husband: and she called his and the LORD hath blessed thee 19 And mLe'ah again, and bare Ja'cob the sixth son. 20 And "Le'ah said, "God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zěb'u-lŭn. 21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name 'Di'nah. 22 And God remembered Ra'chel, and God "hearkened to ed. instances of her, and opened her womb. Acts 6:4. 24 v Joseph, Gen. 33:2. of God, Mark 10: 14. 23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, "God hath taken away my reproach: 24 And she called his name "Jō'şeph; and said, "The LORD w Children, the gift shall add to me another son. 25 ¶ And it came to pass, when Ra'chel had born "Jō'ṣeph, that Gen. Ja'cob said unto *La'ban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country. 25 x Laban, 28:5. 27 a Laban. 28:5. Gen. b Jacob, Gen. 27: 11. ings, from God, 31 And "he said, What shall I give thee? And Ja'cob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock. 32 'I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence 'all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the 'goats: and of such shall be my 'hire. 33 So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the 'goats, and brown among 2 R. V. black the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me. 34 And "La'ban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word. 35 And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the 27 And "La'ban said unto him, c Temporal Bless- have learned by experience that d Prosperity, Eccl. 7:14. sons. 36 And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and 'Ja'cob: and Ja'cob fed the rest of "La' ban's flocks. 37¶m,n. And "Ja'cob took him rods of green 3.Ppoplar, and of " Dishonesty, the 'hazel and chestnut tree; and Spilled white strakes in them, and made the white appearp Hos. 4:13. which was in the rods. o Contracts, viola, ted, vs. 37-43 Matt. 20:2. 3 Or, storax tree, 4 R.V. almond and 38 And he set the rods which he of the plane tree See footnote, ISSACHAR, tribe of, Num. 1:28. ZEBULUN (dwelling). Son of Jacob and Leah, Gen 35:23; 46:14; Ex. 1:3; 1 Chr. 2:1. Prophecy concerning Gen. 49:13. Descendants of, Gen. 46:14; Num. 26:20, 27 40 6 R. V. flock. 43 1 Servant, Jer. 2: 14. 39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. 5 And said unto them, I see Leah, Gen. 29:16. your father's "countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me. 6 And ye know that with all iny power I have served your father. k.l 6 h Hired Servant, Lev. 25:40, 7 Father-in-law. Judg. 19:3 Master. Col, 4:1. unjust. k Contracts violated, Matt. 20:2. Covetousness, instances of, Isa. 57:17. 40 And 'Ja'cob did separate the 43 And the 'man increased exceedingly, and had 'much cattle, 1 Camel, 1 Sam and maidservants, and menAss domesticated, servants, and camels, 30.17. 2 Chr. 28.15. 7 R.V. large flocks, asses. B.C. 1739? 1 * Laban, Gen. 28:5. b Jacob. Gen. 27. IL C Enty. instances 01. Prov. 14:30. 1 Or, wealth. 2 1 Countenance, Prov. 15:13. CHAPTER 31 and 22 Jacob departs secretly from Laban. 19 plains of the wrong. 34 Rachel's policy to hide the images. 36 Jacob's complaint of Laban. 43 The covenant of Laban and Jacob at Galeed. ND he heard the words AN of "La'ban's sons, saying, "Ja'cob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this 'glory. 2 And Ja'cob beheld the countenance of "La'ban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. 9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your at father, and given them to me. 10 And it came to pass at the time that the 'cattle "conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a "dream, and, behold,| the "rams which leaped upon the 'cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. 11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Ja'cob: and I said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the 3rams which leap upon the 'cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that "La'ban doeth unto thee. 8 10 m Animals, breed- 11 o Angel, appearances of. Heb. 1:13. 13 p Bethel, Josh. 13: q Anointing, in consecration, Lev. 8:12. 13 I am the God of "Beth'el, WAGES. Of Jacob, Gen. 29:15-30; 30:28-34: 31:7, 41. B.C. 1739? See footnote, Time, Rev. 10:6. 14 t Wife, loyal, Prov. 5;18. u Inheritance, Num. 27:7. 15 B.C. 1739? Rev. 10:6. 14 And 'Ra'chel and 'Le'ah and La'ban with his brethren See footnote, Time, tance for us in our father's house? 15 Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, v Money, Jer. 32:9. and hath quite devoured also our "money. 16 w Riches, Eccl. 4:8. God hath taken from our father, that is our's, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do. 27 16 For all the "riches which 27 Wherefore didst thou flee 17¶ Then Ja'cob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; 18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his get2 Isaac, Gen. 21:3. ting, which he had gotten in "Pa'dan-a'ram, for to go to I's saac his father in the land of "Ca'nǎan. a Canaan, Gen. 37: 1. 19 25 22 And it was told 'La'ban on the third day that 'Ja'cob was fled. 23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount *Gil'e-ǎd. 24 And 'God came to 'La'ban the Syr'i-an in a "dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Ja'cob either good or bad. 25 Then 'La'ban overtook Ja'cob. Now Ja'cob had 29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: 'but there i God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to 'Ja'cob either good or bad. 30 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou 'stolen my gods? 31 And 'Ja'cob answered and said to 'La'ban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from mne. 32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Ja'cob knew not that "Ra'chel had 'stolen them. 34 Now "Ra'chel had taken the n Tent, Gen. 13:5. pitched his "tent in the mount:"camel's furniture, and sat upon 30:17. 37 c Arbitration, stances of, 1 Kin. 3.16. 38 d Jacob, Gen. 27. 11. 31.10. daughters are my daughters, and 44 Now therefore come thou, 45 And "Ja'cob took a "stone, and set it up for a "pillar. 46 And "Ja'cob said unto his brethren, Gather "stones; and B.C. 1739? 43 Children, Mark 10:14. 44 m Covenant, of men with men, Deut. 29:1. 45 n Stones, memorial, Ex. 24:12. o Pillar, Gen. 28: 18. 46 37 Whereas thou hast searched 47 And 'La'ban called it 'Je' 38 This twenty years have d.Igar-sa-hâ-du'tha: but Ja'cob e Shepherd, Jer she goats have not cast their 48 And 'La'ban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called 'Găl'e-ed; 49 And Miz'pah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee. 51 And 'La'ban said to "Ja'cob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee; 52 This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. 39. 47 4 That is, the heap of witness: 53 The God of Abră-hăm, Figurative, Psa. 32:4; Isa. 44:3. 53 q God, judge, Gen. 5 R. V. (marg.) gods ↑ MIZPAH (watch tower). In Gilead, Gen. 31:49. Possibly Identical with city of Gad in Gilead, Judg. 10:17; 11:11, 29, 34, c Prudence, instances of, 2 Chr. 2: 12. d Esau, Gen,25:25. 2 And when "Ja'cob saw 'them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place *Ma-ha-na'im. 3 And "Ja'cob 'sent messengers before him to "E'sau his brother e Setr, Deut. 1:2. unto the land of "Se'îr, the country of 'E'dom. f Edom, Obad, 1. B.C. 1739? Rev. 10:6. 6 And the messengers re-See footnote, Time, turned to "Ja'cob, saying, We came to thy brother "E'sau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. 7 Then "Ja'cob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands; 8 And said, If dE'sau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape. 9 9 ¶ And Ja'cob 'said,O God of Prayer, exempli my father A'bră-hăm, and God of my father I'ṣaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: 10 k Thankfulness, exemplified. Acts 24:3. 10 1.*I am not worthy of the least of all the m, "mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this *Jôr'dan; and now I am become m God, mercy of. two bands. Humility, exemplified, Prov. 22:4. Gen, 2:2. Bless n Temporal 11 'Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, God, truth, Gen. from the hand of "E'sau: for I fear him, lest he will come and 4 And he commanded them, saying, "Thus shall ye speak un-smite me, and the mother with to my lord "E'sau; Thy servant the children. aJa'cob saith thus, I have so9 Laban, Gen. 28:5. journed with 'La'ban, and stayed there until now: 5 h Ass, 2 Chr. 28: 5 And I have oxen, and "asses, flocks, and 'menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight. The place *MAHANAIM (two hosts or companies). where Jacob had the vision of angels, Gen. 32:2. The town of, allotted to Gad, Josh, 13:26, 30. Given to sons of Merari, 1 Chr. 6:80. One of the Levitical cities, Josh. 21:38. Ishbosheth establishes himself at, when made king over Israel, 2 Sam. 2:8-12. David lodges at, at the time of Absalom's rebellion, 2 Sam. 17:27-29; 1 Kin. 2:8. ↑ JORDAN, a river in Palestine. Empties into the Dead Sea, Josh. 15:5. Fords of, Gen. 32:10; Josh. 2:7; Judg. 3: 28; 7:24; 8:4; 10:9; 12;5, 6; 2 Sam. 2:29; 17:22, 24; 19:15, 31; 1 Chr. 19:17. Swelling of, at harvest time, Josh. 3:15; Jer. 12:5; and in the early spring, 1 Chr. 12:15. The waters of, miraculously separated for the passage of the Israelites, Josh. 3:4; 5:1; Psa. 114:3; of Elijah, 2 Kin. 2:6-8; of Elisha, 2 Kin. 2:14. Crossed by a ferryboat, 2 Sam. 19:18. Naaman washes in, for the healing of his leprosy, 2 Kin, 5:10-14. John the Baptist, baptizes in, Matt. 3:6; Mark 1:5; John 1: 28; baptizes Jesus in, Matt. 3:13; Mark 1:9. Plain of, Gen. 13:10-12. Israelites camped in, Num. 21:1: 26:3, 63. Solomon's foundry in, 1 Kin. 7:46; 2 Chr. 4:17. 1 PRESENTS. To Abraham, by Abimelech, Gen. 20: 14. To Rebekah, Gen. 24:22. To Esau, Gen. 32:13-15. By Joseph to his brethren, Gen. 45:22: to his father, Gen. 45: 23. To Saul by Jesse, 1 Sam. 16:20. To prophets, 1 Kin. 14:3; 2 Kin, 4:42. To those in adversity, Job 42:10, 11. Kings to kings, 2 Sam. 8:10; 1 Kin. 10:10, 13; 15:18, 19; 2 Kin. 20:12. On memorial days, Neh. 8:10, 12; Esth. 9:19, 22; Rev. 11: 10. Betrothal, Gen. 24:53. Marriage, Esth. 2:18. Propitiatory, Gen. 32:20; 33:8-11; 1 Sam. 25:27-35; Prov. 21: 14. To confirm covenants, Gen. 21:28-30: 1 Sam. 18:3, 4. To obtain favor, 1 Sam. 25:27; Prov. 17:8; 18:16. Rewards of service, Dan, 5:7. To corrupt courts, forbidden, Ex. 23:8; Deut. 16: 19; 27: 25; Isa, 5:23. See footnote, BRIBERY, 1 Sam. 8:3. |