The life of Isaac falls into three periods. During the first seventy-five years, he was contemporary with his father. For sixty-one more years, his…

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).

THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.

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And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, wh…

And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau. At first Jacob was timid and anxious; now, having dismissed his fear, he confidently and audaci…

And Jacob said to his father, I [am] Esau your firstborn , &c.] Had he only said that he was his firstborn, he might have…

Jacob, with some difficulty, gained his point and received the blessing. This blessing is in very general terms. No mention is made of the distingu…