Identifier: pictorialbibleco00cobb (find matches)
Title: The pictorial Bible and commentator: presenting the great truths of God's word in the most simple, pleasing, affectionate, and instructive manner
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Cobbin, Ingram, 1777-1851 March, Daniel, 1816-1909 Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893 Stretton, Hesba, 1832-1911
Subjects: Jesus Christ John, the Apostle, Saint Bible
Publisher: Philadelphia (etc.) Bradley, Garretson & co. Columbus, Ohio (etc.) W. Garretson & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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rld ; but then God sends heavy dews, something like such as wehave about three or four oclock on a summers morning, but much thicker;and these falling upon the fields make them rich in crops, yielding corn togrind for bread, and grapes to make wine. Isaac further said, Let people serve thee, and nations bow down tothee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mothers sons bow down tothee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseththee. Scarcely had Jacob left Isaac when Esau returned, and he hastened tohis father with his savory meat. But now he was justly punished for selling his birthright; notwith-standing which, and though he had taken an oath to part with it for thered pottage, he tried to obtain it. And the aged Isaac trembled exceedingly, as he remembered hisdoubts, and knew who had deceived him; but being governed by a spiritof prophecy, that is, having spoken by the guidance of God, he said of Jacob, I have blessed him; yea, and he shall be blessed.
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84 Bible and Commentator. Poor Esau now cried bitterly, and he said, Bless me, even me also, Omy father! hast thou not reserved a blessing for me ? And Isaac gave him a blessing also; but it was not that of the first-born : he lost his birthright. Jacobs Dream. Genesis xxviii. 12, 13. TT^SAU was in the greatest rage on account of the loss of his birthright,J-^ and as he expected that his father would soon die, since he was so oldhe vowed that he would then kill his brother. Rebekah was told what hesaid, and Jacob, by her advice, fled for safety to his uncle Laban, atHaran; but, before he left, Isaac bade him farewell, and renewed hisblessing at parting. Isaac also gave Jacob a charge that he should not take any one fora wife that did not serve the true God, and that he should thereforetry and marry one of Labans daughters. Esau knew this, and tosatisfy his father he went to Ishmael, his uncle, and married his daughter inaddition to the two Canaanite wives he already had. And Jacob wen

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