The Life of Jacob and his son Joseph . AND HIS SON JOSEPH. 21 THE BLESSING OP ESAU. Behold^ thy dwelling shall be the fat-ness of the earth, and of the dew of hea-ven from above. And by thy sword shallthou live, and shall serve thy it shall come to pass, when thoushall have the dominion, that thou shallbreak his yoke from off thy neck. This blessing also was verified hun-dreds of years afterwards. Esau had-been called Edom, or Red, from the red. 28 LIFE OF JACOB, pottage for which he sold his his descendants were called Edom-lies. They lived between the Dead Seaand t
The Life of Jacob and his son Joseph . AND HIS SON JOSEPH. 21 THE BLESSING OP ESAU. Behold^ thy dwelling shall be the fat-ness of the earth, and of the dew of hea-ven from above. And by thy sword shallthou live, and shall serve thy it shall come to pass, when thoushall have the dominion, that thou shallbreak his yoke from off thy neck. This blessing also was verified hun-dreds of years afterwards. Esau had-been called Edom, or Red, from the red. 28 LIFE OF JACOB, pottage for which he sold his his descendants were called Edom-lies. They lived between the Dead Seaand the eastern bay of the Red Sea, alongthe ridges of mount Seir, and the neigh-bouring valleys. Edom and his sons wererough and warlike; but Jacob and hissons were never subdued by them. Both the sons of Isaac had now re-ceived the best blessing he could was of the wicked one, and hatedhis brother, from this time forward. Hethat hates his brother is a murderer inhis heart. Beware, my reader, 0 bewareof anger, revenge, and hatred. Theseare the feelings which make murders socommon. Esau knew that his fathercould not live much longer. But insteadof being sorry, or repenting, he said tohimself: It will not be long before myfather will be dead, and then I will killmy brother Jacob.^ Dreadful words! My reader, pray toGod to subdue your angry passions; yousee to Avhat they lead. It was his bro- AND HIS SON JOSEPH. 29 ther, his only brother, his txci
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