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36 ~IISTOI~Y 011' THE OLD TESTAMERT.
I am not worthy of the lcnst of nll Thy morcics, and of Thy
truth mliicll Thou h:~st filltillcd to Thy servant. With my
staff I ~ R R S C over ~ this Jorda.11, and lloiv I rcturn ~vith two
cornpnnics. Dclivcr me fi.onl thc hallcl of nly brotI~cr.~'
3. During thr: iiight ~ZII ugcl appc~~'c(l tu Jacob, wit11 whom
11c rvrelstlcct till morning. Ailcl Jacob snicl to the angel ; I
will not Ict tllcc go, exccpt thou bless me." The allgcl said
to him: " IIcnceforth thy namc shall not be cnllcrl Jac?ol~
but Isracl," that iu to say, one who has ~r~stlccl ~vjtll God.
EIc tllcn divided his chilrlrr:11, his servants, al~d his flocbs
into coinpnrlics, nnd, putting llinlscli' at thc head of ollc of'
thcm, hc ndvttnccrl to meet; his bruther, bowing seven ti~nes
to the ground beforc him.
4. But ICsa11, rcjoiccd to sce his brother Jacob, ran to meet
him, and cnlhrltcccl him with nmny tears. Thcn, perceiving
the children, Ile asbcd : ".TThosc arc those ? " Jacob ]*c-
~>licci : '< They are tLc children which God 11stll givcn m~."
And, mnliiilg x sign to tllc!m, they all nclvar~ccd and ho~cd
clown before Esau. Jscob then prcsclzted Esau with scvcral
flock~l.
5. But Esa11 reft~sed them, saying: "I have plenty, my
brothor ; kccp what is tllinc for tllyself." Jncob insislcd,
aid t;ilicl: '' T 13c~ccch Clice, take tlie blessing which Gucl
l-lath given mc. " Tlicn Es:ku yicldotl to his praycr, ancl Jacob,
full of gratitude for the protection of God, continnt:d his
journey, a:~d arrived in tl~c 1:~nd of Cha~iaa~~, whcre his ~ged
father dwelt. lsnac was 11nplly tlint bis son had rctulncd,
and lived after this nbonL t~vcnty ycars. l'inally, cnfccbled
by age, IN died oilc hundred and eighty ycnrs old. Esau md
Jacob buried hi111 at IUebrol~.
QUESTIONS.
1. Wl~st did Lnban do, seeirtg that Sacob had hm~nc rich? What
did God ,sag to Jscol,? Why w.ns Jncob ucized vitll fear whe~i hn
hod rcnclied tho banlis of thc Jc~rdan? What mcscnge did hc fiend
to Esnul 2. What wns Jecob's prayer when i~c heard that his
brotlrcr was coming to meet him P 3. Who appcamd to Jwob du~illg