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35 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise. Go up to Bethel and dwell there and make there an altar to God (Who appeared to you when you fled from Esau, your brother).”
2 Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, “Put away the strange gods that are among you; and cleanse yourselves and change your garments.
3 “For we will rise and go up to Bethel. And I will make there an altar to God (Who heard me on the day of my tribulation and was with me on the way which I went).”
4 And they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hands, and all their earrings which were in their ears. And Jacob hid them under an oak which was by Shechem.
5 Then they went on their journey. And the fear of God was upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not follow after the sons of Jacob.
6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (the same is Bethel), he and all the people that were with him.
7 And he built an altar there and had called the place “The God of Bethel”, because God appeared to him there when he fled from his brother.
8 But Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried beneath Bethel, under an oak. And he called the name of it “Allon Bachuth”.
9 Again, God appeared to Jacob after he came to Padan Aram and blessed him.
10 Moreover, God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. No more shall your name be called ‘Jacob’, but ‘Israel’ shall be your name.” And He called his name “Israel”.
11 And God said to him, “I am God All-Sufficient. Grow and multiply. A nation and a multitude of nations shall spring from you; and kings shall come out of your loins.
12 “I will also give you the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac; and I will give that land to your seed after you.”
13 So God ascended from him in the place where he had talked with him.
14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him (a pillar of stone) and poured drink offerings on it. He also poured oil on it.
15 And Jacob called the name of that place where God spoke with him, “Bethel”.
16 Then they departed from Bethel, and when they were about half a day’s journey from Ephrath, Rachel labored; and she was in peril in her labor.
17 And when she was in the pains of her labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear. For you shall have this son also.”
18 Then, as she was about to give up the ghost (for she died), she called his name, “Ben-Oni”. But his father called him “Benjamin”.
19 Thus Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave. This is the pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day.
21 Then Israel went forward and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.
22 Now, when Israel dwelt in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine. And Israel heard about it. And Jacob had twelve sons.
23 The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s eldest son, and Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Zebulun.
24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph and Benjamin.
25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maid: Dan and Naphtali.
26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s maid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Padan Aram.
27 Then Jacob came to Isaac, his father, to Mamre, a city of Kirjath Arbah (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac were strangers.
28 And the days of Isaac were a hundred and eighty years.
29 And Isaac gave up the ghost and died and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days; and his sons, Esau and Jacob, buried him.
36 Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon (a Hittite) and Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah (the daughter of Zibeon, a Hivite).
3 He also took Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
4 And Adah bore to Esau, Eliphaz; and Basemath bore Reuel.
5 Also, Aholibamah bore Jeush and Jaalam and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
6 So Esau took his wives and his sons and his daughters and all the souls of his house, and his flocks and all his cattle and all his substance which he had gotten in the land of Canaan and went into a different country from his brother Jacob.
7 For their riches were so great that they could not dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not receive them because of their flocks.
8 Therefore, Esau dwelt on Mount Seir. This Esau is Edom.
9 So, these are the generations of Esau, father of Edom, on Mount Seir:
10 These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, the son of Adah (the wife of Esau), and Reuel, the son of Basemath, (the wife of Esau).
11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and bore to Eliphaz, Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.
13 And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
14 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah (daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife). For she bore to Esau, Jeush and Jaalam and Korah.
15 These were Chiefs of the sons of Esau, the sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz,
16 Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, and Chief Amalek. These are the Chiefs who came from Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These were the sons of Adah.
17 And these are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, Chief Mizzah. These are the Chiefs who came from Reuel, in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
18 Likewise, these were the sons of Aholibamah, Esau’s wife. Chief Jeush, Chief Jaalam, Chief Korah. These Chiefs came from Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.
19 These are the children of Esau; and these are the Chiefs of them. This is Edom.
20 These are the sons of Seir, the Horite, who inhabited the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah
21 and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. These are the Chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.
22 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
23 And the sons of Shobal were these: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal Shepho and Onam.
24 And these are the sons of Zibeon: both Ajah and Anah (this was Anah who found mules in the wilderness as he fed his father Zibeon’s donkeys).
25 And the children of Anah were these: Dishon and Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
26 Also, these are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran.
27 The sons of Ezer are these: Bilhan and Zaavan and Akan.
28 The sons of Dishan are these: Uz and Aran.
29 These are the Chiefs of the Horites: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah,
30 Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, Chief Dishan. These are the Chiefs of the Horites, after their Chiefdoms, in the land of Seir.
31 And these are the Kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any King over the children of Israel.
32 Then Bela, the son of Beor, reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
33 And when Bela died, Jobab (the son of Zerah, of Bozrah) reigned in his place.
34 When Jobab also died, Husham, of the land of Temani, reigned in his place.
35 And after the death of Husham, Hadad, the son of Bedad (who killed Midian in the field of Moab), reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.
36 When Hadad died, then Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
37 When Samlah died Saul of Rehoboth (by the river), reigned in his place.
38 When Saul died, Baal-Hanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in his place.
39 And after the death of Baal-Hanan, the son of Achbor, Hadar reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pau. And his wife’s name was Mehetabel (the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab).
40 These, then, are the names of the Chiefs of Esau, according to their families, their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth.
41 Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,
42 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,
43 Chief Magdiel, Chief Iram. These are the Chiefs of Edom, according to their dwellings, in the land of their inheritance. This Esau is the father of Edom.
12 At that time, Jesus went through the corn on a Sabbath day. And His disciples were hungry and began to pluck the ears of corn and eat.
2 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Behold, Your disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath!”
3 But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry?
4 “How he went into the house of God, and ate the showbread (which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests)?
5 “Or have you not read in the Law how that, on the Sabbath days, the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath and are blameless?
6 “But I say to you that here is One greater than the Temple.
7 “Therefore, if you knew what this meant, ‘I will have mercy and not sacrifice’, you would not have condemned the innocents.
8 “For the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath.”
9 And he departed from there and went into their synagogue.
10 And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal upon a Sabbath day?” (so that they might accuse Him)
11 And He said to them, “What man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, does not take it and lift it out?
12 “How much better, then, is a man than a sheep? Therefore, it is lawful to do well on a Sabbath day.”
13 “Then He said to the man, “Stretch forth your hand.” And he stretched it forth. And it was made whole as the other.
14 Then the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, how they might destroy Him.
15 But Jesus, knowing of it, departed from there. And great multitudes followed Him. And He healed them all,
16 and warned them that they should not make Him known.
17 So that which was spoken by Isaiah the Prophet might be fulfilled, which says,
18 “Behold My Servant, Whom I have chosen; My Beloved in Whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him. And He shall show judgment to the Gentiles.
19 “He shall not strive, nor cry, nor shall anyone hear His voice in the streets.
20 “A bruised reed shall He not break. And a smoldering wick shall He not quench, till He brings forth judgment unto victory.
21 “And in His Name shall the Gentiles trust.”
15 LORD, who shall dwell in Your Tabernacle? Who shall rest on Your Holy Mountain?
2 He who walks uprightly and works righteousness and speaks the truth in his heart;
3 he who does not slander with his tongue, nor do evil to his neighbor, nor receive a false report against his neighbor;
4 in whose eyes a vile person is despised; but honors those who fear the LORD. He who swears to his own injury yet does not change.
5 He who does not give his money to usury, nor takes reward against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved. Michtam of David.
21 My son, do not let these things depart from your eyes, but observe wisdom and counsel.
22 So they shall be life to your soul, and grace to your neck.
23 Then shall you walk safely by the way. And your foot shall not stumble.
24 If you sleep, you shall not be afraid. And when you sleep, your sleep shall be sweet.
25 You shall not fear for any sudden fear, nor for destruction by the wicked, when it comes.
26 For the LORD shall be for your assurance and shall keep your foot from capture.
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