Identifier: artbiblecomprisi00lond (find matches)
Title: The art Bible, comprising the Old and new Testaments : with numerous illustrations
Year: 1896 (1890s)
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Subjects: Bible
Publisher: London : G. Newnes
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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voured. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I willserve thee seven years for Rachel thy youngerdaughter. 19 And Laban said, It is better that I giveher to thee, than that I should give her toanother man: abide with me. 20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel;and they seemed unto him but a few days,for the love he had to her. 21 IT And Jacob said unto Laban, Give memy wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I maygo in unto her. 22 And Laban gathered together all themen of the place, and made a feast. 23 And it came to pass in the evening, thathe took Leah his daughter, and brought herto him; and he went in unto her. 24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah,Zilpah his maid/or an handmaid. 25 And it came to pass, that in the morn-ing, behold, it was Leah: and he said toLaban, What is this thou hast done unto me?did not I serve with thee for Rachel ? where-fore then hast thou beguiled me ? 26 And Laban said. It must not be so donein our country, to give the younger beforethe first-born.
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JacoUs children by Leah. GENESIS 30 27 Fulfil her week, and we will give theethis also for the service which thou shaltserve with me yet seven other years. 28 IF And Jacob did so, and fulfilled herweek : and he gave him Eachel his daughterto wife also. 29 And Laban gave to Eachel his daughterBilhah his handmaid to be her maid. 30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and heloved also Rachel more than Leah, and servedwith him yet seven other years. 31 IT And when the Lord saw that Leah^vas hated, he opened her womb: but Racheltvas barren. 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son,and she called his name Reuben: for shesaid, Surely the Lord hath looked upon myaffliction; now therefore my husband willlove me. 33 And she conceived again, and bare a son;and said. Because the Lord hath heard thatI tuas hated, he hath therefore given me thisson also : and she called his name Simeon. 34 And she conceived again, and bare a son;and said, Xow this time will my husband bejoined unto me, because I have bor

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