. The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story. and wait no longer at thatplace. If he would do this, Esau said he would go -with him. But Jacob toldEsau that his children were young and weak, and might easily be made sick;and that his flocks and herds had to be driven very carefully, because if theywere made to go too far or too fast, for only one day, many of them would he begged Esau to go on first by himself, and Jacob said he would comeafter him more slowly, as the children and cattle were able to bear it. Then Esau offered to leave some of his men with Jacob; t
. The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story. and wait no longer at thatplace. If he would do this, Esau said he would go -with him. But Jacob toldEsau that his children were young and weak, and might easily be made sick;and that his flocks and herds had to be driven very carefully, because if theywere made to go too far or too fast, for only one day, many of them would he begged Esau to go on first by himself, and Jacob said he would comeafter him more slowly, as the children and cattle were able to bear it. Then Esau offered to leave some of his men with Jacob; they could helphim drive his cattle, or defend him if robbers should attack him by the way;but Jacob said that he did not need them. So Esau left him and went away tohis own home. After he had gone Jacob went on his journey till he came toa place called Succoth; there he stopped and made booths for his cattle to restin. Booths were sheds, or huts, made out of the branches of trees. When his cattle had rested Jacob left Succoth and came into the land of Canaan. 48. JACOB RAN TO MEET ESAU, AND FELL ON HIS NECK AND KISSED HTM. 49 Genesis XXXIII. 4. Joseph is Sold by his Brothers. JACOB went to a place in the land of Canaan called Bethel, and there hebuilt an altar and offered up a sacrifice to the Lord. And God spoke toJacob, and blessed him. After these things Jacob came to Hebron andlived there. Jacob had twelve sons: Benjamin was the youngest of them all, and Josephwas next to the youngest. Now Jacob loved Joseph more than all his otherchildren; and he made him a coat of many colors. When his brothers sawhow much their father loved Joseph, they hated him, and could not speakpeaceably to him. Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brethren, and they hated himyet the more. He said to them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I havedreamed. We were binding sheaves in the field, and my sheaf rose and stoodup, and your sheaves stood round about and they bowed down to .my
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