Jan 19c

CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLE

Abraham wants a wife for Isaac, con’t…

Genesis 24

38  But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

39  And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

40  And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:

41  Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

42  And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

43  Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

44  And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master’s son.

45  And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

46  And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

47  And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.

48  And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.

49  And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

50  Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

51  Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken.

52  And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.

53  And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

54 ¶  And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.

55  And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.

56  And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

57  And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.

58  And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

59  And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.

60  And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

61  And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

62 ¶  And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.

63  And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

64  And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.

65  For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

66  And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.

67  And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

Genesis 25

20  And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

Abraham marries Keturah in 1826 BC

Genesis 25

1 ¶  Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.

Abraham has more children

2  And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

3  And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

4  And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

1 Chronicles 1

32  Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.

33  And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.

Shem dies at the age of 600 in the year 1817 BC

Genesis 11

11  And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

Esau and Jacob are born in 1807 BC (43rd generation from Christ)

Genesis 25

19 ¶  And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:

21  And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

22  And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.

23  And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

24  And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

25  And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

26  And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

Abraham gives all that he has to Isaac

Genesis 25

5  And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

6  But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

Abraham dies at the age of 175 in the year 1792 BC

Genesis 25

7  And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.

8  Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

9  And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

10  The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

1 Chronicles 1

28 ¶  The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.

Genesis 25

11 ¶  And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.

Eber dies at the age of 464 in the year 1788 BC

Genesis 11

17  And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

Jacob steals Esau’s birthright, 1782 BC

Genesis 25

27  And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

28  And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.

29 ¶  And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:

30  And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

31  And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

32  And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

33  And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

34  Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

Famine in the lifetime of Isaac, 1782 BC

Genesis 26

1 ¶  And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

2  And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

3  Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

4  And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

5  Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Isaac, like his father, lies about his wife

Genesis 26

6 ¶  And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

7  And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

8  And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

9  And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.

10  And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

11  And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

12 ¶  Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.

13  And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

14  For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

15  For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

16  And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

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