Sweet stories of God; in the language of childhood and the beautiful delineations of sacred art (1899) (14771424041)

Identifier: sweetstoriesofgo00poll (find matches)

Title: Sweet stories of God; in the language of childhood and the beautiful delineations of sacred art

Year: 1899 (1890s)

Authors: Pollard, Josephine, 1834-1892. (from old catalog)

Subjects: Bible stories, English

Publisher: New York, Akron, Ohio (etc.) The Werner company

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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saac was an oldman, and his eyes were dim, for he had not long tolive. And he called E-sau to his bed-side and toldhim to go out with his bow and shoot a deer and bringhim some of the meat he was so fond of, that hemight eat it and bless E-sau ere he died. And Re-bek-ah heard what I-saac had said to Jacob and Esau, 69 saithas d to ence thy E-sau, and she told it to Ja-cob. And shehim, Go now to the flock, and fetch me fromtwo good kids, and I will make such a dishfa-ther loves. Andthou shalt bring it tohim that he may eat,and that he may blessthee ere his death. So Ja-cob did ashe was told, andbrought the kids to hismo-ther that shemight cook them ina way that wouldplease the good manof the house. Then Re-bek-ahput some of E-sausclothes on Ja-cob, andput the skins of goatson his hands, forE-saus hands had onthem a thick coat ofhair. And then Ja-cob took the meat and thebread and went in to his fa-ther. And I-saac said, Who art thou, my son? And Ja-cob said, I am E-sau, thy first-born.

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I-SAAC SPEAK-ING TO E-SAU. 7° History of the Old Testament, Rise, I pray thee, and eat of the deers meat I havebrought, that thy soul may bless me. And I-saac said to Ja-cob, How is it that thouhast found it so soon, my son ? And he said, The Lord thy God brought it to me. And I-saac said to Ja-cob, Come near, I praythee, that I may feel thee, my son, and know if thoube my son E-sau or not. And Ja-cob went near tohis fa-ther and he felt him, and said, The voice isJa-cobs voice, but the hands are the hands of E-sau. And he said, Art thou in truth my son E-sau? And Ja-cob said, I am. And he said, Bring near the food, and I will eat,that my soul may bless thee. And Ja-cob brought it near to him, and he dideat, and he brought him wine and he drank. And his fa-ther said to him, Come near now, andkiss me, my son. And he came near, and gave him the kiss. Thenthe old man asked God to bless this whom hethought was his first-born, and make him great, andgive him all good things. Ja-cob was sca

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