Identifier: bibleitsstory58horn (find matches)
Title: The Bible and its story..
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942 Brewer, Julius August, 1877-1953, joint ed
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: New York, F. R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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n of his vener-able age he had good right to do. Jacob himself,however, comparing his life with those of his fathers,declared, few and evil have the days of the years ofvaj life been. As he grew very feeble, Josephbrought to him the two little sons, Manasseh andEphraim, who had been born to Joseph in Egypt.And Jacob blessed the children, seeking to pass on tothem as Josejahs sons the birthright and leadershipof the race, which in his own life had caused so muchstrife and bitterness. Joseph brought the elder boy Manasseh to his fath-ers right, to receive the chief blessing; but Jacobdeliberately crossed his hands and laid the right handwith its gift of leadership upon the A^ounger, Eph-raim. And he blessed them that daj^, saying. Inthee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee asEphraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim be-fore Manasseh. Rembrandt represents JosephsEgyptian wife as also standing by; but her costumeis not Egyptian, being copied from the Dutch dressof the artists dav.
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FROJI THE BIBLICAL SERIES BY GERHARD HOET. And Jacob called unto his sons, and said. Gatheryourselves together, that I may tell you that whichshall befall you in the last days.—Gen., Jf9, 1. THE LAST great scene of Jacobs life, the clos-ing picture of Genesis, is of the death ofJacob and the mighty prophecy which hechanted upon his deathbed. Knowing that his endwas come, he called his sons around him, and to eachhe told the future which was in store for their de-scendants through many generations. Of Reuben, theeldest, he said, Unstable as water, thou shalt notexcel. The race of Judah was to be a lions whelp,producing kings and law givers. Benjamin was tobring forth warriors, to raven as a wolf. Thechief glory, however, was reserved for Joseph. Theblessings of thy father have prevailed . . . untothe utmost bound of the everlasting hills; they shallbe on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of thehead of him that was separate from his brethren. Having finished his remarkable foretell

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