d h i s m ot h e r m ad e a m eal ou t O f t h e m as h e
,

l i ke d i t I O A n d R e b ec c a too k t h e c l ot h i n g o f h e r e ld e r
. .

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, ,

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,

p la ce d o v e r h i s h an d s a n d u p on t h e e xp o se d p a rts o f h i s
b o dy ; an d s h e g av e th e m eat an d t h e b read w h i ch s h e h a d
m ad e i n to th e h an d s o f h e r so n J a co b I I A n d h e w e n t i n to . .

h i s f ath e r a nd sai d : B e h ol d I am th y son ; I h a ve d o n e as

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,

t h o u h ast sai d t o m e : ari s e an d si t u p a n d ea t o f w h at I h av e

h u n ted m y f ath e r th at t h y s o u l m ay b l e ss m e
, ,
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w h o h as ca u sed m e t o fi n d i t t hy G o d i s be fo r e m e , 14 ,
. .

A n d I saa c sai d : C o m e h i th e r t o m e th at l m ay t o u c h
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.
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h e a r d t h e w o rd s o f h i s f a th e r I saa c h e c ri e d w i t h a l ou d
an d v e r y b i tte r v oi ce an d sa i d to h i s f ath e r : B l e ss m e ,
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t oo f at h e r " 2 9 A n d h e sai d to h i m T h y b roth e r cam e

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s n are d m e t wi ce ; t h e fi r st ti m e h e too k m y b i rth righ t an d -
,

n o w h e ta k es m y b l e ssi ng 3 1 A n d h e sai d H ast th o u . .

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no t a b l e ssi ng l e f t o m e m y ath e r f "
r 3 2 A n d I saa c , .

a n s w e re d a n d sai d t o E sa u : B e h ol d I h av e se t h i m as l o r d “
,

o v e r t h e e an d a l l h i s b roth e r s a n d h av e gi v e n t h e m t o b e ,

h i s s e r va n ts a n d w i t h m u c h g rai n a n d oi l a n d w i n e I h a v e
,

s t r e n gt h e n e d h i m an d w h at s h al l I d o to t h e e m y so n "
, ,

33 . A n d E sau sa i d to h i s f at h e r I saa c : H as t th ou b u t o n e
b l essi ng f ath e r " B l es s a l so m e f ath e r
, 3 4 A n d E sau ,
.
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.

rai se d h i s v oi ce a n d w ep t A n d I saa c a n s w e re d an d sai d .

to h i m : B e h o ld f r om t h e f atn ess o f t h e ea rth s h al l b e

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,

t h y s u b sta n ce an d f r o m t h e d e w o f h e av e n a b o ve ; an d
t h o u s h al t l i v e b y t h y s w o rd a n d t h ou s h al t se r v e t hy
b r oth e r 3 5 A n d i t w i l l h ap p e n w h e n t h o u a rt g re at an d
. .

s h a l t b r ea k h i s y o k e o ff th y n e c k t h o u sh a l t co m m i t a si n ,

u n to d eat h an d al l t h y s e e d s h a l l b e r oote d ou t f rom u n d e r

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h e av e n 3 6 A n d E sau was w roth at J a c o b on accou n t

. .

o f t h e bl e ssi ng w i th w h i c h h i s f ath e r h ad b l esse d h i m ;

an d h e sai d i n h i s h ea rt N o w t h e d ay s o f g r i e f m ay ,
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co m e f o r m y f ath e r t h at 1 m ay k i l l m y b roth e rJ aco b ,

.
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, , ,

i n g cal l e d f o r J a c o b h e r y o u n g e r son 2 A n d s h e sai d

, ,
. .

to h i m : B e h o l d th y b roth e r E s a u i s m ak i ng h i s p lan s to
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k i l l t h e e ; a n d no w h ea r m y w o rd s : a ri se a nd fl ee t o m y
b r o th e r La ban a n d d w e l l w i t h h i m a n u m be r o f d ay s u n ti l ,

t h e an g e r o f th y b r o th e r ha s tu rn e d an d h i s ange r h as
d epa rte d f r o m th ee an d h e f o rge t e ve ry t h i n g t h at th o u
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h ast d o n e h i m an d I w i l l s en d to b ri ng th e e f r o m th e re
,
.

3 A n d J a c o b sai d
. I h a ve no fea r : i f h e d e si res t o k i l l
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sh o u ld I be d e p ri ve d o f b o t h m y s o n s i n o ne d ay 5 An d . .
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J a c ob sai d to h i s m oth e r R e b e c c a : B e h ol d th ou kn o w “
,

est t h at m y f ath e r i s o l d a n d I s ee th at h i s e y es h a v e b e
,

co m e d u l l an d i f I l eav e h i m i t w i l l b e e v i l i n h i s ey e s
,

t h at I l e av e h i m an d g o a w ay f r o m t h e e a n d m y f ath e r ,

w i l l b e ang r y an d wi l l c u rs e m e I w i l l n o t go ; on l y i f .

h e se n ds m e w i l l I go f r o m h e re 6 A n d Re b e c c a sai d . .

to J a c o b : I w i l l go i n a n d w i l l sp ea k to h i m an d h e w i l l
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,

send thee .
7 A n d R e be c ca w e n t i n an d sp a k e to I saac :
.

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I am aggr i ev ed i n m y l i f e on a c c ou n t o f th e t w o d a ugh
t e rs o f H eth w hi c h E sau h as tak e n to h i m se l f as w i v es f ro m
am ong th e d au gh te r s o f Can aan : w h y s h o u l d I y e t l i ve "
f o r th e d aug h te rs o f t h e l an d o f Canaan a re e v i l 8 And . .

I saac c al l e d h i s so n J acob an d b l esse d h i m an d ad m o n , ,

i s h e d h i m an d sai d t o h i m :
, D o n ot tak e to t h e e a w i f e
f rom am ong a l l th e d au gh te rs o f Can aa n ; a r is e an d go t o
M esop otam ia t o t h e h o u se o f th e f ath e r o f t h y m oth e r
, ,

to th e h ou se o f B et h u e l an d tak e to t h ee f ro m t h e re a w i f e
,

f ro m am on g t h e d au gh te rs o f L a b an t h e b r o th e r of t hy ,

m oth e r A n d m a y t h e Go d of h eav e n b le ss t h ee an d i n
.

c rease an d e n l a rge t h e e an d b e c o m e th ou a c ol l e c t i o n o f n a
,

t i ons an d m ay h e gi v e th e b l essi ngs o f t hy f ath e r A b rah a m

,

to t h e e an d th y see d a f te r t h e e t h at t h ou m a y es t i n h e ri t ,

t h e l an d o f t hy p i lg r i m age an d al l t h e l an d w h i ch th e Lord
gav e t o A b r ah a m : go m y son i n p ea c e " 9 A n d I sa a c
, , .

s e n t a way J aco b an d h e w e n t t o M e sop ota m i a to Laban

, ,

th e son o f B e th u e l t h e S y ri an t h e b roth e r o f R e be c c a
, , ,

t h e m oth e r of J acob I O A n d i t h ap p en ed w h e n J acob

. .

h ad ari se n to go to M e sop otam i a t h e sp i ri t o f R e b e cca ,

w as sad a f te r h e r s on h ad g o n e a nd s h e w e p t 1 1 An d , . .

I saa c sa i d to Re be c c a : M y si ste r w e ep n ot o n a c c o u n t
“
,

o f J acob m y son f o r h e i s g o i n g i n p ea c e an d i n p ea c e
, , ,

h e wi l l re tu rn I 2 T h e M o st H i g h God w i l l p re se r v e
. .

h i m f r o m al l e vi l an d w i l l be w i t h h i m fo r h e w i l l no t ,

d ese rt h i m any day o f h i s l i f e f o r I p e r c e i v e th a t t h e L o rd,

w i l l p r o sp e r h i s p ath w h e re v e r h e g o es u nt i l h e re tu rn s ,

i n p ea c e t o u s a n d w e se e h i m i n p ea c e 13 D o no t f ea r . .

o n h i s accou n t m y si ster f o r rig h t i s h i s pat h a n d h e i s a

, ,
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p er f e ct an d f ai th f u l m an a n d w i l l n ot b e d e st roy e d : d o n ot
w e ep " I 4 A n d I saac co m fo rte d Re b e c c a on accou n t o f
.

J a c o b h e r son a n d bl esse d h i m
,
15 A n d J aco b w e n t . .

f ro m T h e l V e l l o f t h e O at h t h at h e m igh t co m e t o H aran i n
t h e fi rs t y ear o f t h e se con d w e e k i n th e f o r ty f ou rt h j u b i -

l e e an d cam e to L oz a am ong t h e m o u n tai ns t hat i s B e th e l

, , , ,

i n th e b egi n ni ng o f t h e fi rs t m on t h o f t h i s w e e k an d h e ,

ca m e to th e p la ce at e v e an d h e tu r ne d o ff f ro m t h e w ay
,

to w a r d t h e w est f ro m t h e h ig h w ay i n t h i s n igh t an d s l ep t ,

t h e r e f o r t h e s u n h a d s e t 16 A n d h e t oo k o n e f ro m
,
. .

a m ong t h e s ton es o f t h at p l ace an d l ai d i t u n d e r a tre e ,

an d h e w as t rav e l l i n g a l on e an d h e s l ep t I 7 A n d h e , . .

d r ea m e d i n th at ni g h t a d ream a n d b e h o l d a l a d d e r w a s , ,

p l a n te d u p o n t h e ea r t h a n d i ts h ead reac h e d to th e
,

h eav e n and b e h ol d t h e ange l s o f t h e L o r d asce n d e d an d

, ,

d esce n d e d o n i t a n d b e h ol d t h e L or d stoo d u p o n i t 18
, , . .

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Go d o f A b ra h am t h y f at h e r an d t h e G o d o f I saac : t h e
, ,

l an d u p o n w h i c h t h o u a r t s l e epi ng I w i l l gi v e t o t h e e an d
to t hy s ee d a f te r th e e an d t h y se e d s h a l l b e l i k e t h e san d
,

o f t h e s ea an d t h o u s h a l t i n c reas e to t h e w es t a n d eas t
,

an d so u t h a n d n orth ; an d a l l t h e c o u n t r i es o f th e n ati on s
s h al l b e b l esse d i n t h e e an d i n t h y se e d 19 A n d b eh ol d . .
,

I w i l l b e w i th t h e e an d sti ll wa tc h o v e r t h e e i n a l l t h i n gs
w h e re v e r t h o u go est an d w i l l b r i ng th e e b a c k i n to t h i s
,

l an d i n p eace ; f o r I w i l l n ot l eav e th e e u n ti l I d o al l t h at
I h av e sai d to t h e e 20 An d J a co b fi n i s h e d h i s s l e ep
. .
,

an d sai d : T ru ly t h i s p l ace i s th e h o u se o f t h e L o r d a n d
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,

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2 1 A n d h e w as a f rai d
. . an d sai d : ,

D re ad f u l i s th i s p lace w h i c h i s n oth i ng b u t th e h o u se o f
,

th e L o rd an d t h i s i s t h e p o rtal o f h eav e n
, 2 2 A nd J a c o b . .

a wok e e a rl y i n th e m o rn i n g an d took th e st o n e f r o m u n d e r
h i s h ead an d p la c ed i t u p as a p i l la r as a si gn o f t h i s p lac e ; ,

a n d b e p o u re d o i l u p o n i ts h e ad an d ca l l e d th e n am e o f ,

th i s p la c e B eth e l ; b u t i ts fi rst n am e w a s L 62 3 l i k e th e ,

l an d 2 3 A n d J a c o b p ray e d a p ra y e r t o th e L o rd say i ng :
. .
,

I f th e L o rd w i l l b e w i th m e an d g u ard m e o n t h i s pat h
 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E E S . 83

u p on w h i c h I w al k an d i f th e L o r d g i v e m e b read to eat
,

an d cl oth es to c l oth e m y se l f a n d I r e tu r n i n p e a c e to th e ,

h ou se o f m y f ath e r t h e n th e Lo rd s hal l b e m y G od an d
, ,

th i s s to n e w h i c h I h av e se t u p as a p i l lar as a si gn i n th i s
, ,

p l a c e sh a ll b e a h o u s e of th e L ord 2 4 A n d al l t h i ngs
,
. .

t h at th o u gi v est m e o f t h at I w i l l gi v e t h e te nt h to th e e
, ,

m y God .

CHAP X XV I I I
. I A n d h e l i f te d u p h i s f e e t an d w e n t
. .

to t h e l an d o f t h e e ast to La b an t h e b roth e r o f h i s m oth e r

, ,

R e b e cca an d h e w as w i th h i m an d se rv e d h i m f o r R a c h e l
, ,

h i s d au gh t e r on e w e e k A n d i n t h e fi rs t y e a r o f t h e t h i r d
.

w e e k h e sai d to h i m : G i v e m e m y w i f e f o r w h o m I h av e
“
,

s e r v e d t h e e s e ve n y ea rs 2 A n d La b an sai d to J acob I
. .
,
“

w i l l gi ve t h ee t hy w i f e A n d Lab an m a d e a f east an d
.
,

too k Leah h i s o l d e r d au g h te r an d gav e h e r to J a c o b as a

, ,

wi f e an d gav e h e r Za l a p h a as a m ai d t o s e r v e h e r ; an d
,

J aco b d i d no t k n o w i t f o r h e th o u g h t s h e w as Ra c h e l 3
,
. .

An d h e w e nt i n to h e r an d b e h ol d i t w as L ea h ; a n d , ,

J aco b w as an gry at Laban an d s ai d to h i m : W h y h ast “

t h o u d o n e t h u s " 4 H a ve I n ot se r ve d t h e e f o r Rach e l
.

an d n ot f o r L ea h "W h y h ast th o u i nj u re d m e "T a k e t h y

d au gh te r a n d I w i l l go ; f o r th ou h as t d on e e v i l to m e .

5 F o r J a c ob lov e d Rach e l m o re th an L eah f o r t h e ey es

.
,

o f Lea h w e re d u l l b u t h e r f o rm w as v e ry b eau ti f u l ; b u t
,

Ra c h e l h ad b eau ti f u l e y es an d a b eau t i f ul an d v e ry a t
t r act i v e f o rm 6 A n d Lab an sai d to J aco b : I t i s n ot th e
. .

c u sto m i n o u r l an d to gi v e t h e y o u nge r b e f o re t h e e l d e r .

7 An d i t i s n ot righ t to d o t h i s f o r t h u s i s i t o r d ai n e d
.
,

an d w r i tte n o n t h e ta b le ts o f h eave n t h at n o on e s h al l ,

gi v e h i s y o u nge r d augh te r b e f ore t h e ol d e r b u t sh al l ,

gi v e th e y ou nge r a f te r h e r 8 A n d th e m an t h at d oes . .

t h i s loads si n u p on h i m se l f o n t h i s ac cou n t i n h eav e n ,

'

an d n o o n e w h o d oes t h i s i s j u st f o r i t i s an e v i l d e e d ,

b e fo r e t h e Lo rd 9 A n d th o u com m an d th e ch i l d re n o f
. .

I srae l th at th ey d o n o t t h i s t h i ng an d n ei th e r ta k e no r ,

g i v e t h e y ou n ge r b e f o r e th e O ld e r h as b e e n esta b l i sh ed ,

f o r i t i s v e ry w i c k ed 10 An d La b a n sa i d to J aco b :
. .
84 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E ES .

L e t t h e s e v e n d a y s o f th i s f e ast p ass by an d I w i l l gi v e ,

t h e e Rac h e l t h a t t h o u m ay e st s e r v e m e a n o th e r se v e n y ea rs ,

t h at th o u m a v e s t h e rd m y sh e ep as th o u h ast d o n e i n t h e ,

fi rs t w e e k 1 1 A n d o n t h e d ay w h e n th e s e v e n d ay s o f t h e
. .

f east o f Lea h w e re pa s sed Lab an gav e R a c h e l to J aco b , ,

th at h e m i g h t se rv e h i m a s e c o nd s e v e n y ea rs a n d h e g a v e ,

Rach e l B al la t h e si ste r o f Za l a p h a as a m ai d t o se rv e h e r
, ,
.

12 . A n d h e se rv e d se v e n y ea rs aga i n f o r Ra c h e l f o r Leah ,

h ad be e n gi v e n t o h i m 13 A n d t h e Lo rd O p e n ed t h e . .

w o m b o f Le ah a n d s h e b e c a m e p reg n an t an d bo re J acob
,
-

a so n a n d h e cal l e d h i s n am e Re u be n on th e f o u rte e n th
, ,

o f t h e n i n t h m on th o f t h e fi rs t y e a r o f th e t h i rd w e e k .

14 . B u t t h e w o m b o f R a c h e l w as c lose d f o r th e Lo rd sa w ,

t h at Leah w as h ate d b u t Rach e l was b e lo v e d 15 And . .

agai n J aco b w e n t i n to Leah a n d s h e con ce i v e d an d b o re ,

J a c o b a se co n d s on an d h e cal l e d h i s n am e S i m e on o n t h e
, ,

t w e n ty fi rs t o f th e te n t h m o nt h a n d t h e t h i r d y ea r o f t h i s
-

w e e k 16 A n d agai n J a c o b w e n t i n t o Le ah an d s h e b e
. .
,

c a m e p reg nan t a n d bo re h i m a t h i rd so n an d h e cal le d h i s ,

n a m e L e v i i n th e b egi n n i n g o f t h e th i rd m on t h i n t h e
, ,

s i x th y ea r o f th i s w e e k I 7 A n d a g ai n J a cob w e n t i n to
. .

L eah an d sh e b e c am e p reg n an t a n d bo re h i m a f o u rth

,

s on a n d h e cal l e d h i s n a m e J u da h o n th e fi fte e n t h o f t h e
, ,

th i rd m o n th i n th e fi rs t y ea r o f t h e f o u rt h w e e k 18 A n d . .

i n al l th i s Ra c h e l was j eal ou s o f Lea h f o r s h e d i d no t ,

b ea r ; an d sh e sa i d to J a c o b Gi v e m e a s o n " 19 A n d ,
“
.

J a c o b sai d t o h e r A m I p re v e n t i ng f r u i t o f t h e w o m b
,
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f ro m th ee : h a v e I l e f t th e e " 2 0 A n d w h e n Ra c h e l s a w
”
.

th at Leah h ad b o rn e J a c o b f o u r s o n s R e u be n S i m e o n , , ,

L e v i a nd J u d ah th e n sh e sai d t o h i m
, ,
G o i n t o B a l la m y , ,

m a i d an d sh e w i l l c o n c ei v e a n d bea r a s o n fo r m e
,
2 1 . .

A nd h e w e n t i n t o h e r an d sh e b ecam e p regna n t an d b o re
,

h i m a s o n an d sh e c al l e d h i s n a m e D an o n th e n i n th o f
, ,

th e si x th m o n th i n t h e s i x th y ea r o f th e t h i rd w e e k
,
.
2 2

A n d a g a i n a se c o n d ti m e h e we n t i n t o B al la a n d sh e b e ,

c am e p re g n a n t an d b o re J a c o b a n o th e r s o n a n d Ra c h e l ,

c a l le d h i s nam e N a p h t a l i m i n th e fi f t h o f th e s e v e n t h ,
 TH E BO O K O F J U BI LE ES . 85

m on th o f t h e se cond y ea r o f th e f ou rth w e e k 2 3 A n d . .

w h e n Leah s a w t h at s h e h ad b e com e s te r i le an d d i d n ot
bear sh e b e c am e j eal o u s o f Rach e l an d s h e gav e Za l a ph a
, , ,

h e r m a i d to J a c o b as a w i f e an d s h e b e ca m e p r egn an t
, ,

an d b ore h i m a s on an d sh e c a l l e d h i s n am e Gad on t h e
, ,

t we l f th o f th e e ig h t h m on th i n th e t h i rd y ea r o f t h e f ou rth
w ee k 2 4 A n d agai n h e w e n t i n to h e r an d s h e b e c am e
. .
,

p regnan t an d b o re h i m an o th e r son an d Leah c al l e d h i s ,

n am e Ash e r o n t h e se c o n d o f t h e e l e v e n th m on th i n t h e
,

fi f th y ear o f t h e f ou rth w e e k 2 5 A n d J aco b w e n t i n to . .

Leah an d s h e b e c am e p regn an t an d bo re J aco b a son an d

, ,

s h e c al l ed h i s nam e I ssa c h ar on t h e f o u r th o f t h e fi f th ,

m on th i n t h e f ou rth y ea r o f th e f ou rth w e e k an d s h e gav e ,

h i m to a n u rse 2 6 A n d J a c o b agai n w e n t i n t o h e r an d
. .
,

s h e b e c a m e p re gn an t an d s h e b o re h i m t w o [ c h i l d re n ] a ,

so n an d a d au g h te r an d s h e cal l e d h i s n am e Z e b u lo n an d
,

t h e nam e o f th e dau gh te r D i n ah o n t h e se v e n t h o f th e ,

se ve nt h m o nt h i n th e si x th y e ar o f th e f ou rt h w e e k 2 7 . .

A n d th e Lord w a s g ra ci ou s to R a c h e l an d O p e n e d h e r
w o m b an d sh e be cam e p regn an t a n d bo re a s o n an d s h e
, ,

cal l ed h i s n am e J osep h i n th e b egi n n i n g o f t h e f o u rt h

,

m on t h o f t h e s i x t h y e a r o f th i s f ou rt h w ee k 2 8 A n d i n . .

t h e d ay s w h e n J os ep h w as b o r n J a c ob s ai d t o L aban :
G i v e m e m y w i v es an d m y ch i l d re n an d I w i l l go to m y ,

f ath e r I saac a n d I w i l l m a k e f o r m y s e l f a h ou se f o r I
, ,

h av e c o m p l e te d th e y ea rs w h i ch I h av e se rv e d t h e e f o r
t h y t wo d au gh te rs an d I w i l l g o to th e h ou se o f m y
,

f ath e r . 29 A n d Laban sai d t o J a c o b : R e m ai n w i t h

.
“

m e f o r wages an d h e rd m y f ol d s again an d re c e i ve t h y
,

w a g es 3 0 A n d th ey ag re ed w i th ea c h oth e r t h at h e
. .
,

w ou l d g i v e h i m as wages al l t h e y o u n g s h e ep a n d
goats s h o u l d b e h i s w ages A n d t h e p o ssessi o n s o f .

J a c o b i n c rease d v e ry m u c h a n d h e p o ssessed o x e n a n d
,

sh ee p an d asses an d cam e l s an d s o ns an d d au g h te r s .

A n d La b an an d h i s son s w e re j eal o u s o f J a c o b a n d Laba n ,

gath e re d h i s sh e ep a wa y f r o m h i m a n d t h o u gh t o ut e v i l , .

C HAP X X I X . I An d i t h app e n ed w h e n Rach e l h ad

. .
86 T H E BO O K O F J U BI LE ES .

gi ve n b i rt h to J osep h t h a t Laba n w e n t o u t to s h ea r h i s
s h e e p f o r t h ey w e re d i stan t f ro m h i m a j ou rn ey o f t h re e
,

d ay s 2 A n d J a co b s a w t h at Laba n h a d go n e to s h ea r
. .

h i s sh e ep a n d h e cal l e d L eah a n d R a c h el a n d sp a k e u n to
, ,

th ei r h ea r ts t h at th ey s h o u l d go w i t h h i m t o t h e la n d o f
,

Canaa n f o r h e to l d th e m a l l t h at h e h a d s e e n i n t h e d re am
, ,

an d a l l th at h e [ G od ] h ad sp o k e n to h i m th a t h e s h ou l d ,

re tu r n to t h e h o u se o f h i s f at h e r ; a n d t h ey sai d t o h i m :
“
\V e w i l l go e v e r y w h e re t h o u g-oes t w i th t h e e w e w i l l ,

go 3 A n d J aco b b l ess e d t h e G o d o f h is f at h e r I saa c

”
. .
,

an d th e G o d of A b rah a m t h e f at h e r o f h i s f ath e r an d h e , ,

a rose an d p rep a r e d h i s w i v es an d c h i l d re n a n d too k al l ,

h i s p ossessio n s a n d c rosse d th e r i v e r an d ca m e to t h e l an d
o f G i l ead an d J a co b h i d h i s h eart f ro m L a b an an d d i d n ot
,

te l l h i m 4 A n d i n t h e se ve n th y ea r o f t h e f ou r t h w e e k
. .

J a co b r etu r n e d to G i l ea d i n t h e fi rs t m on th o n th e t w e n ty ,

fi r s t ; an d La b an f o l l o w e d a f te r h i m an d f o u n d J a co b i n ,

th e m ou n tai n s o f Gi l e ad i n t h e t h i rd m on t h o n t h e t w e l f t h
, ,

t h e r e o f 5 A nd t h e L o r d d i d n ot p e r m i t h i m t o i nj u r e
. .

J a co b f o r h e ap p ea r e d to h i m i n a d rea m by n ig h t ; a n d
,

L a ba n sp a k e to J aco b 6 A n d o n t h e fi f te e n th t h e r eo f . .
,

o n t h at d ay J aco b m ad e a f e ast to L aban a n d a ll w h o h a d

,

com e w i t h h i m an d J aco b s w o re to L a b an o n th i s d ay
,

a n d L a b an to J aco b t h a t th ey w ou l d no t c ross f o r e v i l to
,

on e an o th e r th e m ou n tai n s o f G i l ead 7 A n d h e m a d e . .

t h e re a l a r g e s to ne h eap as a te sti m o ny ; o n t h i s acc o u n t

th e n a m e o f th i s p l ace i s cal l e d T h e S t o n e H ea p O f T es ti “

m ony ; s u c h i s th e h eap 8 B u t b e fo re t h ey h a d cal l e d . .

t h e l an d o f G i l ead th e l an d o f R a ph a i m f o r i t was t h e ,

l an d o f th e R a p h a i m an d t h e R a p h a i m o r gi an t s w e r e
, , ,

bo rn th e re w h o se l e n g t h i s te n n i n e e i g h t a n d se v e n e l l s
, , , , ,

a n d th ei r d we l l i ngs w e r e f r o m th e lan d o f th e s o n s o f
A m m o n t o M o u n t H e rm o n an d th e se ats o f t h ei r k i ng ,

d o m w e re K O r O naé m a n d A d r a an d Mi s fi r an d E GO n .

9 A n d th e L o rd sl e w t h e m o n a c c o u n t o f th e wi c k ed n ess
.

o f t h e i r d ee d s f o r th ey w e re m o st te r ri b l e an d th e A m
, ,

m o r i t e s i n h ab i t i t i n t h ei r p la c e e v i l a n d s i nfu l an d t h e re , ,
88 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L E ES .

h o u se o f S h e c h e m t h e so n o f H a m o r t h e H i v i te p ri n ce O f
, ,

t h e la n d a nd h e sl ep t w i th h e r a n d d e fi l e d h e r an d s h e
, ,

w as a s m al l gi rl t w e l v e y ea rs o f age 2 An d h e b e g g e d . .

h e r f at h e r a n d h e r b r o th e rs f o r h e r th at s h e sh ou l d b e ,

gi v e n to h i m as w i f e ; a nd J a c o b an d h i s so n s w e re an g ry
on a c c o u n t o f th e m e n o f S h e c h e m be c au se th ey h ad d e fi l e d
,

t h ei r s iste r D i n ah ; a n d th ey sp ok e w it h th e m f o r e vi l an d ,

i n trigu e d a g ai n st an d d e ce i v e d t h e m 3 A nd S i m e on an d
. .

Le v i se c re t ly c a m e to S h e c h e m a nd i n fl i c ted p u n i s h m e n t
u p on al l th e m e n o f S h e c h e m an d sl e w a l l t h e m e n t h ey
,

f o u n d i n i t an d d i d n ot l e av e a si ng l e o ne i n i t
, 4 T h ey . .

k i l l e d al l i n to rm e n ts b e c au se t h ey h ad d i sh o n o re d t h e i r
,

s i ste r D i n ah 5 A n d t h u s y e s h a l l n o t d o f ro m n o w o n
. .

an d to e te rn i ty to d e fi l e a d au g h te r o f I s rae l f o r i n h ea ve n ,

i t w a s o r d ai ne d o v e r t h e m as a p u n i s h m e n t th at th ey
sh o u l d r o ot ou t a l l th e m e n o f S h e c h e m b e c au se th e y ,

c o m m i tt e d a s h a m e o n a d a u g h te r o f I srael a n d th e L o rd ,

t u rn e d th e m o v e r i n to t h e h an d s o f t h e s on s o f J a c o b t h at ,

th ey sh ou l d ro o t th e m o ut w i t h th e s w o rd a n d t h at th ey ,

sh o u l d i n fl i ct p u n i sh m e n t u p o n t h e m ; a n d n e v e r agai n
s h al l i t be th u s i n I s rae l t h at a d au gh te r O f I s rae l b e d e
,

fi led . .6 A n d i f th e re i s any m an i n I s rae l w h o d e si re s to

gi v e h i s d au gh te r o r h i s si s te r to a n y m a n w h o i s o f th e
s e e d o f t h e Ge n ti l e s h e sh al l s u re ly
,
d i e a n d th ey sh a l l ,

sla y h i m w i th s to n e s f o r h e h as c o m m i tte d a s i n an d a
,

sh am e i n I srae l ; an d h i s w i f e th ey sh al l b u rn w i th fi re ,

f o r s h e h as d e fi l e d th e n am e o f th e h o u se o f h e r f ath e r ,

a n d sh e sh al l b e r o o te d o ut o f I s rae l 7 A n d n o f o rn i c a
. .

t i o n o r d e fi l e m e nt sh al l be fo u n d i n I s rae l al l th e g e n e ra
ti o n s o f t h e ea rth ; fo r I s rae l i s h o ly t o th e L o rd an d ,

e ve ry m an t h at d e fi l e s m u s t su re ly d i e an d th ey sh al l s l ay ,

h i m wi th st o n es 8 F o r th u s i s i t o rd ai n e d a n d w ri t te n
. .

o n t h e ta b l e ts o f h ea v e n c o n c e rni n g al l th e s e e d o f I s rae l ,

th at h e w h o d e fi l e s m u st su re ly d i e an d th ey s h a l l s l ay
,

h i m w i t h st o n e s 9 A n d t o th i s l a w th e re i s no l i m i t o f
. .

d a y s and no c e as i n g and no fo r g i v e n e ss b u t h e sh a l l b e ,

r o o te d o ut w h o d e fi l c s h i s d au gh te r am ong a l l I s r ae l b e
, ,
 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES . 89

c ause h e has g iven eed t o M o l o c h an d has s i n n ed b y

of his s

d e fi l i ng . 10 A nd th o u M o s e s c o m man d th e ch i ldren o f
.
, ,

I s rael an d te s t i fy o ver them that th e y s hal l no t g i ve an y o f

the i r dau g hters t o the Gen t i l e s and that th e y s hal l no t tak e
an y o f th e dau g h ters o f th e Gent i l e s ; fo r th i s i s a ccursed
:

befo re th e L o rd I I A nd o n th i s a cco u n t I have wr i tten

. .

fo r thee i n the w o rds o f th e law al l th e deed s o f S hechem

wh i c h th e y d i d a g a i nst D i nah and h ow th e c h i ldren o f J a co b,

c o nvers ed s ay i n g W e w i l l no t gi ve o ur dau g hter t o an

“

u n c i r cum ci s e d m a n fo r th i s i s d i s g ra c efu l t o us
,
12 And it . .

i s d i s gra ce fu l t o I s rael t o t h o s e that gi v e an d t o th o s e that

re ce i ve fr o m th e Gent i l e s a ny dau g hter s fo r i t i s u n c lean an d ,

a ccurs ed t o I srael ; and I srael w i ll no t b e c lean o f th i s un

c leanne s s o f h i m w h o h a s o f th e dau g hter s o f th e Gent i les

fo r a w i fe o r w h o h a s g i v en o f h i s dau g h ters t o a m an w
,
ho
i s o f an y o f th e seed o f th e Gent i le s ; fo r t h ere w i ll be
p la g ue s u p o n p la g u es c urs e u p o n c urse a nd a ll p un i s h m ent
, ,

and pl a uge s a nd curs e s w i ll c o m e 13 A nd i f th ey d o th i s . .

t h i n g and i f th e y bl i nd the i r e y e s t o th o s e that c o m m i t un

,

c leannes s and t o th os e that defi le t h e s an c tuar y o f the L o rd

and th o se that p r o fan e h i s h o l y nam e then s hall the wh o le ,

p e o p le t o g ether be p un i s h ed o n a cc o unt o f a ll th i s u n clean

,

nes s and th i s p r o fanen e s s and th ere w i l l b e no re s p e c t f o r

,

p ers o n s and no c o n s i derat i o n fo r p ers o n s and no tak i n g o f

, ,

fru i t s fr o m h i s hands an d fru i t o ffer i ng an d burn t o ffer i n g an d

fa t an d i n c en s e o ff er i n g as a sweet sav o ur that i t m a y be ,

a cc e p table I 4
. A n d e v er y m an and w o man i n I srael w h o
.

d e fi l e s the san ctuar y s hall be thu s 15 A nd o n a cc o un t o f . .

th i s I ha v e c o m man ded thee s a y i n g : T e s t i fy th i s te s t i m o n y

,
“

o ver I s ra el : s e e h o w i t ha p p en ed t o the S he c hem i te s and

the i r s o ns h o w th e y were g i ve n i nt o th e hand s o f t h e t w o

,

s o n s o f J a c o b and th e y s lew th em i n t o rm ents and i t was ,

j ust i c e t o th em and i t i s wr i tte n d o wn f o r j u s t i ce co ncern i n g

,

th em .

CH A P X XX I
. I A n d i n th e n ew m o o n o f th e m o nth
. .
,

J a co b s p o k e t o al l th e m en o f h i s h o u s e s a yi n g : Pur i f y ,

y o u r selves and c han g e y o ur c l o th e s and ar i s i n g let u s go up ,

90 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

to B eth el w h ere I m ade a v o w w h en I was flee i n g fr o m th e

,

fa c e o f E s au m y br o th er ; b e cau s e b e [ G o d] h as b een w i th
,

m e and h as bro u g h t m e i nt o th i s lan d i n p ea c e 2 A n d

,
. .

rem o v e th e fal s e g o d s that are i n y o ur m i d s t 3 A n d tear . .

awa y th e fal s e g o d s wh i c h are i n y o u r ears an d o n y o ur

ne c k s an d th e i d o l s w h i ch Ra c h el t o o k fr o m h e r fath er La
,

ban an d wh i c h s h e g a v e al l t o J a c o b
, 4 A n d h e burned an d .
”
.

bro k e an d de s t r o y ed and h i d th em u nder an o a k wh i ch was ,

i n th e lan d o f S h e c h em 5 A n d h e a s c ended at the n ew . .

m o o n o f th e se v enth m o n th t o B ethel 6 A n d h e bu i lt . .

an al tar at th e p lace wh ere h e h a d s l e p t an d h e erect e d th ere ,

a m o n um en t an d h e s en t fo r h i s fath er I saa c t o co m e t o h i m
,

t o th e s a cr i fice a nd t o h i s m o ther Reb e c ca , 7 A n d I s aa c . .

sa i d : Let m y s o n J ac o b co m e and l et m e s e e h i m be fo re
“

I die 8 A n d J a c o b wen t t o I saa c h i s fath er an d t o h i s

. .
,

m o th er Rebe cca t o th e h Ous e o f h i s fath er A braham and

, ,

h e t o o k t w o o f h is s o n s w i th h i m Lev i and J uda h and c am e , ,

t o h i s fath er I s aa c an d h i s m o th er Rebe cc a 9 A n d R e . .

b e cca cam e o ut o f th e t ower t o th e f ro n t o f th e t o wer t hat ,

sh e m i g h t k i s s J ac o b and t o em bra c e h i m fo r h er s p i r i t w a s ,

al i ve wh en s h e h eard B eh o ld th y s o n J a co b h as co m e an d ,
“

s h e k i s s ed h i m 10 A nd s h e s aw th e t w o s o ns and s h e
. .

kn ew th em and s a i d t o h i m : I I ,
A re th e s e th y s o n s m y .
“
,

s on P and s h e em bra c ed th em and k i s s ed th em and bl e s s ed

”

th em s ay i n g : ,
I n y o u ma y th e s eed o f A braham b e
“

h o n o red an d m a y y e b e a ble s s i n g o ver t h e earth " 12

,
”
.

A nd J a c o b wen t i n t o h i s fath er I s aa c t o h i s cham ber wh ere

h e sl e p t a nd h i s t w o s o n s w i th h i m and h e t o o k th e hand
, ,

o f h i s fath er an d bend i n g d o wn k i s s ed h i m
, and I s aa c c l u n g ,

t o th e n e c k o f J a c o b h i s s o n an d we p t o n h i s n e c k I 3 , . .

A n d th e dark n e s s l eft th e e y e s o f I s aa c and h e s aw t h e t w o ,

s o n s o f J a co b Le v i and J uda h and h e s a i d

, A re th e s e th y , ,

s on s m y s o n "fo r th e y are l i ke thee

, 14 A n d h e s a i d th a t . .

i n truth th e y were h is s o n s an d i n truth th o u s ee s t t h at ,

“

t h e y a re m y s o n s 15 A n d the y a pp roa ch ed h i m and

. .
,

th e y turn ed a nd h e k i s s ed th em and em bra c e d them al l

,

t o g ether 16 A nd th e s p i rit o f p ro p h e cy fell i n t o h i s m o uth

. .
,
9 2 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L EES .

and tr o u bl e th e e an d th o se that cu rs e th ee s h all be r o oted

, ,

o ut and b e destr o y ed fr o m th e earth and s h al l be a ccurs ed , .

27 .A n d turn i n g ar o u n d h e k i s s ed h i m a g a i n and em bra c ed

h i m and rej o i c ed g reatl y ; f o r h e had s een s o ns o f J a co b w h o ,

w as h i s s o n i n truth 28 A n d h e cam e fr o m between h i s

. .

f eet an d f el l d o wn and p ro s trated h i m s el f and h e ble s s ed

, ,

th em and h e rema i n ed w i th I s aa c h i s fath er o n that n i g h t

, , , ,

an d th e y ate and dran k w i th j o y 2 9 A nd h e c au s ed th e . .

t w o s o n s o f J ac o b t o s l ee p th e o ne at h i s r i g h t th e o th er , ,

at h i s l e ft and i t was a c c o u nted t o h i m f o r rig hte o u s n ess

, .

3 0 A nd J a co b t o ld h i s f ath er every th i n g dur i n g th e n i g h t

.
,

h o w th e L o rd had b een m er c i fu l t o h i m and h o w h e had ,

p r o s p ered h i m i n al l h i s wa y s an d h a d p r o te cted h i m fro m

al l ev i l 3 1 A n d I s aac b le s s ed th e G o d o f h i s fath er A b
. .

raham w h o had no t ceased h i s m er c y an d r i gh te o u s n e s s

,

fro m th e s o n s o f h i s ser v an t I s aac 3 2 A nd i n th e m o r ni n g . .

J a co b t ol d h i s fath er I s aac o f th e v o w h e had m ade t o th e

L o r d and o f th e v i s i o n h e had s een a nd h o w h e h a d bu i l t
, ,

an al tar and th at every th i n g was read y f o r th e sa cr i fi c e b e

,

fo re th e L ord as h e h a d v o w ed an d that h e had c o m e t o

, ,

p la c e h i m u p o n an a s s 3 3 And I s aa c s a i d t o h i s s o n . .

J ac ob I am no t ab l e t o go w i th th ee fo r I am o l d and
“
,

no t ab l e t o en dure th e wa y : go m y s o n i n p eace f o r I am , , ,

o ne h u ndred an d s i x t y fi v e y ears o l d t o da y ; I am no t abl e - -

t o tra v el 3 4 T ak e th y m o th er an d let h er go w i th th ee
. . .

3 5 A n d I k n o w m y s o n that th o u h a s t c o m e o n m y a c
.
, ,

c o u n t ; and ma y th i s da y be ble s s ed u p o n wh i c h th o u ha s t .

s ee n m e al i ve an d I h a v e s een thee m y s o n 3 6 Pro s p er , . .

,

and fulfil th e v ow w h i c h th o u h as t v o wed an d d o no t d ela y ,

th y v o w fo r th o u m u s t s eek th e v o w 3 7 A n d no w ha s ten
, . .

t o f ul fi l th y v o w ; an d m a y h e be p l ea s ed w h o h a s m ade al l

th i n g s t o w h o m th o u ha s t m ade th y v o w
, 38 And he .

s a i d t o Rebe c c a : G o w i th J a c o b th y s o n 3 9 A nd Re
“

, . .

be cca wen t w i th J a c o b and Deb o rah w i th h er and th e y cam e , ,

t o B e th el 40 A nd J a c o b rem em bered th e p ra y er w i th
. .

wh i c h h is fath er had bl e s s ed h i m and h i s t w o s o n s Le v i and ,

J udah an d h e rej o i ced and b l essed th e G od o f h i s fathers

, ,
 T H E BO O K O F j U BILE ES .
93

A bra h am an d I saa c 4 1 A n d h e s ai d . N ow I k n o w
.
:

that I have an eternal h O p e and m y s o n s als o be f o re t h e G o d ,

o f all ; an d thus i t i s o rda i n ed c o n c ern i n g th e t w o and th e y ,

ha v e p la ced i t a s a tes t i m o n y fo r th em t o etern i t y u p o n th e ,

tablet s o f h eaven as I s aac blessed th em .

CH A P X X X I I
. I A nd h e rema i n ed i n that n ig ht i n
. .

B ethel and Le v i dream ed that th e y had a p p o i n ted and made

,

h i m p r i est a nd h i s s o n s t o etern i t y p r i ests o f th e M o s t H ig h

, ,

G od an d h e aw o k e fro m h i s s lee p and bl e s s ed th e L o rd .

2. A nd J a c o b started earl y i n th e m orn i n g o n th e fo urtee nth ,

o f th i s m o n th and th e ten t h o f al l that cam e w i th h i m o f m en

,

a nd bea s t s and g o ld an d al l p o s s e s s i o ns and c l o th i n g 3

, ,
. .

A nd i n th os e da y s Ra ch el becam e p re g nant w i th h er s o n B en
j am i n and J a co b c o u nted h i s s o n s fro m h i m o n an d u p wards ;
,

an d th e p o rt i o n o f th e L o rd fel l u p o n Lev i and h i s fath er ,

c l o th ed h i m w i th th e g arm ent s o f th e p r i e s th o o d and fill e d ,

h i s hands 4 A nd o n th e fi fteenth o f th i s m o n th h e br o u g ht
. .

t o th e a ltar fi fteen o x en fr o m am o n g th e cattle twen t y e ig h t ,

-

ram s and fo rt y n i ne shee p and s i x t y lamb s and twent y n i n e

,
-
, ,
-

y o u n g g o at s a s a b urn t s a cr i fi c e o n th e altar and a s an a c

, ,

c e p t a b l e gi f t f o r a swee t s av o r t o th e L o rd G o d 5 Th i s . .

w as th e fulfilmen t o f th e v o w h e had m ade t o gi ve th e ten th

t o g eth er w i th th e ir fru i t an d the i r dr i nk o ffer i n g s 6 A n d . .

wh en th e fire had c o n s u m ed th em h e s cattere d frank i n c en s e ,

o ver them o n th e fire ; and fo r thank o ffer i n g t w o o x en an d fo u r ,

ram s and fo ur s h ee p and a s hee p o f t w o y ears and t w o y o un g

, , ,

g o at s th us h e d i d d i s tr i but i n g o ve r s e v en da y s 7 A nd h e . .

rema i n e d th ere e at i n g and al l h i s s o n s an d h i s m en i n j o y

,

seven da y s an d h e ble s sed and than k ed the L o rd w h o had

, ,

del i vered h i m f ro m al l h i s tr o uble an d t o w h o m h e had fulfilled ,

h i s v ow 8 A n d h e t oo k th e tenth o f al l th e clean an i m als

. .

and made a b urn t o ffer i n g ; and th e u n c l ean an i mal s h e g ave

t o h is s o n and th e m en h e g ave h i m and Lev i e x er c i s ed h i s
, ,

p r i e s tl y o ffi c e i n B ethel befo re J a co b h i s father i n p referen c e , ,

t o h i s ten br o th er s and h e w a s th ere a p r i est and J ac o b fu l

, ,

fi lled t o h i m h i s v o w s : an d thu s h e g a v e th e ten th a g a i n t o

the L o rd a nd s an c t i fied i t an d i t w as h o l y fo r h i m 9 A n d
, , . .
94 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

on th is a c co u n t i t i s o r d a i ned o n th e tabl et s o f h eaven as a law

c o ncern i n g th e gi vi n g o f a s e c o n d tenth — t o eat b e f o re th e

L o rd at th e p lace u p o n wh i c h h e h as ch o sen hi s nam e t o

d w ell y ear a fter y ear an d t o th i s law th ere i s no l i m i t O f d a y
,

t o etern i t y I O
. A nd th i s o rd i nance i s w r i tten t o d o i t y ear
.

a fter y ear fo r eat i ng a s ec o n d tenth before th e L ord i n th e

p lace wh i c h h e h as c h o s en and n o th i n g s hal l be left o ver fro m
,

i t t o th e fo l l o w i n g y ear I I F o r i n i t s y ear s hal l th e s eed b e

. .

eaten u n t i l th e seed o f th e y ear and th e w i n e c han g e th e i r

day s t o th e da y s o f w i n e and o i l and t o th e da y s o f o i l i n i t s ,

s eas o n 12
. A n d al l that i s l eft th ere o f an d wh i ch bec o m e s
.

o ld let it b e c o n s i d ered co ntam i nated ; burn i t w i th fire f o r

, ,

i t i s u n c l ean 13 .A n d t h u s the y s hal l eat t o g eth er i n th e

.

s an c tuar y an d s hal l no t l et i t bec o m e o l d

,
14 A n d al l th e . .

ten th o f o x en an d s h ee p s hal l be h o l y t o th e L o rd an d s hal l ,

b el o n g t o h i s p r i e s t s w h o w i l l eat i t b efo re h i m fro m y ear t o

,

y ear ; fo r thu s i s i t o rda i ned and en g raven c o n cerni n g th e

ten th o n t h e tabl ets o f h eaven 15 A n d i n th e fo ll ow i n g. .

n ig ht o n th e twent y se co nd da y o f th i s m o nth J ac o b p lan n ed

,
-
,

that h e w o uld bu i ld th i s p la c e an d ere c t a wal l ar o u nd i t and ,

that h e w o uld sanct i fy i t and m ak e i t h o l y t o etern i t y fo r ,

h i m s el f an d h i s ch i ldren after h i m 16 A n d th e L o rd a p . .

p e a re d t o h i m i n th e n i g ht an d blessed h i m a nd sa i d t o h i m
, ,
:

T h o u s hal t no t c al l th y n am e J a c o b o n l y bu t I s rael al s o ,

s hall th y nam e b e c al led I 7 A nd h e sa i d t o h i m a g a i n

. .

I am th e L o rd th y G o d w h o h as created h eaven and earth ;

,

and I w i l l i n crea s e and m ult i p l y th ee e x c eed i n g l y and k i n g s ,

s hall c o m e fr o m th ee and th e y s hall rul e o ver al l wh ere v er

. ,

the fo o t o f th e s o n s o f man h as tro d 18 A n d I w i l l gi ve t o . .

th y s eed al l the land u nder h eaven and th e y s hal l ru l e o v er ,

al l th e nat i o n s as th e y de s i re an d after that th e y w i l l g ath er

,

"
t o th em s elve s th e wh o l e earth and s hal l i nh er i t th e W o rld , .

19 . A nd h e co m p l e ted c o n v ers i n g w i th h i m and a s cended ,

fro m there and J ac o b l o o ked u nt i l h e a s c ended t o h ea v en 2 0

,
. .

A nd h e s a w i n a v i s i o n o f th e n i g h t and beh o ld an an g el de ,

s c ended fr o m h eave n w i th s even tablet s i n h is hand s an d h e ,

g ave th em t o J a c o b and he read al l that was wr i tten o n th em

, ,
 96 TH E BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

c al led h i m B enj am i n o n the el even th o f th e e igh th m on th in, ,

t h e fir s t y ear o f th e s i x th week o f th i s j u b i lee 35 A n d Ra . .

ch el d i ed th e re and w as b ur i ed i n the land o f E ph rat h ah that

, ,

i s B eth leh e m and J ac o b erected u p o n th e g rave o f Rach el a

,

c o lu m n o n th e ro ad ab o v e h er g rave
, .

CH A P X XX I I I . I A n d J ac o b wen t an d d w el t t o ward th e
. .

no rth at Magd é l rae p 2 A n d h e wen t t o h i s father I saa c . .

,

h e an d Leah h i s w i fe o n th e ne w m oo n o f th e tenth m o nth

, , .

3 A n d Reub en s a w B al la th e ma i d o f Rach el , th e co ncu b i n e

.
,

o f h i s fath er wh i le s h e w a s bath i n g i n water a t a h i dden p la c e

, ,

an d he l o ved h er 4 A nd h e h i d h i m s el f at n ig h t an d h e
. .
,

en tered th e h o u s e o f B alla at n ig h t an d f o und h er l yi n g al o n e ,

o n h er bed ; and s l ee p i n g and h e la y d o wn w i th h er 5 And , . .

sh e aw o k e and saw an d b eh o ld Reu ben was l y in g w i th h er

, , ,

o n th e b ed ; an d s h e u nc o vered th e ed g e an d se i z ed h i m an d

cr i ed o ut an d d i s c o vered th at i t was Reu b en and sh e wa s

, ,

asham ed o n h i s a cc o u nt an d l et go her hand fro m h i m an d , ,

h e fled 6 A n d s h e lam en ted o n ac co un t o f th i s th i n g e x

. .

c e e d i ngl y an d d i d no t m ent i o n it t o a ny b o d y
, 7 A n d w h en . .

J ac o b return ed an d s o u g h t h er sh e s a i d t o h i m : I am no t ,
“

c lean fo r thee f o r I have been d e fi l e d f o r thee fo r Reu ben

, ,

h a s d e fi l e d m e and la y w i th m e i n th e n ig h t and I was a s lee p ,

and d i d no t d i s c o ver i t u n t i l h e u n c o vered th e ed g e and h e ,

la y w i th m e 8 A n d J a c o b wa s ver y an g r y at Reuben that

‘

. .

h e had la i n w i th B al la fo r h e had u nc o vered th e c o ver i n g o f h i s

,

fath er ; an d J a co b d i d no t a p p r o a ch h er an y m o re b e c ause ,

Reuben had d e fil e d h er f o r h i s deed was very wi c ked fo r i t , ,

i s a cc ur s ed be fo r e th e L o rd 9 O n th i s ac c o u nt i t i s wr i tten . .

and o rdain ed o n th e tablets o f h ea v en that a man s hal l no t ,

s lee p w i th th e w i fe o f h i s fath e r an d that h e s hal l no t un c o ve r ,

th e co ver i n g o f h i s father f o r th i s i s u n clean ; th e y m u s t ,

surel y d i e t o g eth er the m an that l i es w i th th e wi fe o f h i s

,

fath er an d th e w o m an f o r the y d o an u n c l ean th i n g i n t h e

, ,

land 10
. A n d the r e s hall b e n o th i n g u n c l ean be fo re o ur
.

G o d i n th e nat i o n h e h a s c h o s en fo r h i m s e l f a s a k i n g d o m .

11 A nd a g a i n i t i s wr i tten : Curs ed be th e o ne that l i eth

.
“

w ith th e w i fe o f h i s father fo r h e hath u nc o ve r ed the s ham e o f ,

 T H E BO O K OF J UB I L EES .
97

h is fath er an d al l th e h o l y o ne s o f th e L o rd s h al l s ay : T hu s
,
‘

be i t "T hu s be 12 A n d t h o u M o s e s co m m and th e .
, ,

c h i ldren o f I s rael t h at th e y ob s er v e th i s w o rd f o r th e p un i s h ,

m en t i s death an d i t i s u n c lean an d th ere i s no forg i v en e s s t o

, ,

at o ne fo r a m an that d o e s t h i s w i c ked deed e x c e p t slay i n g ,

an d s t o ni n g h i m t o death o r ro o t i n g h i m o ut fro m am o n g s t ,

th e p e o p l e o f o ur G o d 13 F o r th ere s hal l no t rema i n al i ve

. .

o n earth a s i n g l e da y an y man that d o e s th i s i n I s rael f o r i t i s ,

a cc urs ed and u n cl ea n I 4 A nd l et th em no t s a y th at Reu

. .

b en l i ved and w a s fo rg i ven that h e had s le p t w i th th e c o nc u

b i n e o f h i s father and s h e t oo al th o u g h her h u s ban d J a c o b
, , , ,

h i s fath er w as y et al i ve F o r h e had no t y et reveal ed

'

,
15 . .

th e o rd i nan c e an d th e p u n i s hm en t an d th e l a w i n i t s ent i re
c o m p leteness ; fo r i n t h y da y s i t i s a s a law s i n c e h i s da y s an d
a s a law t o etern i t y t o th e g en erat i o n o f etern i t y
,
and there i s
no t an y p a s s i n g o f da y s t o th i s l a w no r a ny fo rg i ven e s s t o h i m , ,

e x ce p t th at th e y b o th b e ro o ted o ut t o g eth er fr o m t h e m i d s t
'

o f t h e p e o p l e : o n the da y o n wh i c h the y d o i t th e y s hal l s la y

th em . 16 A n d th o u M o s e s w r i te i t d o wn fo r I s rael that
.
, ,

th e y o bserv e i t ac c o rd i n g t o t h es e w o rd s and let them no t ,

c o m m i t a m o rtal s i n fo r th e L o rd o ur G o d is a j ud g e w h o h a s
,

no re g ard fo r p er s o n s a nd re c e i v e s no p re s ent s 17 A nd tel l . .

them th e s e w o rd s o f th e o rd i nan c e that th e y o b e y an d p r e ,

s e r ve them an d wat c h th em s e lve s a nd be no t d e s tr o y ed and

, ,

r o o ted o ut o f th e land ; f o r u n cl ean an d an ab o m i nat i o n an d

c o ntam i nat i o n an d p r o fanat i o n a r e all th e y th at d o th i s o n th e

earth befo re o ur G o d 18 An d th ere i s no s i n o n earth . .

g re ater than fo rn i cat i o n wh i c h th e y c o m m i t o n th e earth fo r

, ,

I srael i s a nat i o n h o l y u nt o G o d an d a n at i o n o f i n h er i tan c e ,

f o r its G o d and a nat i o n o f p r i esth oo d an d ro v a l t y and a p o s

,

se s s i o n and no o ne shal l a p p ear t h u s uncl ea n i n th e m i d s t o f

,

t h e h o l y p e o p l e 19 A nd i n the th i rd y ear o f th i s s i x th wee k

. .

J a co b and al l h i s s o ns wen t and dwelt i n th e h o u s e o f A bra

ham n ear I s aac h i s fath er an d Rebe cca h is m o th er 2 0
, , , , . .

A nd t h e s e are th e nam es o f th e s o n s o f Ja co b th e firs t b o re

Reu ben S i m e o n Le v i J udah I s s a ch ar Z e bu l un th e s o n s
, , , , , ,

o f Leah ; and th e s o n s o f Ra c hel J o se p h and B enj am i n ; and ,

9 8 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

t h e s o n s o f B al la Dan an d Na p h tal i and th e s o ns o f Zal aph a

, ,

G a d and A su r ; and D i nah th e dau g h ter o f Leah th e o n l y , ,

dau g hter o f J ac o b 21 A n d g o i n g th e y b owed d o wn b e fo re

. .
,

I s aa c an d Rebe cca ; an d wh en the y saw th em th e y b le s s ed ,

J a co b and al l h i s s o ns 2 2 A n d I s aa c rej o i ced e x c ee d i n g l y

. .

that h e s a w th e s o n s o f J ac o b h i s y o u n g est s o n and b e , ,

bl e s s ed th em .

CH A P X X X I V . I A n d i n th e s i x th y ear o f t h i s w eek o f
. .

th e fo rt y fo urth j u b i lee J a co b s en t h i s s o n s t o p asture h i s

-
,

s h ee p and h i s s er v an t s w i th them t o th e p a s ture o f S he c h em

, .

2. A nd th e s even k i n g s o f th e A m o r i te s a s s em bled th em s elve s

a g a i nst th em to s la y th em h i d i n g th em s elve s u nd er th e tree s , ,

and t o tak e awa y th e i r cattl e and th e i r w i v e s 3 A nd J a c o b . .

and Le v i and J udah an d J o s e p h were at th e h o u s e where

I s aac th e i r fath er w as fo r h i s s p i r i t w a s s a d an d th e y co u ld
, ,

n o t l eave h i m ; an d B en j am i n w a s th e y o u n g e s t and o n th i s ,

a cco un t rem a i n ed w i th h i s fath er 4 A n d th e k i ng s o f Ta p h o . .

and o f A z é s a a nd S a ragO n and S é l O an d Gae z and th e k i n g ,

o f B é t O rO n an d o f Mani s ak é r c am e and al l th o s e that dwel l i n ,

th o s e m o unta i n s w h o dwel l i n th e w o o d s o f the land o f C a

,

naan 5 A n d th e y an n o u n c ed th i s t o J a co b s a y i n g :
. . Be ,

h o ld th e k i n g s o f th e A m o r i te s ha v e s urro unded th y s o n s i n
o rder t o ro b th e i r h erd s 6 A n d h e ar o s e f ro m h i s h o u s e
. .
,

h e and h i s th ree s o n s an d th e y o u n g m en o f h i s fath er an d ,

wen t fo rth and w en t a g a i n s t th em e ig h t h u ndred m en w h o ,

carr i ed s w o rd s 7 A n d th e y s l ew th em o n th e fi eld s o f S h e
. .

c hem and p urs u ed th o s e that fled and s lew th em w i th the

,

ed g e o f t h e s w o rd and s l ew th em a t A res a an d T h a p h a an d
,

S é rage n an d S el o and A mani s a k é ro and Gagaa s 8 A nd . .

h e co l le c ted h i s h erd s ; and h e w a s m o re p o werfu l than th o s e

and o rda i n ed a ta x o v er th em that th e y s h o u ld gi v e h i m tr i b ,

u te fi ne fru i t s o f t h e i r land and h e b u i lt Reuben and T a m

, ,

nat ares 9 A .nd he return

. ed i n p ea c e and m ade p ea c e w i th ,

them and th e y were h is s er v ant s u n t i l th e d a y h e and h i s

,

s o n s de s c end ed d o w n t o th e l a nd o f Egyp t 10 A nd i n th e . .

s e v en t h y ear o f th i s week h e s ent J o s e p h t o l earn ab o u t th e

s a f et y o f h i s br o th ers fr o m h is h o u s e t o S hechem and h e

, ,
 .

100 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

L e vi i s Mé l k a fro m am o n g the dau g h ters o f A ra m fro m t h e

, ,

seed o f th e s o n s o f T a ra m ; fo urth th e nam e o f th e w i fe o f ,

J udah i s B eta s ué l a Canaan i te w o man fi fth th e nam e o f th e

, ,

w i fe o f I s s a c har i s J e s ak O r H é z ka ; s i x th th e nam e o f th e w i fe ,

o f Zeb ul u n i s N ii m an s e v en th th e nam e o f th e w i fe o f D a n , ,

E g l a ; e i g hth th e nam e o f th e w i fe o f N a p h tal i i s Ra s u a o f

, ,

M e s o p o tam i a ; n i nth th e nam e o f th e w i fe o f G ad i s Mil k ;

,

and tenth n am e o f th e w i fe o f A s ur i s I j o n ; el even th th e

, ,

nam e o f the w i fe o f J o s e p h i s A s né t h an Egyp t i an w o man ,

twel fth th e nam e o f th e w i fe o f B enj am i n i s I j O s k a 2 2 A nd

, . .

S i m e o n re p e n ted and t o o k a s e c o nd w i fe fro m M e s o p o tam i a ,

l i ke h i s b ro th ers .

C H A P XX X V . I A n d i n th e firs t y ear o f th e fir s t week

. .

o f th e fo rt y fi ft h j ub i l ee -
Rebe cc a cal led h er s o n J a c o b and ,

g ave h i m c o m mand co n c ern i n g h i s fath er and c o n c ern i n g h i s

b r o th er that h e s h o u ld h o n o r th em al l th e da y s o f th e l i fe o f
,

J a co b 2 A n d J a co b s a i d :
. . I w i l l d o al l th o u c o m mande s t
m e fo r th i s th i n g w i ll be h o n o r and g reatne s s t o m e an d
,

r i g h te o u s n e s s be fo re th e L o rd that I s h o u ld h o n o r th em 3 ,
. .

A n d th o u m y m o th er kn o we s t m e fro m th e t i m e I w as b o rn
, ,

u nt i l th i s d a y al l m y deed s and every th i n g that i s i n m y

,

h eart that alwa y s I th i n k g o o d c o n c ern i n g all 4 A nd h o w

,
. .

s h o u ld I no t d o th i s w h i c h th o u ha s t c o m mand ed m e th at I ,

s h o u ld h o n o r m y fath er and m y br o th er " 5 T el l m e m y .

,

m o th er wh at p er v ers i t y th o u see s t i n m e
,
6 A n d I am far .

rem oved fro m h i m an d g entlen e s s i s i n m e , 7 A nd s h e s a i d . .

to h i m M y s o n al l m y day s I h a v e no t s ee n i n th ee a ny
,

p er v ers i t y and no d e p ra v ed a c t i o n s bu t r ig hte o u s ne s s

, 8 , . .

B ut i n truth I tel l th ee m y s o n I w i ll d i e i n th i s y ear an d , , ,

w i l l no t g et be y o nd th i s y ear i n m y l i fe f o r I s a w i n a d ream ,

th e da y o f m y d eath that I s h o uld no t l i v e b e v o nd o ne h u n

,

dred and fi ft v fi v e y ears 9 A nd beh o ld I have co m p l eted

-
. .
,

a l l th e d a y s o f m y l i fe w h i c h I w a s t o l i v e 10 A nd J a c o b . .

lau g h ed at th e w o rd s o f h i s m o th er b e cau s e s h e s a i d that s h e ,

w o uld d i e and s h e w a s s i tt i n g o p p o s i te h i m w i th h er s tren g th

,

u p o n her w i th o u t an y d e c rea s e o f s tren g th fo r s h e w ent i n

, ,

and o ut and s a w and h e r teeth were s tro n g an d no a i lm en t

, , ,
 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES . 10 1

h ad t o u ched h er a l l th e da y s o f h er l i fe I I A n d J a c o b sa i d . .

t o he r : H a p py am I m y m o ther i f m y da y s a p p r o a c h th e
, ,

da y s o f th y l i fe an d m y s tren gth ab i de i n m e a s th y s tren g th ;

,

and th o u w i l t no t d i e f or i n v a i n d o s t th o u s p eak w i th m e
,

c o n c er n i n g th y death A nd s h e wen t i n t o I s aa c an d
” “

I 2 . .
,

s a i d to h i m O ne p et i t i o n I a s k o f th ee : l et E s au s wear
“

that h e w i l l no t h a rm J a co b and w i l l no t p erse cute h i m i n ,

en m i t y f o r th o u kn o we s t th e th o u g h t s o f E s au that h e w as
, ,

terr i ble fro m h is y o uth o n an d th ere i s no t g entlen e s s i n h i m ,

fo r h e de s i re s after th y death t o k i l l h i m 13 A nd th o u kn o w . .

e s t h o w h e h as d o n e al l th e da y s fr o m th e da y wh en J a c o b ,

h i s br o th er wen t t o H aran t o th i s da y that h e h a s l eft us w i th

, ,

h i s wh o l e heart an d d o e s e v i l w i t h us H e h a s c o ll e c ted
'

,
14 . .

th y fl o c k s and al l th y p o s se s s i o n s h e ro b s _f ro m b efo re th y
,

fa c e an d wh en we entreated a nd a s ked f o r what w a s o urs h e

, ,

d i d a s a man th at p ra c t i s e s usur y o n us 15 A n d h e i s b i tter . .

at th ee be c au s e th o u d i d s t b le s s that p erfe c t and r i g hte o us s o n

J a c o b ; f o r i n h i m th ere i s no e v i l bu t g o o dn e s s I 6 An d , . .

s i n c e h e c am e fr o m H aran t o th i s da y h e h a s no t de p r i v ed us ,

o f the l e a s t ; b ut h e br i n g s us e v er y th i n g i n i t s t i me a nd a l
‘

wa y s and h e rej o i c e s i n h i s wh o le h eart wh en we tak e an y

,

th i n g fr o m h i s han d s and h e bles s es u s and d o e s no t s e p arate

,

fr o m us s i n c e h e cam e fro m H aran t o th e p re s en t d ay an d h e ,

l i ve s w i th us e v er i n o ur h o u s e h o n o r i n g us 17 A n d I saa c , .
”
.

s a i d t o h er : I kn o w and I s e e the d ee d s o f J a c o b w i th u s
“
,

that w i th al l h is h eart h e h o n o r s us bu t I l o v ed E s au form erl y

m o re than J a co b o n a cc o un t o f h i s b i rth ; bu t no w I l o v e
,

J a c o b m o re than E s au be cau s e h e h as i n c r ea s ed i n e v i l d o
,

i n g s an d th ere i s no r i g hte o u s n ess i n h i m fo r al l h i s w a y s are

, ,

i nj u s t i c e and v i o l en ce an d th ere i s no r ig hte o u s n e s s i n

,

h i m at al l 18 A n d no w m y h eart trem bles co n c ern i n g

. .

al l h i s deed s a nd n e i th er h e no r h i s s eed s hal l ab i de f o r

, ,

th e y s hal l b e de s tro y ed fro m th e earth a nd th e y s hal l ,

be r o o ted o ut fro m u nder h eaven ; fo r h e h as de s erted th e

G o d o f A braham an d g o e s after h i s w o m en after un
,

c leann e s s and after err o r h e an d h i s c h i ldren ,I 9 A nd . .

th o u d os t tel l m e t h at I shall mak e h i m s wear no t t o k i ll

10 2 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

J ac o b : e v en i f h e swears h e will no t k ee p t o h i s o ath ,

and w i l l no t d o g o o d but ev i l 2 0 A nd i f h e de s i re s t o k i l l . .

h is br o th er J a co b h e s hal l b e gi v en i nt o th e hand s o f J a co b
,

and s hal l no t e s ca p e fro m h i s hand s b ut fal l i nt o h i s b a nd s , .

2 1 . A n d th o u fear no t c o n c ern i ng J a c o b fo r t h e wat chman ,

o f J a c o b i s gr e at and p o werful an d h o n o red and w o rs h i p p ed

ab o v e th e w at ch man o f E s au 22 A n d Reb e cc a sen t fo r . .

a nd cal led E s au a nd h e c am e t o h er,

and s h e s a i d t o h i m , ,

O ne p ra y er I ha v e m y s o n wh i ch I as k o f thee and
“
, , ,

g rant i t that th o u m a y e s t d o wh a t I as k o f th ee m y s o n
, , .

23 . A n d h e s a i d t o h er I w i l l d o al l th at th o u tel lest
: “

m e a nd w i l l no t refu s e a ny th i n g that th o u a s k e s t
,
24 . .

A nd s h e sa i d t o h i m I a s k o f thee that th e da y I d i e
: “

th o u w i l t tak e m e and b ury m e n ear t h e g rave o f S arah th e ,

m o th er o f th y father an d that th o u and th y br o th er J a co b

'
,

w i l l l o v e ea c h o th er a nd th at n e i th er w i l l und e r tak e ev i l
,

a g a i n s t h i s br o th er but l o ve h i m s o that y e m a y b e p ro s
, ,

p ero n s m y s o n an d be h o n o red i n th e m i dst o f t h e la nd

, ,

a nd that an en em y m a y no t rej o i c e o v er y o u and that y e ,

m a y b e a b l e s s i n g and m e r c y b efo re th e e y e s o f al l t h at .

l ove you 25 A n d h e sa i d :
.
”
.I w i l l d o al l that th o u s a y e s t “

t o m e and I w i l l bu r y th ee o n th e da y o f th y death n ear

,

S ara h th e m o th er o f th y fath er a s th o u l o ve s t h e r b o n e s
, , ,

th at th e y s hal l be near t o th y b o n e s 26 B ut . .

J a c o b m y bro th er I w i l l l o ve ab o v e al l fle s h and I h ave

, , ,

no o th er bro ther i n a ll th e w o rld e x c e p t h i m al o n e a nd th i s ,

i s no t a g reat th i n g fo r m e th at I s hal l l o v e h i m fo r h e i s m y ,

br oth er and t o g e ther we were s o wn i n th y w o m b and t o

, ,

g eth er we cam e fo rth fr o m th ee an d i f I d o no t l o ve m y ,

br o th er wh o m s h a l l l l o v e " 2 7 A n d I th en be g o f th ee
,
.

that th o u w i lt e x h o rt J a co b co n cern i n g m e a nd c o n c ern i ng

m y c h i ldren fo r I k n o w that h e w i l l rul e a s k i n g o ver m e
,

a nd o v er m y c h i ldren f o r o n the da y wh en m y fath er bl e s s ed

,

h i m h e m ade h i m th e h i g h er and m e th e l o wer 2 8 A n d

,
. .

I s wear t o th ee that I w i l l l o v e h i m and w i l l no t s eek o ut e v i l

"
a g a i n s t h i m al l th e day s o f m y l i fe bu t o nl y g oo d 29 ,
. .

A n d h e s w o re t o h er c o n c ern i n g th i s wh o l e m atter 3 0 A nd . .
10 4 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

ea c h w i l l l o v e h i s br o t h er i n ten dern e s s an d i n trut h an d that ,

n e i th er w i l l w i s h ev i l a g a i n s t h i s bro th er fr o m no w o n a nd ,

t o etern i t y al l th e da y s o f y o ur l i fe that y e ma y b e p r o s
, ,

p e ro us i n al l y o u r deed s and b e no t d e s tro y ed , 8 A nd i f . .

e i th er o f y o u de v i s e s ev i l a ga i n s t h i s bro th er k n o w fr o m ,

no w o n that e v er y o ne that de v i s e s e v i l a g a i n s t h i s br o th er
,

s hal l fa ll i n t o h i s hand s an d s h al l be r o o ted o ut o f th e land

,

o f th e l i vi n g a nd hi s s eed s hal l be destro y ed fr o m u nder

,

h ea v en 9 A nd o n th at da y o f c urs i n g and turbu len c e h e

. .

[ G od
] w i l l al s o burn w i th de v o ur i n g fire a s h e bu rned S o d o m , ,

th u s al s o w i ll h e bu rn h i s land an d h i s c i t y and al l that i s h i s ,

and h e w i ll be era s ed o ut o f th e b o o k o f th e d i s c i p l i n e o f
th e s o n s o f m en and s hal l no t a s cen d i nt o th e b o o k o f l i fe
, ,

fo r h e s hal l be de s tro y ed and s h all de p art t o th e

eternal c urs e so that f o r al l da y s th e i r p u n i s h
,

m en t s m a y b e ren ewed i n h ate an d i n c urs i n g ,

and i n wrath an d i n t o rm ent s a nd i n fur y an d i n p l a g ue s

, , , ,

an d i n s i c kn e s s t o etern i t y I O A nd l s ay an d te s t i fy t o
. .

y o u m y s o n s h o w that m y j ud g m en t w i ll c o m e up o n th e
, ,

m an w h o de s i re s t o d o e v i l a g a i n s t h i s bro th er I I And .
”
.

h e d i v i ded a l l th e p o s s e s s i o n s h e h ad between th e t w o o n that

da y and h e g a v e th e p re feren ce t o h i m that w as b o rn firs t
, ,

b o th th e t o wer an d al l aro u nd i t and every th i n g t h at A bra ,

ham p o s s e s s ed aro un d th e wel l o f th e o ath 12 A nd h e . .

sa i d : T h i s p re feren c e s hal l be h is w h o w as b o rn firs t

“
13 .
”
.

A n d E s au s a i d : I have s o ld and gi v en m y a g e to J ac o b t o
“
,

h i m i t h a s been gi v en and I w i l l no t s ay a n y th i n g m o re ab o u t
,

i t no t o ne w o rd fo r i t i s p a s s ed
, ,
14 A n d I s aa c s a i d . .

“
M a y bl e s s i n g re s t u p o n y o u m y s o n s an d u p o n y o ur , ,

s e e d th i s da y fo r y e h a v e gi v en m e re s t a nd m y h e a rt i s no t
, ,

s a d o n a c c o un t o f th e b i rthr ig ht that no s tr i fe w i l l tak e p la c e,

c o n c ern i n g i t I 5. T h e M o s t H ig h L o rd b le s s th e man that

.

d o e s r i g h te o u s n e s s h i m and h i s s eed t o etern i t y

, 16 And . .

h e ended c o m mand i n g th em and bl e s s i n g th em an d th e y ate ,

and dran k be fo re h i m t o g e th er ; and h e rej o i ced fo r th ere ,

w a s a re co n c i l i at i o n between th em a nd th e y wen t o ut f r o m ,

h i m an d re s ted o n that da y and s le p t 17 A nd I s aa c sle p t . .

 T H E B oo K O F j uB I L E E s . i o5

on h i s b ed that day rej o i c i n g and h e s le p t th e slee p o f eter ,

ni ty and d i ed o ne h u ndred a nd e i g h t y y ear s o l d

,
18 And . .

h e co m p leted twen t y fi v e week s and five y ears -

19 A n d h is . .

t w o s o n s E s au a nd J a c o b bur i ed h i m
,
20 A nd E s au wen t
,
. .

t o the land o f E d o m t o th e m o u nta i n s o f S e i r and d w elt

,

th ere 2 1 A n d J a co b dwelt i n th e lan d o f H e br o n i n th e

. .
,

t o wer o f th e land o f th e p i l g r i ma g e o f h i s fath er A braha m ,

and w o rs h i p p ed G o d w i th h i s wh o le h eart and ac co rd i n g t o ,

th e c o m mand o f h i m w h o a p p eared t o h i m w h o h a d d i s t i n ,

g u i s h e d h i m o n th e d a y o f h i s b i rth 2 2 A nd Leah h i s . .
,

w i fe d i ed i n th e fo urth y ear o f th e s e c o n d we e k o f th e fo rty

, ,

fi fth j u b i lee and h e bur i ed h e r i n th e d o uble c ave near t o R e

,

b e c ca h i s m o th er t o th e left o f t h e grave o f S a rah th e

, , ,

m o th e r o f h i s fat h er 2 3 A nd al l o f h e r s o n s an d h i s so n s
. .

cam e t o wee p o v e r Leah h i s w i fe w i th h i m an d t h at th e y

, , ,

m ig h t co m fo rt each o the r o n h er a cco un t fo r h e m o urned ,

o ver h e r 2 4 F o r h e l o ved h e r e x ceed i n g l y after Rach el

. .

h er s i s ter d i e d fo r s h e was p erfe c t and r i g hte o u s i n al l h e r

,

wa y s and h o n ored J ac o b : an d i n al l th e da y s w h i c h s h e l i ved

w i th h i m h e d i d no t h ear fro m h er m o uth a hard w o rd f o r
, ,

s h e w a s g entle and u p r ig h t and p e a c e f u l and h o n o rable 25 . .

An d h e rem em bered al l h er d eed s w h i ch s h e had d o ne i n h e r

l i fe an d m o urn ed e x c eed i n g l y fo r h e l o v e d h er ver y m uch
, ,

w i th al l h i s h eart an d w i th al l h i s s o u l .

CHAP XXXVI I . I A n d o n th e da y o f th e death o f I s aa c

. .
,

th e father o f J a co b an d E s au whe n th e s o n s o f E s au h eard ,

that I s aa c h ad g i ven th e b i rthr ig h t t o h i s y o un g er s o n J a co b ,

the y were very an g ry 2 An d th e y quarrel l ed w i th the ir . .

fathe r sa y i n g :
, W h y hath th y fath er al th o u g h th o u art th e ,

e l d er an d J a co b th e y o un g er gi ven t o J a c o b th e b i rth ri g h t ,

and l e ft th ee beh i nd " 3 A n d h e s a i d t o th em : ”

Be .

c au s e I s o ld m y r ig h t o f fir s t b i rth t o J a c o b f o r a s mal l m e s s

o f lent i l s 4 A nd o n th e da y that m y fath er sent m e o ut t o

. .

h un t and cat ch and br i n g s o m eth i n g t o h i m th at h e sh o u ld

eat i t and b le s s m e h e cam e i n de ce p t i o n and bro u g ht t o m y
,

father s o m eth i n g t o eat an d t o dr i n k and m y fath er ble s s ed ,

h i m an d p ut m e u nder h i s hand 5 A n d no w o ur fat h er h as . .

*
10 6 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

m ade us s wear m e and h i m that we w i l l

,
de vi s e an y evi l
,
no t

o ne a g a i n s t h i s br o ther and that ea c h w i l l c o n t i n u e i n l o v e

,

and i n p eace w i th h i s br o th er and w i l l no t de s tr o y o ur wa y s ,

.
”

6 A n d the y sa i d t o h i m :
. W e w i ll no t l i s ten t o th ee t o k e e p
p ea c e w i th h i m fo r o ur stren g th e x c eeds h is s tren g th an d
, ,

we are m o re p ower fu l than h e 7 W e w i l l go out a g a i nst . .

h i m and w i l l sla y h i m and de s tr o y h is c h i ldren and i f th o u

, ,

d o s t no t go o ut w i th us we w i l l d o th ee harm al s o 8 L i s ten
, . .

no w t o us : W e w i l l s en d t o A ram an d t o P h i l i st i a an d t o

M o ab an d t o A m m o n and we w i ll p i ck o ut fo r o u rs elve s ,

c h o sen m en w h o are p re p ared fo r battl e an d we w i l l go ,

a ga i n s t h i m and w i l l battl e w i th h i m a nd we w i l l ro o t h i m ,

o ut o f th e land b e fo re h e h a s tak en r o o t an d i s str o n g

, 9 . .

A nd th e i r f ath er s a i d t o them Y e s hal l no t go an d mak e :

war u p o n h i m that y e m a y no t fal l b e fo re h i m

,
10 A nd th ey .
”
.

sa i d t o h i m : T h i s i s a s th ou ha s t d o n e fr o m th y y o uth o n
“

t o th e p re s en t da y an d th o u h a s t br o u g ht th y n e c k under h i s
,

yok e I I
. W e w i l l no t l i s ten t o th ese w o rd s
. A nd th e y .
”

sen t t o A ram and t o A d ura m t o th e a s s o c i ate s o f t h e i r fath er '

and th e y h i red w i th th em s elve s o ne th o u s an d fi g h t i n g m en

an d c h o sen warr i o rs 12 A nd th ere cam e t o th em fr o m
. .

M o ab and fr o m th e c h i ldre n o f A m m o n th o s e that were h i re d ,

o ne th o u s and c h o s en me n an d fr o m Ph i l i s t i a o ne th o u s an d
,

c h o s en warr i o r s an d fr o m E d o m and th e
, H o r i te s o ne t h o u
s and c h o s en fi g hter s an d fr o m th e H i tt i te s s tro n g fi g h t i n g
,

m en . 13 A nd th e y s a i d t o the i r fath er :
. G o o ut l ead ,

"
th em an d i f no t we w i ll k i l l th ee
, , 14 A n d h e w as fi ll ed . .

w i th an g er and wrath at th e t i m e w h e n h e s a w h i s s o ns that

th e y were fo rc i n g h i m t o go befo re th e m t o lead th em a g a i n s t
J a c o b h is bro th er
,
15 A nd th en h e rem em bered al l th e
. .

e v i l wh i c h had b een h i dd en i n h is heart a g a i n s t h i s bro th er

J a co b an d d i d no t rem em ber th e o ath w h i ch h e had s w o rn to
,

h i s fath er an d h i s m o th er that h e w o u ld n o t de vi s e an y ev i l ,

al l h i s da y s a g a i n s t h i s br o th er J a c o b 16 A nd i n al l th i s .
,

t i m e J a co b d i d no t k n o w that th e y were c o m i n g a ga i n s t h i m
fo r battl e bu t h e w a s lam en t i n g o v er Leah h i s w i fe u nt i l
, , ,

th e y a p p r oa c h ed h i m v er y n ear t o th e t o wer fo ur th o u s and ,

10 8 T H E BO O K O F j U B ILE ES .

h im, and h e had co m e s p r i n gi n g l i k e a wild an i mal w h i c h

co m es a g a i n s t th e s p ear that p i er c e s i t thr o u g h an d k i ll s i t an d ,

i t d o es no t d e p art fr o m i t 2
9 A nd th en h e s a i d to h is s on s
. .

an d to h i s s ervant s th at th e y s h o u ld attack h i m an d al l h i s
c o m p an i o n s .

CH A P XX X V I I I
. I A n d after that J udah s p o ke t o h i s
. .

fath er J ac o b and s a i d t o h i m : B end th y b ow fath er an d , ,

s e nd fo rth th y arr ow an d c a s t d o wn t h v hater an d s la y th y

enem y : an d m a y e s t th o u ha v e th e p o wer fo r we w i l l no t sla y ,

th y b ro th er f o r t o th ee an d w i th th ee and t o us i t w i l l b e an
,

h on or . 2 A nd i m m ed i atel y J ac o b bent the b o w and sen t

.

fo rth h i s arr o w and cast d o wn h i s b r o ther E sau an d sl ew

, ,

h im .
3 A n d a g a i n h e s en t fo rth h is arr o w and h i t A d O ran
.
,

th e Aram ae an o n th e l e f t brea s t an d dro ve h i m back and

, ,

k i l led h i m 4 A nd th en th e s o n s o f J ac o b and t h e i r ser v ant s

. .

cam e o ut break i n g fo rth fro m th e fo ur s i de s o f th e t o wer .

5 O ut cam e c o m p letel y J udah and Na p htal i an d G a d w i th

.
,

hi m an d fi ft y y o un g m en w i th h i m o ut o f t h e n o rth s i de o f
,

th e t ower an d k i lled all that th e y fo un d b e fo re them an d

, ,

n o n e e s ca p ed 0 f t h os e no t o ne 6 A n d Lev i an d Dan an d A s h er
, . .

c am e o ut fro m the ea s t s i de o f th e t o wer an d fi ft y w i th them , ,

an d th e y s lew th e warr i o r s o f M oab an d A m m o n 7 A n d . .

Reub en an d I s s a char and Zebulu n cam e o ut o f th e s o uth s i d e

o f the t o wer an d fi ft y w i th them an d th e y k i ll ed th e fi g h ters
, ,

o f Ph i l i st i a 8 A n d S i m e o n and B en j am i n and E n o c h th e
. .
,

s o n o f Reuben c am e o ut o f th e we s t s i de o f th e t o wer and

, ,

fi ft y w i th th em and k i lled o f th o s e o f E d o m and Ch o ran fo u r

,

h u ndred p o werfu l m en and s e v en h undred e s ca p ed and fo ur , ,

o f th e s o ns o f E s au fled w i th th em and le ft the i r fath er beh i n d ,

dead a s h e had fal l e n o n th e h i l l wh i c h i s [ cal led ] A d fu am

,
'

9 A n d th e s o n s o f J a co b p ur s u ed aft er th em t o th e m o un
.

t a i n s o f S e i r A nd J a co b bur i ed h i s bro th er o nthe h i l l wh i c h

.

i s [ c alled ] A d u ram an d return ed t o h is h o u s e 10 A n d th e

, . .

s o n s o f J a c o b o v er cam e t h e s o n s o f E s au i n th e m o un ta i n s o f

S e i r and m ade th em bend th e i r n e c k s s o that t h e y be cam e

, ,

th e s er v an t s o f th e s o n s o f J a c o b ; an d th e y s ent w o rd t o the i r
fath er i n qu i r i n g i f th e y s h o uld m ak e p ea ce w i th them o r i f ,
 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES . 10 9

t h ey s h o uld k i ll t h em I I A nd J a co b s e nt w o rd t o his s on s
. .

that th e y sh o ul d m ak e p ea c e ; and th e y made p ea c e w i th

th em and th e y p la c ed th e y o k e o f s erv i tude u p o n th em t h at
,

th e y s h o u ld p a y tr i bute t o J a co b an d h is s o ns al l th e da y s .

12. A nd th e y c o nt i n u ed t o p a y tr i bute t o J ac o b u nt i l th e da y
wh en J a co b de s cended t o the lan d o f E gyp t an d th e s o ns o f ,

E s a u d i d no t cease fro m th e y o k e o f servitude wh i ch th e

twelve s o n s o f J a c o b had i m p o s ed u p o n t h em unt i l th e p res ,

ent da y 13 A nd th es e a re th e k i n g s wh i ch ru led o ver

. .

E d o m be fo re a k i n g ruled o ver th e c h i ldren o f I s rael u nt i l th e ,

p re s ent da y i n th e land o f E d o m an d B a l a k th e s on o f B eo r ,

w a s k i n g an d t h e nam e o f h i s c i t y w a s D mab a
,
14 And . .

B a l a k d i ed and J o b a b th e s o n o f Z a ra o f B é z O r ruled i n h is
, , , ,

s tead . 15 A nd J o b a b d i ed an d A dat th e s o n o f B arad

.
, , ,

w h o s lew th e Me d i ari t es o n th e fi eld o f M o ab w as k i n g i n h i s ,

p l a ce and th e nam e o f h i s c i t y wa s A m o t
,
16 A nd A dat .

d i ed and S alm a n o f A m al ek w a s k i n g i n h i s stead

, 17 A nd , . .

S al man d i ed and 5 5113 1 o f th e r i ver R O b aé t was k i n g i n h i s

, ,

s tead . 18 A nd S a fi l d i e d and B e ul unan th e s o n o f A kb ur

.
, , ,

w as k i n g i n h i s stead 19 A nd B e ul unan d i e d and A dat

. .
,

w a s k i n g i n h i s s t e ad and th e nam e o f h i s w i f e w a s Mat i l at

, ,

th e dau g hter o f Mat ri t th e dau g h ter of Mé t b é d Zaab 2 0 , .

T h e s e are th e k i n g s w h o ru l ed i n th e land o f E d o m .

CH A P XX X I X
. I A nd Ja c o b dwelt i n th e lan d o f th e
. .

'

p i l g r i ma g e o f h i s fa t h e r t h e l and o f Ca naan 2 T h e s e are

, . .

th e g en era t i o n s o f J a co b : W h en J o se p h was seven teen y ears

o l d th e y t o o k h i m d o wn i nt o E gyp t a nd s o ld h i m t o Po t i ,

p har th e eun uch o f Phara o h th e h ead o f t h e c o o k s 3 A nd

, ,
. .

h e s e t J o se p h o ver h i s wh o le h o use an d th e bl e s s i n g o f th e
L o rd w a s i n th e h o u s e o f th e E gy pt i a ne n ac co un t o f J o s e p h
.
,

and al l that h e d i d th e L o rd p ro s p ered 4 A n d th e E gyp t i an . .

l e ft i n J o s e p h s hand s al l that wa s befo re h i m fo r h e s a w that

’

th e L ord w a s w i th h i m an d that every th i n g h e d i d th e L o rd

,

p ro s p ered 5 B u t J o s e p h was beaut i ful t o l o o k at and very

. .

attra c t i ve i n form a nd th e w i fe o f h i s m a s ter l i fted _up h e r

,

e y es an d s aw J o s e p h 6 A n d s h e l o v ed h i m and en treated
. .

h i m t o l i e w i th h er 7 B u t h e d i d no t gi ve o ve r h i s s o u l
. .
,
 1 10 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

bu t rem em b er ed th e L o rd and th e w o rd s wh i c h h is fath er

J a c o b had read fr o m am o n g th e w o rd s o f A braham that no ,

o ne am o n g m en s h o u ld c o m m i t fo rn i cat i o n w i th th e w i fe o f

an o th er an d w i th a w o m an w h o h as a h u s band and that as a

, ,

p un i s h m en t f o r th i s o ne death h as been e s tabl i s h ed i n th e

h ea v en s be fo re the M o s t H ig h G o d an d th e s i n o n acc o un t ,

o f i t w i ll be i n s cr i bed o n th e b o o k s w h i ch are i n et ern i t y al l ,

th e da y s b e fo re th e L o rd 8 A n d J o se p h rem em bered th e s e
, . .

w o rd s an d w a s no t w i l l i n g t o l i e w i th h er 9 A n d s h e en
, . .

treated h i m o ne y ear and h e refu s ed an d w o uld no t l i s ten

, , .

10. B ut sh e em bra c ed h i m an d se i z ed h i m i n th e h o u s e i n o r
der t o fo rce h i m t o l i e w i th h er an d l ock ed th e d o o rs o f the ,

h ou s e ; bu t h e t o re h i m s el f o ut o f h er h and s and le ft h i s g ar
m en t i n h er hand and br o k e th e l o c k an d fled w i th o ut awa y
, ,

from h er p re s en ce I I A n d th e w o m an s aw that h e w o u l d
. .

no t l i e w i th h er an d s h e l i ed b efo re h er l o r d s a y i n g :
, Th y ,

H ebrew s ervan t wh o m th o u l o ve s t s o u g h t t o d o m e v i o l en c e
, ,

that h e m ig h t l i e w i th m e an d i t ha p p en ed that wh en I ra i sed ,

m y v o i c e h e fled an d l e ft h i s g arm ent i n m y hand wh en I had

, ,

s e i z ed h i m
”
and br o k e th e l o c k
,
12 A n d the Egy p t i an s a w . .

th e g arm en t o f J o se p h an d th e bro k en l o ck and h e o be y ed ,

th e w o rd s o f h i s w i fe and ca s t J o s e p h i nt o p r i s o n i nt o th e
, ,

p la c e w h ere th e p r i s o ners s ta y ed wh o m th e k in g had cau s ed

t o b e i m p r i s o n ed 13 A nd th ere h e was in th e p r i s o n an d
. .
,

th e L o rd g ave J o se p h g ra ce i n th e e y es o f th e h ead o f th e
p r i s o n g uard s and g o o d w i l l befo re h i m fo r h e s aw that th e
, ,

L o rd w a s w i th h i m and al l that h e d i d th e L o rd p ro s p ered

, .

14. A n d h e le ft al l th i n g s t o h i m and th e h ead o f th e p r i s o n ,

g uard s l o o k ed t o n o th i n g fo r a l l th i n g s that J o s e p h d i d th e
,

L o rd p erfe cted 15 A n d h e rem a i ned there t w o y ears

. . 16 .
,

A n d i n th o s e da y s Phara o h was an g ry w i th t w o o f h i s eun u c h s ,

th e c h i e f o f th e bu tlers and c h i e f o f th e bak ers and b e ca s t ,

th em i nt o p r i s o n i nt o th e h o u s e o f th e c h i e f o f the c o o k s th e
, ,

p r i s o n wh ere J o s e p h w a s h el d 17 A n d th e c h i e f o f th e . .

p r i s o n g uard s o rdered J o s e p h t o s erve th em an d h e s erved ,

th em be fo re h i m 18 A nd b o th o f th em dream ed a dream
. .
,

the c h i ef o f th e bu tlers and th e c h i e f o f th e bakers and th e y ,

1 12 T HE BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

p r i n ces o f Phara o h l o ved h i m an d al l th e s ervants an d al l ,

th o s e that d i d th e o ffi c es o f th e k i n g fo r h e walked i n re ct i ,

tude and w i th o u t p r i de and hau g h t i ne s s o f h eart an d did no t ,

re g ard p ers o n s no r tak e br i be s b ut i n re c t i tude h e j ud g ed ,

o v er al l th e p e o p l es o f t h e la nd 8 A n d th e lan d o f Egyp t . .

w as g o vern ed p ea c e ful l y be fo re Phara o h o n a cc o u n t o f J o s e p h ,

fo r th e L o rd w a s w i th h i m and g ave h i m g ra c e and g oo d w i l l ,

o ver al l h i s race befo re al l w h o k n ew h i m an d h eard re p o rt s

,

c o n c ern i n g h i m ; and th e k i n g d o m o f Phara o h was i n a r ig h t

c o nd i t i o n w i th o u t an y en em y o r ev i l 9 A n d th e k i n g cal led
, . .

th e nam e o f J o s e p h S e p h ne ti p h a nz and g ave th e dau g hte r

, ,

o f Po t i p har a s a w i f e t o J o s e p h th e dau g h te r o f th e o ne t h at ,

sa cr i fi c es at H el i o p o l i s th e c h i e f o f th e c o o k s ,10 A n d on . .

th e da y that J o s e p h s t o o d b efo re Phara o h h e was th i rt y y ears

o l d wh en h e st o o d befo re th e face o f Phara o h
,
I I And in . .

that y ear I s aac d i ed 12 A n d i t h a p p en ed as J o s e p h had

. .

s a i d c o ncern i n g th e e x p lanat i o n o f the t w o dream s and th ere ,

w ere seven y ears o f p len t y an d th e land o f E gy pt w a s ful l o f ,

fru i t fo r o ne m ea s ure e i g hteen m easure s

, 13 A n d J o s ep h . .

g athered fo o d fr o m c i t y t o c i t y u nt i l t h e y were ful l o f g ra i n , ,

u nt i l th e y were no t ab le t o c o u n t and m easure i t o n ac c o u n t

o f m u lt i tude .

CHAP X LI
. I A n d i n th e fo rt y fi fth j u b i lee i n th e s e c
. .
-
,

o nd week an d i n the s e c o nd y ear J ud ah t o o k a w i fe fo r E r ,

h i s fi rs t b o rn fro m am o n g th e dau g hters o f A ram and h er

-
, ,

n am e w as T amar 2 A n d h e hated h e r an d d i d no t l i e
. .

w i th h e r b ecau s e h i s m oth er w as fr o m am o n g th e dau g h ters

,

o f Canaan an d h e de s i red t o tak e a w i fe t o h i m s el f fr o m th e

,

relat i v e s o f h i s m o th er but h i s fath er J u dah w o ul d no t p er

,

m i t h i m 3 A n d th i s h i s fi rs t b o rn w a s w i c k ed and th e
. .
-
,

L o rd s l ew h i m 4 A n d J udah s a i d t o h i s s o n O nan : G o
. .

i n t o th e w i fe o f th y br o th er an d m ak e h er t h y w i fe an d ,

ra i s e u p s eed fo r th y br o th er 5 A nd O nan k n ew t h at th e .
”
.

s eed w o u ld no t be h i s bu t rath er h i s bro th er s an d h e wen t ’

, ,

t o th e h o u s e o f t h e w i fe o f h i s br o th er a nd p o ured ,

th e s eed u p o n th e g ro u nd an d w as w i c ked before the e y e s ,

of th e L ord and h e s lew h i m

,
6 A nd J udah s a i d t o . .
 T H E BO O K O F j U B ILE E S . 113

T am ar h i s dau g h te r i n l a w
,
A b i de i n th e h ou s e o f t h y
- -
,
“

fat h e r as a w i d o w u n t i l m y s o n S h elah h as g r o wn an d I w i l l ,

g i ve th ee to h i m f o r a w i fe 7 A n d he g rew u p ; bu t .
”
.

B é d s fi é l th e w i fe o f J udah w o uld no t p erm i t h e r s o n S h e l ah

, ,

t o marr y h e r 8 A nd B é d s fi é l th e w i fe o f J ud a h d i ed i n
. .
, ,

t h e fi fth y ea r o f th i s week 9 A nd i n th e s i x th y e ar there o f . .

J u dah went u p t o s h ear h i s s hee p at T i mnat h 10 A nd sh e . .

la i d as i de h er w i d o w s g arm en t s an d c l o th ed h ers el f w i t h a
’

v a i l and b e a ut i fi e d h ersel f and s a t d o wn at t h e gate o n th e

, ,

wa y t o Ti m nat h 11 A nd w h en J udah ca m e h e fo und h e r

. .
, ,

and th o u g ht he r a h arl o t an d s a i d t o h e r : I w i l l go i n t o ,
“

th ee 12 A nd s h e s a i d t o h i m
. Co m e i n an d h e cam e , ,

i n u nt o her 13 A nd s h e s a i d t o h i m G i ve m e m y p ay
. .
,
“
.
”

14 . A n d he s a i d t o h er I ha v e n o th i ng i n m y han d e x c e p t
,
“

m y r i n g o n m y fin g er an d m y bra c el et and m y s t a ff wh i c h i s ,

i n m y hand 15 A n d s h e sai d to h i m
. . G i v e m e th e s e ,
“

u nt i l th o u s ende s t m e m y p a y 16 A nd h e s a i d t o her I .
”
.
,
“

w i ll s end t h ee a y o u ng k i d ; an d h e g ave them t o her 17 . .

A nd s h e c o n ce i v ed fro m h i m ; an d J udah w en t t o h i s s h ee p ,

but sh e went t o t h e h o u s e o f h er fat h er 18 A n d J u dah . .

s ent a y o u n g k i d th r o u g h a s h e p h e rd o f Adu llam and he d i d ,

n o t fi nd her an d a s k e d th e p e o p l e o f th e p la c e s a y i ng
, , ,

“
W h ere i s th e h arl o t wh i c h w as h ere 1
9 A n d t h e y s a i d .
,

T here h a s been no harl o t h ere an d there i s no ha r l o t am o n g ,

”
us . 20 A nd h e retu rned and t o ld h i m t h at h e had no t
.

f o u nd h e r and s a i d ,
I ask ed t h e p e o p le o f t h e p la c e and
,
“

th e y s a i d t o m e that the r e was no harl o t th ere 2 1 And . .

h e s a i d Ar i s e l et us go that we d o no t b e c o m e a lau g h i n g
“
,

st o c k . 22 A nd w h en three m o nt h s were e ver s h e l earn ed

.

that s h e w as p re g nan t and th ey t o ld J udah s a y i n g B eh o l d , , ,

“
,

th y dau g hter—i h l a w T amar h a s c o n c e i ved b y wh o red o m ”

-
.

23 . A n d J udah wen t t o th e h o u s e o f h er fath er an d s a i d t o ,

h er fath er and m o t h er and br o th ers : B r i n g h er o ut that s h e “

be burned fo r s h e h a s d o ne an u n c lean th i n g i n I s rael

, 24 .
. .

A nd i t ha pp ened wh en th e y bro u g h t h er o ut t o burn h er ,

s h e s ent t o h er fath er i n law th e r i n g and th e bra c el ets an d- -

th e staff sa y i n g , D o s t th o u r e c o g n i z e wh o s e th e s e are
,
“
,
1 14 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

fo r fro m h i m h ave I co nce i ved " 2 5 A nd J udah rec o g n i z ed .

th em an d s a i d Tam ar i s m o re j u st than I
,
“
26 A n d th e y . .

d i d no t b urn h er 2 7 A n d o n th i s ac c o u n t s h e w a s no t
. .

gi v en t o S h elah ; an d h e d i d no t a g a i n a p p r o a c h h er 2 8 . .

A n d after that s h e g ave b i rth t o t w o m al e ch i ldren Ph are z ,

an d Zarah i n the seven th y ear o f th i s s e co n d week 2 9

, . .

A nd thre e m o re c o m p leted th e s even y ears o f fru i tfu l n es s o f

wh i c h J o s e p h had s a i d t o Phar o ah 3 0 A nd J udah k n ew . .

than i t was an ev i l deed w h i c h h e h ad d o n e fo r h e had la i n ,

w i th h i s dau g h ter—i n law and re g arded i t as a s i n be f o re h i s

-
,

e y es an d h e kn ew t h at h e had s i n n ed and erred be cau s e h e

, ,

h a d un c o vered th e s k i rt o f h i s s o n 3 1 A n d h e b e g an t o . .

lam ent i t an d a s k f o r m ercy be fo re th e L o rd o n a cc o u nt o f

h is s i n .
3 2 A nd h e t o l d h i m i n a dream th at i t w o ul d b e
.
,

fo rg i v en h i m b e cau s e h e be gg ed e x c eed i n g l y f or m e rcy an d

,

lam ented and d i d no t re p eat i t 3 3 A nd h e o bta i n ed fo r

, . .

i e ne s s fo r h e turn ed fr o m h i s s i n an d ig n o ran c e f or i t wa s
g v , ,

a g reat tran s g re s s i o n b e fo re th e L o rd o ur G o d ; a nd ever y

o ne th at d o e s th u s an d l i e s w i th h i s dau g h ter—i n law s h al l b e
,
-

burn ed w i th fi re that h e ma y burn th ere i n fo r i t i s un c l ean

, ,

n e s s an d d e fi l e m e nt u p o n th em : w i th fire th e y s hal l be
burnt 3 4 A n d th o u M o s e s co m mand th e c h i ldren o f
. .
, ,

I s rael th a t th ere be no u n cl ean n e s s am o n g th em fo r ever y

, ,

o ne that l i eth w i th h i s m o ther i n law o r h i s dau g h ter i n law - -

- -

d o e s an u n cl ean th i n g : w i th fire s hal l be burn t th e m an w h o

l i e s w i th h er and th e w o man al s o and h e [ G o d ] s hal l rem o v e
, ,

th e an g er and p un i s h m ent fr o m I s rael 3 5 B u t t o J udah . .

h e s a i d that b e cau s e h i s t w o s o n s d i d no t l i e w i th h er o n ,

th at a cco un t h i s s eed s tan d s fo r a s e co nd g en erat i o n an d ,

s h o uld no t be r o o ted o ut ; fo r i n th e i n n o c en c e o f h i s e y e s

h e had g o n e and s o u g h t p un i s h m en t nam el y a cc o rd i n g t o , ,

th e j ud g m en t o f A braham w h i c h h e c o m m a nded h is c h i ldren ,

th at J udah s h o uld b e burn ed w i th fire .

CHA P X LI I . I A nd i n th e fi rs t y ear o f th e th i rd week

. .

o f th e fo rt y fi f t h j ub i l c e th e fam i n e be gan t o co m e i n t o th e
-
,

land and ra i n re fu s ed t o be gi v e n t o th e earth ; fo r n o ne fel l

,
.

2 . A nd th e earth w a s u n fru i t fu l and i n th e land o f Egyp t ,

1 16 T H E BO O K O F j U B ILE ES .

i n g th e s eed and p la c i n g i t i nt o th e s t o reh o use s an d p re s erv ,

i n g i t fo r th e y ears o f fam i n e an d th e m en o f Egy p t fe d ,

th em s elve s i n th e first y ear o f th e i r fam i n e 17 A n d wh en . .

I s rael s a w that th e fam i n e was v er y p o werfu l i n th e lan d an d ,

that th ere w a s no del i veran c e h e s a i d t o h i s s o n s : G o re ,

“
,

tu rn and br i n g us fo o d that we d i e no t
, 18 A nd th e y . .

s ai d : W e w i ll no t go : u nle s s o ur y o un g e s t bro th er g o e s w i th
“

us we w i l l no t go 19 A n d I s rael s aw th a t i f h e w o ul d
. .

no t s end h i m w i th t h em al l w o u ld be destr o y ed o n a cc o u n t

o f t h e fa m i ne A n d Reu b en s a i d : G i v e h i m t o m e “
20 . .

i nt o m y hand an d i f I d o no t return h i m t o t h ee s la y m y
, ,

t w o s o ns i n p lace o f h i s s o ul A nd h e s a i d H e shal l “
2 1 . .
,

no t go w i th th ee 22 A n d J udah a pp r o ach ed an d s a i d t o
. .

h i m : S en d h i m w i th m e ; and i f I d o no t br i n g h i m ba c k
“

t o t h ee I s hal l b e a tran s g re s s o r b efo re th ee al l th e da y s o f

,

m y l i fe 23
. A nd h e s en t h i m w i th th em i n t h e s e co n d
.

y ear o f th i s week an d i n th e ne w m o o n o f th e m o n th a nd ,

th e y cam e t o th e land o f E gyp t w i th al l th o s e that wen t an d ,

p resents in th e i r hand s and s ta c te an d n u ts an d p i s ta c h i o and

p ure h o n e y 2 4 A nd the y cam e an d st o o d be fore J o s e p h
. .
,

an d h e saw h i s bro th er B e nj am i n and kn ew h i m an d sa i d , ,

t o th em : I s th i s y o u r y o un g e s t b r o th er " 2 5 A nd th e y
“ ”
.

s a i d to h i m : Y ea i t is h e A n d h e s a i d T h e L o rd ”
26
“ “
.
, .
,

be m er c i fu l t o th ee m y s o n 27 A n d h e s ent th em i nt o
, . .

h i s h o u s e and br o u g h t o ut S i m e o n t o th em an d m ad e th e m
,

a fea s t an d th e y br o u g h t t o h i m w hat th e y had br o u g h t i n

,

the i r h and s 28 A nd the y ate be fo re h i m a nd h e g ave

. .
,

th em al l a p o rt i o n and i n crea s ed th e p o rt i o n o f B enj am i n

,

o v er the p o rt i o n o f th e o ther s s e v en t i m e s an d th e y ate ,

and dran k and aro s e and rema i n ed w i th th e i r a s s e s

,
2
9 . .

A n d J o s e p h th o u g h t o ut a p lan h o w h e c o u ld l earn th e i r
th o u g h t s wh eth er th e i r th o u g h t s W t re p e a c e am o n g ea c h
,

o th er ; an d h e s a i d t o t h e man w h o w a s o v er h i s h o u s e : Fill “

al l th e i r s a ck s w i th fo o d bu t th e i r g o ld retu rn t o th e m i n ,

th e m i d s t o f th e i r re c e p ta c l e a nd m y g o blet o ut o f wh i c h I ,

dr i n k p u t i nt o th e s a c k o f th e y o u n g e s t th e s i l v er g o blet , ,

and s end th em awa y .

”
 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES . I I 7

CHAP XLI I I . I A n d h e d i d as J o s e p h had t o ld h i m

. .
,

an d fi lled all th e i r s a c k s f o r th em w i th fo o d b ut th e i r g o ld h e ,

p u t i n t o th e i r s a c k s and th e g o blet h e p ut i nt o th e s a c k o f
,

B enj am in 2 A nd earl y i n th e m o rn i n g th e y de p arted 3

. . . .

A nd i t h app en ed w h en the y had g o n e fr o m th ere that J o se p h

s a i d t o th e man F o ll o w them run and u p bra i d th em s a y , ,

i n g : F o r g o o d y e ha v e return ed e m ] and h ave s t o len th e s i lver

c up o ut o f wh i c h m y ma s te r dr i nk s A nd br in g ba c k to m e .

th e i r y o u n g e s t bro th er qu i c kl y befo re th at I go t o m y o ffi c i al
, .

w o rk .
4 A n d h e ran after th em and s a i d t o th em a cc o rd
.

i n g t o th e s e w o rds 5 A n d th e y s a i d t o h i m . F ar b e i t
.

fr o m th y s ervant s t o d o th i s th i n g : we h ave no t st o le n o ut o f
t h e h o u s e o f th y l o rd an y uten s i l a nd th e g o ld wh i c h we ,

fo u nd the firs t t i m e i n o ur s a c k s we th y s er v ant s h a v e , , ,

bro u g ht ba c k o ut o f the land o f Canaan 6 H o w th en w o u ld . .

we s teal an y uten s i l : beh o ld h ere we are and o ur s a ck s ; , ,

s ear c h an d wh erever th o u fi nd e s t th e CU p i n t h e s a c k o f an y
,

m an am o n g us h e s hal l be k i l led b ut we an d o ur a s s e s w i l l
, ,

s erve th y l o rd 7 A n d h e s a i d t o th em :
. N o t thu s th e
.
,

man w i th wh o m I find i t h i m al o n e w i l l I t a k e a s a s er v ant , ,

b ut y e s hal l ret urn i n p ea c e t o y o ur h o us e s 8 A n d wh en . .

h e s earc h ed i n th e i r ve s s el s b e gm m ng w i th th e o lde s t an d ,

en d i n g w i th the y o un g est i t wa s fo und i n th e s a c k o f B enj a ,

m i n th e y o un g e s t 9 A nd th e y were terr i fi ed and ren t th e i r

, . .

c l o th es an d l o aded the i r a s s e s and retur ned t o th e c i t y a nd

,

c am e t o the h o u s e o f J o s e p h an d a l l fel l d own be fo re h i m ,

u p o n the i r fa ces o n th e g ro un d 10 A n d J ose p h s a i d t o . .

them Y e have d o n e ev i l ; an d th e y sa i d t o h i m W hat

s hall we s a y and w i th what s hal l we defend o urs el v e s that o ur
,

L o rd h as fo u nd th e g u i lt o f h i s ser v a nt s " 11 B eh o ld we are .

th y s er v ant s O o ur l o rd t og et h er w i th o ur a s s e s
, 12, . .

A nd J o s e p h s a i d t o th em : I t o o f ear th e L o rd and y e , , ,

s h al l o t o y o ur h o u s e s bu t y ur y u n g e t br th er hal l b e
g o o s o s ,

m y s er v ant fo r y e have d o n e ev i l d o y e no t k n o w that o ne

,

l i ke m e w h o dr i nk s o ut o f h i s c up v al ue s i t "13 A nd y e h ave .

s t o l en i t A n d J udah s a i d : F o r us m y l o rd let m e
” “
14 . .
, ,
’

s p eak a w o rd i nt o th e ear o f m y l o rd h i s m o ther h a s b o rn e

1 18 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

th y ser v an t o ur fath er t w o s o n s ; o ne h as left and was l o st

, , ,

an d no o ne fo un d h i m an d t h i s o ne al o n e i s l e ft fr o m h i s ,

m o ther ; and th y s er v ant o ur father l o v e s h i m an d h i s s o u l , ,

c l ea v e s t o h i s s o ul an d i t w i ll h a p p en w h en we return t o t h y
,

s er v an t o ur fath er an d i f th e y oun g m an i s n
, , o t w i th us h e ,

w i l l d i e a nd o ur fath er w i ll s i n k awa y thro u g h g r i e f u n t o

,

death . 15 B ut I w i ll b e c o m e a s erv an t t o m y l o rd i n th e
.

p l a c e o f th e b o y bu t l et th e y o uth go w i th h i s bro th ers fo r ,

I have gi v en p ro m i s e fo r h i m t o th y s er v an t o ur fath er ; an d ,

i f th o u d o s t no t return h i m th en th y servant w i ll b e g u i lt y t o ,

o ur fath er al l th e da y s 16 A n d J o se p h s a w th e h eart o f
. .

al l that th e y were fr i end l y t o ea c h o th er an d well d i s p o s ed ,

and he was no t abl e t o re s tra i n h i m sel f an d h e s a i d that h e ,

w a s J o s e p h and co nv e r s ed w i th th em i n th e H ebrew t o n g u e
, ,

and h e fel l u p o n the i r n e ck an d we p t b ut th e y h ad no t k n o wn

h i m and b e g an t o wee p
, 17 A n d h e s a i d t o th em : D O . .
“

no t wee p o ver m e ; bu t ha s ten an d br i n g m y fath er t o m e ,

th at I may s e e h i m befo re I d i e an d th e e y e s o f m y br o th er ,

B enj am i n w h i l e I s e e 18 F o r beh o ld th i s i s th e s e co nd
. .
, ,

y ear o f th e fam i ne an d th ere are y et five y ear s w i th o u t an y

,

har v e s t o r fru i t o f tree s o r an y p l an t s 19 H as ten y e t o c o m e . .

d o w n w i th y o ur h o u s eh o ld s s o th at y e be no t de s tro y ed b y ,
-

th e fam i n e an d d o no t g r i eve y o u rs elve s o n a cco u n t o f y o ur

,

s el v e s an d o n a c co u n t o f y o u r p o s s e s s i o n s fo r t h e L o rd h a s
, ,

s ent m e b efo re y o u a s a p r o v i der that man y p e o p le m i g h t ,

l i v e 2 0 A n d tel l m y fath er that I a m y et al i v e 2 1 B ut

. . . .

y e beh o ld s e e m e that th e L o rd h as s e t m e a s a fath er t o

, , ,

Phara o h and that I s h o uld ru l e i n h i s h o u s e and o ver al l th e

,

lan d o f Egyp t 2 2 A nd tel l m y fath er o f al l m y h o n o r and

. .

al l th e m ea s ure wh i c h th e L o rd h a s g i v e n m e o f wealth and

o f h o no r 23 A n d at th e c o m mand o f Phara o h h e g a v e
. .
,

th em w a g o n s an d p ro v i s i o n s fo r t h e ro ad a nd ga v e th em al l
c o l o red g arm en t s and s i l ver 24 A n d t o th e i r fath er Ph a . .
,

ra o h s en t g arm en t s and s i l v er and t e n a s s e s that carr i ed g ra i n

and h e s e nt th em awa y 2 5 A n d th e y went u p and a n . .

n o unc e d t o th e i r fath er that J o s e p h w a s al i ve and t h at h e w a s ,

m ea s ur i n g o ut g ra i n t o al l th e nat i o n s o f th e earth and that ,

12 0 T H E BO O K O F J U B I L EES .

h is so n s : E n o ch and Ph al us and E z é rO m and Chara m i five ,

S i m e o n and h i s s o n s an d th e s e are th e nam e s o f h is s o n s

,

[ j am O é l an d I j am é n and A m et and I j aki m and S a a r and

S a m el th e s o n o f th e S e p h a ni t e ; s even : Le v i and h i s s o n s ;
,

and the s e are th e nam e s o f h i s s o n s G é d s O n and K a a t and ,

M era r i fo ur : J udah and h is s o n s ; and th e s e a re th e nam es o f

,

h i s s o n s : S é l é m and Ph al u s and z a r a fo ur : I s s a char and h i s ,

s o n s ; an d the s e are th e na m e s o f h i s s o n s : T O l a a nd Ph u a

and I j as e b an d S a m a rO m fi v e : Zebul u n and h i s s o n s and ,

th e s e are th e nam e s o f h i s s o n s : A z o r and E l O n and I j a l ué l ,

fo u r . 12 A n d th e s e are th e s o n s o f J ac o b and th e i r s o ns
.

wh o m Leah h a d b o rn e t o J a co b i n M e s o p o tam i a s i x an d o ne , ,

s i s ter t o th em D i nah ; an d al l th e s o u ls wh o m Leah had

,

b o rn e a nd th e i r s o n s w h o wen t w i th th e i r fath er J a co b t o
,

E gyp t w ere twen t y n i n e and J a co b t h e i r fa t h e r w i th th em

,
-
, , , ,

i t th u s w a s th i rt y 13 A n d th e s o n s o f Za l a p h a th e hand
. .
,

ma i d o f Leah th e w i fe o f J a c o b wh o m s h e b o re t o J a c o b :
, ,

G a d an d A s h er 14 A nd the s e are th e nam e s o f t h e i r s o n s

. .

w h o w en t w i th th em t o Egyp t ; th e s o ns o f G a d Zé p t n and
A g a t i and S o m i and A s O h é n a nd A rO li and A r o d i ; e ig h t .

15. A nd th e s o n s o f A s h er : I j a m ua a nd J e s fi a and B a rj a an d
S a ra th e i r s i s ter s e v en
, 16 A nd al l th e s o u l s are fo urteen
,
. .
,

and al l o f L e a h were fo rt y fo ur 17 A nd the s o n s o f Ra ch el -

. .
,

th e w i fe o f J a c o b were J o s e p h and B en j am i n
,
18 A n d to . .

J o s e p h w ere b o rn i n Egy p t be fo re h is fath er cam e t o Egyp t ,

wh o m A s n et b o re h i m th e d au g hter o f Po t i p har th e s a cr i , ,

fi c e r o f H el i o p o l i s M ana s s eh and E p hra i m three

,
1
9 Th e , . .

s o n s O f B en j am i n are B a l a and B ft C h O r a nd E s ab el 2 1161a nd ,

Nem a n and A b d lj i and R 516 and S a nit i m and A p h em and

G ao m el e v en
,
20 A n d a l l th e s o ul s o f Ra c hel w e re fo u r
. .

teen 2 1 A nd th e s o n s o f Bi l a th e han d ma i d o f Ra c h el th e
. .
, ,

w i fe o f J a c o b wer e Dan an d Na p htal i

,
22 A n d th e s e are . .

th e nam e s o f th e i r s o n s w h o w e n t w i th th em t o E gyp t ; t h e
s o n s o f Dan are Ch u s i and S a m o n a nd A s u d i and I j ak and
S a la mO n s i x 23,
A n d th e y d i e d i n Egyp t i n t h e y e ar i n
. .

w h i c h th e y wen t d o wn and there w a s l eft t o Dan o n l y Ch fi s i ,

.

24 . A nd th e s e a re th e nam e s o f th e s o n s o f Na p htal i I j as i é l
 T HE BO O K O F J UB I LE ES . 12 1

a nd Gu hani and A s a ar a nd S h l O ni an d E me s i x ; and E m e

‘

d i ed i n E gyp t w h o w as b o rn afte r the y ea r o f the fam i n e

, .

25 . A nd al l th e s o u l s o f Ra c h el were twent y s i x 26 A nd -
. .

al l th e s o u l s o f J a c o b that we nt w i th h i m t o E gyp t w ere

’

, ,

s even t y s o u l s ; but h i s c h ildren and h i s c h i ldrens c h i ldren al l

’

t o g eth er were s event y fi v e bu t five d i ed i n Egyp t w h o w ere

-
, ,

no t marr i ed a nd had no c h i ldren and i n th e l a nd o f Can a an

t w o s o n s o f J udah d i ed E r and O nan an d had no c h i ldren
, , .

27 . A n d th e s o n s O f I s rael bur i ed th o s e that were de s tr o y e d ,

and the s e were c o un ted am o n g th e s e v en t y pe o p l e s .

CH A P X LV
. I A nd I s rael went t o th e l an d o f E gyp t
. .

u nt o th e land o f Go s he n at th e n ew m oo n o f fo urth m o n th
of th e s e co nd y ear o f th e th i rd week o f th e fo rt y fi f t h -

j u b i lee 2 A nd J o s e p h wen t t o m eet h i s fath er J a co b i n

. .
-

th e land o f G o s h en and h e fel l u p o n th e n e c k o f h is father

,

an d we p t 3 A n d I s rael s a i d t o J o se p h :
. . I w o u ld d i e no w “

aft e r I have s een th ee 4 A nd no w m a y th e L o rd G o d o f

. .

A braham and I s aa c b e ble s s ed w h o ha s not w i thdrawn h i s ,

m ercy and k i ndn e ss fro m h i s s er v an t J a co b : I t i s a g reat

th i n g t o m e th at I h av e seen th y fa c e i n m y l i fe f o r tru e i s ,

the v i s i o n wh i c h I s aw i n B eth el bl e s s ed be th e L o rd ,

G o d t o al l etern i t y an d bl e s s ed be h i s nam e A n d ”

, 5 . .

J os e p h and h i s bro t h er s ate bread befo re th e i r fath er an d

drank w i n e ; and J a co b rej o i c ed e x c e ed i n g l y m u c h fo r h e ,

saw t h at J o s e p h ate w i th h i s br o th ers a nd dran k b e fo re h i m

an d h e ble s s ed t h e Cre at o r o f all w h o h ad p re s erved f o r h i m ,

h i s twelve s o n s 6 A nd J o s e p h g a v e h i s fath er an d h i s
. .

bro th ers a s a p re s ent t h at th e y s h o u ld d w el l i n th e la n d o f

Go s h en an d i n R am as i t i no and th e i r wh o l e terr i t o r y that , ,

th e y s h o u ld ru le i t b efo re Ph a ra o h 7 A nd I s rael a nd h i s . .

s o n s d w e l t i n th e lan d o f G o s h en th e be s t p art o f th e lan d ,

o f Egyp t : bu t I s rael w a s o ne h undred a nd th i rt y y ear s o ld

wh e n h e c a m e i nt o Egyp t 8 A nd J o s e p h g a v e p ro v i s i o n s
. .

t o h i s father and br o th er s and t h e i r p o s s e s s i o n s a s m u c h as

,

s u pp o rt e d th em f o r th e s e v en y ears o f fam i ne A n d th e
9 . .

land o f Egyp t s uffered O 11 a cc o un t o f th e fa m i n e a nd J o s e p h ,

g athered i n al l t h e land o f E gyp t t o Ph a ra o h fo r fo o d b o t h ,

12 2 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L E E S .

th e p e o p le an d th e i r cattl e and Phara o h p o ss essed eve ry ,

th i n g
. 10 A nd th e y ears o f the fam i n e were c o m p l eted
.
,

and J o s e p h g ave t o th e p e o p le that were i n th e lan d o f

E gy p t s eed and fo o d t o s o w i n th e e ig h th y ear f o r th e river ,

had ov e rflo w e d in t o al l the l and o f Egyp t 11 F o r i n th e . .

s even y ear s o f th e fam i n e i t had watered o n l y a few s p o t s

al o n g th e ban k o f th e r i ver b ut no w i t o v e rflo w e d ; an d th e

,

Egyp t i an s s o wed u p o n th e ir land and i t p ro duced m uch g ra i n

i n that y ear 12 A n d th i s was th e fi rst y ear o f t h e fourth
. .

week o f th e th i rt y fi ft h j u b i lee -
13 A nd J o se p h t o o k o f . .

th e g ra i n wh i ch the y s o wed th e fi fth p art fo r th e k i n g an d ,

th e f o urth h e l e ft th em fo r fo o d and fo r s o w i n g : an d J o se p h
m ade i t a law fo r th e land o f E gyp t u n t o th i s day 14 A n d . .

I srael l i ved i n th e lan d o f E gyp t se v enteen y ears and al l ,

th e da y s wh i c h h e l i ved were th r ee j u b i lees o ne h u nd r ed an d ,

f o rt y seven y ears
-
15 A nd h e died i n th e fo urth y ea r o f th e
. .

fi fth week o f th e fo rt y fi ft h j u b i l ee 16
-
A n d I s rael bles s ed . .

h i s s o n s be fo re h e d i ed an d t o l d th em ever y t h i n g as i t w o u ld
,

ha p p en t o th em i n th e land o f E gyp t and what w o u ld co m e ,

u p o n th em i n th e latter da y s and every th i n g h e m ade kn o wn ,

t o them and bl e s s ed th em and g a v e J o s e p h t w o p o rt i o n s i n

,

th e land . 17 A nd h e s l e p t w i t h h i s fathers and was bur i ed

.

i n th e d o ubl e cave i n th e lan d o f Canaan be s i de A braham ,

h i s fath er i n th e g rave wh i ch h e had du g fo r h im s el f i n t h e

, ,

d o u bl e ca v e, i n th e land o f H ebro n 18 A n d h e g ave al l . .

h i s b o o k s and th e b o o k s o f h i s fath ers t o h i s s o n Le v i that ,

h e s h o uld g ua rd th em an d re n e w them fo r th e s o n s o f I s rael

t o th i s da y .

CH A P X LV I 1 A nd i t ha p p en ed after th e d eath o f Ja co b
. . .

that the c h i ldren o f I s rael i n c rea s ed i n th e lan d o f E gyp t 2 . .

A nd th e y be c am e a g reat p e o p l e and th e y w ere al l u n i ted i n ,

the i r h eart s s o that ea c h l o ved h i s bro th er and e v ery m an

,

a s s i s ted h i s bro th er and the y i n c reased and m u lt i p l i ed and

,

i n crea s ed v ery m u c h 3 A n d ten w eek s o f y ears w ere al l

. .

th e day s o f th e l i fe o f J o s e p h wh i ch h e l i v ed after h i s father ,

an d h e w a s no e nem y o r an y th i n g w i c ked i n all th e da y s o f

t h e l i fe o f J o s e p h wh ic h h e l i ved after h i s fath e r J a c o b fo r al l ,
124 T H E BO O K O F j U BILE ES .

un i te w i th th e en em y and w i l l depart o ut o f o ur land fo r t h ei r ,

fa c e s and h earts are t o ward th e lan d O f Canaan 14 And . . .

h e s e t o ver th em w o rk o v ers eers that the y sh o uld t o rm en t -

th em w i th s lave w o rk 15 A nd th e y c o m manded t h e m a nd
. .
,

th e y bu i lt s tro n g c i t i e s fo r Phara o h Pi th o m and Ram ses an d , ,

the y bu i lt all th e wall s and s i de s wh i ch h ad fallen i n m t h e

c i t i e s o f E gy p t 16 A nd th e y o p p re s sed t h em w i th s erv i c e
. .
,

but a s m u c h a s t h e y abused them s o m u c h th e y i n c rea s ed an d

so m u ch th e y m u lt i p l i ed 17 A n d th e m en O f E gyp t . .

c o n s i dered th e ch i ldren o f I s ra el u ncl ean .

CH A P X LV I I . 1 A n d i n th e s e v enth week i n th e seventh

. .
,

y ear i n th e fo rt y se v enth j ub i lee th y fath er c am e fr o m th e

,
-
,

land o f Canaan and th o u wa s t b o rn i n th e fo urth week i n

, ,

t he s i x th y ear i n the fo rt y e i g h th j ub i lee wh i ch are th e da y s

,
-
,

o f th e p ers e cut i o n o ver th e s o n s o f I s rael 2 A nd K i n g . .

Ph ara o h o f Egyp t i s s u ed a c o m man d c o n c e r n i n g th em that

, , ,

th e y sh o uld thr o w al l th e i r c h i ldren e v er y m al e i nt o th e , ,

r i ver 3 A n d th e y threw th em i n s even m o nth s u nt i l th e

. .
,

da y wh en th o u wa s t b o rn : bu t th y m o th er h i d t h ee three
m o nth s a nd th e y t o ld ab o u t h er 4 A nd s h e made f o r th ee . .

an ark and co vered it w i th p i t c h and a s p hal t and la i d i t i n

, ,

the g ra s s o n th e ban k O f th e r i v er an d p la c ed th ee i n t o i t
, ,

s e v en da y s ; and th y m o th er c am e i n th e n ig h t an d nur s e d

th ee and dur i n g th e da y s th y s i s ter M i r i am p ro te c ted th e e

,

f ro m th e w i ld an i m al s 5 A nd i n th o s e da y s T a rm u th the
. .
,

dau g h ter O f Phara o h cam e t O bath e i n th e r i ver an d s h e , ,

h eard th y v o i c e c ry i n g and s h e t o ld h er H ebrew ma i den s that ,

the y s h o uld br i n g th e e o ut ; and the y br o u g h t th ee t o them .

6 A n d the y t o o k t h ee o ut o f th e ark a nd s h e p i t i ed th ee
.
,
.

7 . A nd th y s i s ter s a i d S h a l l I go and c al l f o r th ee o ne o f
th e H ebre w w o m en w h o s hal l ra i s e and n u rs e th i s c h i ld f o r
,

th ee " 8 A nd s h e s a i d :
”
. Go 9 A nd s he w en t and . .

c all e d th y m o ther J o k a b e d and s h e g a v e h er w a g e s and s h e , ,

ra i s ed th ee 10 A nd w h en th o u d i d s t g ro w th e y br o u g h t
. .
,

th ee t o th e h o u s e O f Phara o h a nd th o u be cam e s t h i s s o n ; ,

a nd A nb a ra m th y fath er tau g h t thee wr i t i n g

,
11 And ,
. .

w hen th o u d i d s t c o m p l ete t h ree week s h e br o u g h t th ee t o ,

 T H E B OO K OF J U B I LE E S . 12 5

th e y al co urt
ro 12 A nd th o u wa s t i n th e c o urt th r ee week s
. .

o f y ea rs u nt i l the d ay w h en th o u d i dst go o ut o f the ro y al

,

c ourt and d i d s t s e e th e E gyp t i an a s h e was beat i n g th y fr i end

,

fr o m am o n g t h e ch i ldren o f I srael 13 A nd th o u sl ewe s t h i m . .

a nd h i d h i m i n th e s an d and o n the fo l l o w i n g da y th o u
,

fo u nde s t t wo o f th e c h i ld r en o f I s rael q uarrel l i ng and d i d s t ,

s a y t o th e m o re p o wer fu l Wh y d o s t th o u beat th y br o ther " ”

14 . An d h e b ec am e an g ry and wro th and s a i d : W h o h a s ,

“

set th e e a ru le r and p r i nce o ve r us 15 D o st th o u de s i re t o .

kil l m e as th o u d i d s t k i ll th e E gyp t i an y e s terda y " 16 A nd

,
”
.

th o u d i dst fea r and flee o n a cc o un t o f th ese w o rd s .

CH A P X LV I I I. 1 A nd i n th e s i x th y ear o f th e th ird
. .

week o f th e fo rt y n i nth j ub i lee t h o u d i d s t go and dwel l h er e

-
,

fi v e we e ks and o ne y ea r and d i d s t return t o E gyp t i n th e

,

se cond week i n t h e s eco nd y e ar i n th e fi ft i e th j ub i l ee

, , .

2. A n d th o u k n o we s t w h at h e s p o k e t o th ee at M t S i na i .
,

and what t h e p r i nce Ma s t e m a de s ir ed t o d o w i th th ee a s th o u ,

re t urnes t t o Egyp t o n the w a y at th e feast o f tab e rna c le s

, , .

3 D i d h e no t w i th all h i s p ow er s eek t o k i ll th ee and t o save

.
,

th e E gyp t i an s o ut o f th y hand wh en t h o u s awe s t that th o u ,

w er t s ent t o d el i v er j ud g ments and ven g ean c e o ver the E gy p

t i a ns " 4 A nd I d el i v e red th ee o ut o f h is h an d s an d th o u
.
,

d i d s t the s i g n s and w ond ers fo r w h i c h I had sent th ee t o d o

i n E gyp t o ver Phara o h an d o ver all h i s h o u s e an d o ve r h i s
s ervant s a nd o ver h i s p e o p l e 5 A n d th e L o rd i nfl i c ted a . .

g reat ve n g eanc e u p o n th e m for Is rael s s a k e and beat th em ’

and k i l led t h em thro u g h bl o o d and frog s and fl i e s and d og

fl i es and break i ng o ut s k i n d i sea s es and a ls o th e i r an i m al s
- -
,

b y death and th ro u g h ha i l b y wh i c h h e de s tro y ed eve ry

, ,

th i n g t h at g rew fo r th em ; a nd thr o u gh g ra s s h o p p ers w h o ate ,

th e r e s t that h ad been left b y th e ha i l and thro u g h dark ,

ne s s ; and als o th e fi rs t b o rn o f man and an i mal s ; and o n al l

-

the i r i d o l s th e L o r d t o o k ven g ean c e and burned t h em w i th

fire 6 A nd every th i n g wa s sen t thro u g h th y hand that
. .
,

th o u sh o uld s t d o i t befo re i t wa s d o n e and th o u d i d s t tel l i t ,

t o the k i n g o f E gyp t and b e f o r e al l o f h i s s er v ants and b e

fo r e h i s p e o p l e 7 A nd ever y th i n g t o o k p l ace a cco rd i ng t o
. .
12 6 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

th y w o rd s : ten g reat and te rri b l e j ud g m ents ca me over th e

lan d o f Egy p t th at th e y m i g h t tak e ven g ean ce fo r I s rael
,
.

A n d all th e d eed s o f th e L o rd c o n c e r nin g I srael and acc o rd

i n g t o h i s o rd i nan c e wh i c h h e co venan ted with A braham ’
,

that he w o uld take ven g ean c e u p o n t h em a cco rd i n g a s th e y ,

had s er v ed th e Egyp t i ans i n o p p ressi o n 8 A nd th e p ri n c e . .

Ma s t e ma p la c ed h i m sel f aga i n s t th ee an d endeav o red t o ,

t h rew thee i nt o th e han d o f Phara o h an d a i ded th e s o rce r e rs

o f th e Egyp t i an s a nd s t o o d b y th em
,
an d th e y p er fo rm ed ,

th em b e fore th ee : th e ev i ls h o we v er we p erm i tted th em t o , ,

p erf orm b u t t h e i r rem ed i e s we d i d no t su ffer them t o p er

,

fo rm b y th e i r han ds 9 A nd th e L o rd s tru c k th em w i th
. .

a d i re p o x and th e y we r e no t abl e t o w i th s tan d for we de

, ,

stro y ed them s o that th e y co u ld not d o a s i n g le s ig n 10 . .

A n d am i d all th e s i g n s an d w o n ders th e p r i nce Mas t e m a ,

was no t asham ed u nt i l he becam e p owerf u l and cr i ed t o th e

,

Egyp t i an s that the y sh o uld p ursu e a fte r th ee w i th al l th e

p o wer o f th e E gyp t i an s w i th th e i r wa g o ns and w i th th e i r
,

h o rs e s and w i th al l th e m asses O f th e p e o p l e o f E gyp t 1 1 A nd . .

I s t o o d between th e Egyp t i ans and th ee an d b etween th em ,

and I s rael an d I s a v ed th e I srael i te s o ut o f the ir hand s

,

and o ut o f th e hands o f th e E gyp t i an s 12 A n d th e L o rd . .

led th em th ro u g h the m i ddl e o f the sea as if i t were dr y ,

land . 13 A nd al l th e p e o p l e h e c au sed t o c o m e o ut t o
.

p u rs u e I s rael th e L ord o ur G o d cast i n t o th e m i d s t o f th e

,

s ea,
i n t o th e de p th s o f th e ab y sse s i n s tead o f th e c h i ldren ,

o f I s rael ,
be c au s e th e p e o p l e o f E gyp t h a d th ro wn the i r
c h i ldren b y th e h u ndred s i nt o th e r i ver : ven g eance was taken

u p o n th e m and o ne th o u s and p o wer fu l m en and th o se that ,

were s tro n g p er i s h ed o n a cco u nt o f o ne s u c k l i n g bab e wh i c h

,

th e y had ca s t i nt o th e r i v er fro m am o n g s t th y p e o p l e 14 . .

A nd o n th e fo urteenth da y and o n th e fi fteenth da y and 0 11 , ,

th e s i x teenth da y and o n th e s eventeenth d a y and o n t h e

, ,

e ig h teenth da y th e p r i n c e Mas te m a w a s b o un d and c ha i n ed

,

beh i nd th e c h i ldren o f I s rael s o that h e c o u ld no t a cc u s e t h e ,

c h i ldren of I s rael 15 B u t o n th e n i neteenth da y we

. .

l et h i m l o o s e s o that h e c o ul d h el p th e Egyp t i an s and that

, ,
 12 8 T H E BO O K OF J U B I L EES ;

and fr o m und e r i ts slaver y 6 B ut th o u r e mem ber th i s d ay a l l

. .
,

th e da y s o f th y l i fe o n c e i n th e y ear o n i ts da y a cc o rd i n g t o al l
, , ,

th e law th ere o f and th o u shal t no t c han g e th e da y fo r an othe r

,

da y o r th e m o nth fo r an o th er m o nth 7 F o r i t i s an o rd i
, . .

nan c e o f etern i t y wh i c h i s en g raven o n t h e tablets o f h e aven

,

c o n c ern i n g th e c h i ldren O f I s rael that th e y s hal l o bserve ea c h

,

y ear b y y ear th e fest i vals ; o n c e a y ear i n al l th e ir g enerat i o ns , ,

and i t has no l i m i t o f da y s f o r i t i s o rda i ned f o r etern i t y

,
.

8 A nd a man i f h e i s p ure and d o es no t c o m e t o o bse rve i n

.
,

i ts t i m e the da y t o br i n g an O ffer i n g wh i c h i s a c c eptabl e b e

,

fo re th e L o rd o n th e d ay o f th e f e s t i val an d t o eat an d t o ,

dr i n k be fo re th e L o rd o n th e d a y O f h i s f e s t i val that m an
, ,

s hal l b e r o o ted o ut i f h e i s p ure a nd near be c au se h e h a s no t

, ,

bro u g h t th e o ffer i n g t o th e L o r d i n i ts t i m e and that m an ,

p l a c e s a s i n u p o n h i m s el f L e t th e c h i ldren o f I s rae l w h o
.
,

w i l l y et c o m e o b s erve t h e Pa s cah o n th e d a y o f i ts t i m e o n
, ,

th e f o u rteen th o f th e firs t m o nth b etwe en the even i n g s i n , ,

th e th i rd p art o f th e da y t o th e th i rd p a rt o f th e n i ght ; fo r
t w o p art s o f the da y are gi v en t o th e l i g h t and th e th i rd t o th e
e v en i n g ; th i s i t is that th e L o rd h as c o m m anded that th o u
s hal t o bserve i t betwe e n th e e v en i n g s
9 A n d i t s h a l l no t . .

tak e p l a c e i n th e m o rn i n g at a ny t i m e o f da y l ig h t bu t o n l y
, ,

at th e l i m i t s o f th e e v en i n g s ; a nd the y s hal l eat i t i n th e t i m e

o f even i n g unt i l t h e third n ig h t and whateve r i s left o f al l th e
,

m eat o n th e th i rd n i g h t th e y s hal l a g a i n bu rn i n th e fire

,
.

10 .A nd the y s hall no t c o o k i t i n water and s h al l no t eat i t

raw but care full y r o a s ted o n th e fire an d bro i led o n th e fi re ;
,

i t s h e a d t o g eth er w i th th e i n te s t i ne s the y s hall r o ast and i t s ,

feet a nd s hal l no t break an y b o n e w i th i n i t fo r n o n e o f th e

, ,

c h i ldren o f I s rael s hal l have an y b o n e br o k en 11 O n th i s . .

a c c o un t th e L o rd h as c o m manded th e c h i ldren O f I srael t o o h

c
er v e th e Pa s eah o n th e da y o f i ts t i m e an d that no b o n e i n ,

i t s h a l l be br o k en fo r i t i s a fe s t i v al and a da y co m mande d
, ,

and th ere m u s t be no c han g e fr o m i t fro m o ne da y t o an o the r,

o r fr o m o ne m o nth t o an o th er bu t o n th e da y s hall i ts f e s t i
,

v al be o b s erved 12 .B u t th o u c o m mand th e ch i ldre n o f

.
,

I s rael that th e y s h o uld o b s e rve th e Pa s eah o n i t s d a y s i n all

 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L E E S . 12 9

the y ears o n c e e a c h y ear o n the da y O f i t s fi x ed t i m e and

, , ,

that i t s hal l be co m e a mem o ri al be fo re th e L o rd wh i c h i s a c

c e p ta b l e and that no p la g u e c o m e o ver them t o k i l l th em and
,

t o s c o ur g e the m i n that y ear 13 I f th e y o b s e r ve th e Pa s eah

. .

i n i t s t i m e i n ever y th i n g as th ey h ave been c o m m anded th en ,

i t i s no t al l o wed th em t o e at i t o uts i d e o f th e s an ctuar y o f th e

L o rd and al l th e p e o p le of th e a s s em bl y O f I srael sh al l ob
,

s er v e i t i n i ts t i m e 14 E ver y m an w h o i s twent y y ears and

. .

ab ove w h o c o m es o n that da y s hal l eat i t i n th e s anctuar y o f

y o u r G o d be fo re th e L o rd fo r thu s i t i s wr i tten and orda i n ed
,

that th e y shal l e a t i t i n th e s anctua ry o f the L o rd 15 A nd . .

wh en th e c h i ldren o f I srael c o m e i nt o th e land whi c h they

shal l p o s s ess i nt o th e land o f Canaan and p lant t h e tent o f
, ,

t h e L o rd i n th e m i d s t o f th e land w i th i n o ne o f th e i r h o s t s , ,

u nt i l th e t i m e w h en th e s an ctuar y o f th e L o rd s h al l h ave been

bu i lt i n th e land then th e y s h all c o m e and o bserve th e Pa s eah
,

i n th e m i d s t o f th e tent o f th e L o rd and s hal l s a cr i fi c e i t b e ,

fo re th e L or d fro m y ear t o y ear 16 A n d i n the d a y s wh en . .

a h o use shal l have been bu i l t i n th e nam e o f t h e L o rd i n t h e

l and o f th e i r i nh er i tan c e th e y s hall go th ere and s lay t h e
,

Pas eah i n th e eve nin g as th e sun g o e s d o wn i n th e th ir d p ar t

, ,

o f the da y 17 A n d th e y s hal l p la c e th e bl o o d o n th e fo und a

. .

t i o n o f th e altar and th e fa t the y s h al l la y u p o n th e fire u p o n th e

,

altar and s hall eat flesh there o f that h as been ro asted at t h e

,

fire i n t h e co urt o f th e sanctuar y i n t h e nam e o f the L o r d

, .

18 . An d th e y m u s t no t O b s erve th e Pas eah i n the i r c i t i es and

i n all th e i r d i str i cts but o nl y be fo r e th e tent o f th e L o rd o r
,

be for e h i s h o u s e wh ere h i s nam e dwell s s o t h at y e d o not

, ,

tre s p ass a g a i nst th e L o rd 19 B u t th o u M o s es c o m m a nd . .

, ,

th e c h i ld r en o f I s rael t h at th e y shall o b s erve the o rd i nance of

,

th e Pas eah as i t has been c o m m anded t o th ee that the y shal 1 ,

o bserve th e day year b y y ea r and i ts da y and th e fe s t i val o f ,

the u nleavened bread that th e y shal l eat un leaven ed bread,

seven d a y s s o that the y o b s erve i t s fest i val t h at the y b r i n g an

, ,

O ffer i n g da y b y da y i n th ese seven da y s o f t he Paseah b e fo r e

th e L o r d o n th e altar o f y o ur G o d 2 0 F o r th i s f estival y e . .

O bserved with tr e m bl i n g when y e wen t o ut o f E gyp t u nti l y e

13 0 T H E BO O K O F J UB I L EES .

had g o n e thr o u g h th e s ea i n t o t h e d esert o f S ur fo r o n th e ,

sh o re o f th e s ea y e co m p leted i t .

CH A P L . 1 . A n d a fter th i s law I m ade kn o wn t o th ee th e

.

da y s o f S abbath s i n th e d esert S i na i wh i c h i s between E lam ,

and S i na i 2 A n d I t o ld y o u co ncern i n g th e S abbaths o f th e

. .

earth o n M t S i na i and co n c erni n g th e y ears o f j ub i lee s w i th

.
,

th e S abbath s and als o th e y ea r I m en t i o n ed t o y o u bu t t h e

y ear th ere o f we d i d no t tell y o u unt i l th o u c o m e s t i nt o the land,

wh i ch y e s hal l p osse s s an d y e shal l mak e th e land als o

O b s erve th e S abbath s fo r th os e dwel l i n g i n i t an d th e y ears ,

o f j u b i lee s s hall l earn 3 C o n c ern i n g th i s I have o rda i n ed

. .

fo r th ee the week s o f y ears an d th e j ub i lee s fro m th e da y s o f ,

A dam t o th i s da y : fort y n i n e [ j ub i lees] a nd o ne week a nd

-

t w o y ear s ; and y et fo rt y y ears a re be fo re fo r learn i n g th e

c o m mandm ent s o f th e L o rd u nt i l y e c ro s s th e b o rder o f th e
,

land o f Canaan cr o s s i n g th e J o rdan o n the we s tern s i de an d

, ,

j u b i lee s w i l l p a s s b y u nt i l I s rael s h a l l b e c lean s ed fro m al l

fo rn i cat i o n and g u i lt and u n c lean n es s and c o n tam i nat i o n a nd
s i n an d tran s g re s s i o n an d s hall dwel l i n al l th e land i n s a fet y
, ,

an d no S atan an d no e v i l o ne w i ll i nj ure h i m and th e lan d ,

w i l l b e c lean s ed fr o m th at t i m e o n and t o etern i t y 4 A nd . .

,

b eh o ld th e c o m man d o f th e S abbath s I h a v e wr i tten d o w n fo r

,

th ee and al l th e j ud g m ents o f i ts law s 5 S i x da y s t h o u s h a lt

,
. . .

d o w o rk a nd o n t h e s eventh da y i s th e S abbath o f th e L o rd
, ,

y o ur G o d ; y e s h a l l no t d o an y w o rk o n i t n e i th er y e no r , ,

y o ur c h i ldre n no r y o ur m a l e s er v ant s no r y o ur m a id s erv a n t s

, , ,

no r an y o f y o ur be a s t s no r y o ur stran g er w h o i s w i th y o u 6
,
. .

T h e m an th at d o e s an y w o rk o n i t s hal l d i e and e v er y m a n ,

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