Genesis:35-37

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* And God said unto Jacob , Arise , go up to Bethel , and dwell there : and make there an altar unto God , that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother . * Then Jacob said unto his household , and to all that were with him , Put away the strange gods that are among you , and be clean , and change your garments : * And let us arise , and go up to Bethel ; and I will make there an altar unto God , who answered me in the day of my distress , and was with me in the way which I went . * And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand , and all their earrings which were in their ears ; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem . * And they journeyed : and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them , and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob . * So Jacob came to Luz , which is in the land of Canaan , that is , Bethel , he and all the people that were with him . * And he built there an altar , and called the place Elbethel : because there God appeared unto him , when he fled from the face of his brother . * But Deborah Rebekah 's nurse died , and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak : and the name of it was called Allonbachuth . * And God appeared unto Jacob again , when he came out of Padanaram , and blessed him . * And God said unto him , Thy name is Jacob : thy name shall not be called any more Jacob , but Israel shall be thy name : and he called his name Israel . * And God said unto him , I am God Almighty : be fruitful and multiply ; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee , and kings shall come out of thy loins ; * And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac , to thee I will give it , and to thy seed after thee will I give the land . * And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him . * And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him , even a pillar of stone : and he poured a drink offering thereon , and he poured oil thereon . * And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him , Bethel . * And they journeyed from Bethel ; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath : and Rachel travailed , and she had hard labour . * And it came to pass , when she was in hard labour , that the midwife said unto her , Fear not ; thou shalt have this son also . * And it came to pass , as her soul was in departing , (for she died ) that she called his name Benoni : but his father called him Benjamin . * And Rachel died , and was buried in the way to Ephrath , which is Bethlehem . * And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave : that is the pillar of Rachel 's grave unto this day . * And Israel journeyed , and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar . * And it came to pass , when Israel dwelt in that land , that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father 's concubine : and Israel heard it . Now the sons of Jacob were twelve : * The sons of Leah ; Reuben , Jacob 's firstborn , and Simeon , and Levi , and Judah , and Issachar , and Zebulun : * The sons of Rachel ; Joseph , and Benjamin : * And the sons of Bilhah , Rachel 's handmaid ; Dan , and Naphtali : * And the sons of Zilpah , Leah 's handmaid ; Gad , and Asher : these are the sons of Jacob , which were born to him in Padanaram . * And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre , unto the city of Arbah , which is Hebron , where Abraham and Isaac sojourned . * And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years . * And Isaac gave up the ghost , and died , and was gathered unto his people , being old and full of days : and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him . * Now these are the generations of Esau , who is Edom . * Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan ; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite , and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite ; * And Bashemath Ishmael 's daughter , sister of Nebajoth . * And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz ; and Bashemath bare Reuel ; * And Aholibamah bare Jeush , and Jaalam , and Korah : these are the sons of Esau , which were born unto him in the land of Canaan . * And Esau took his wives , and his sons , and his daughters , and all the persons of his house , and his cattle , and all his beasts , and all his substance , which he had got in the land of Canaan ; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob . * For their riches were more than that they might dwell together ; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle . * Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir : Esau is Edom . * And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir : * These are the names of Esau 's sons ; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau , Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau . * And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman , Omar , Zepho , and Gatam , and Kenaz . * And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau 's son ; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek : these were the sons of Adah Esau 's wife . * And these are the sons of Reuel ; Nahath , and Zerah , Shammah , and Mizzah : these were the sons of Bashemath Esau 's wife . * And these were the sons of Aholibamah , the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon , Esau 's wife : and she bare to Esau Jeush , and Jaalam , and Korah . * These were dukes of the sons of Esau : the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau ; duke Teman , duke Omar , duke Zepho , duke Kenaz , * Duke Korah , duke Gatam , and duke Amalek : these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom ; these were the sons of Adah . * And these are the sons of Reuel Esau 's son ; duke Nahath , duke Zerah , duke Shammah , duke Mizzah : these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom ; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau 's wife . * And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau 's wife ; duke Jeush , duke Jaalam , duke Korah : these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah , Esau 's wife . * These are the sons of Esau , who is Edom , and these are their dukes . * These are the sons of Seir the Horite , who inhabited the land ; Lotan , and Shobal , and Zibeon , and Anah , * And Dishon , and Ezer , and Dishan : these are the dukes of the Horites , the children of Seir in the land of Edom . * And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam ; and Lotan 's sister was Timna . * And the children of Shobal were these ; Alvan , and Manahath , and Ebal , Shepho , and Onam . * And these are the children of Zibeon ; both Ajah , and Anah : this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness , as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father . * And the children of Anah were these ; Dishon , and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah . * And these are the children of Dishon ; Hemdan , and Eshban , and Ithran , and Cheran . * The children of Ezer are these ; Bilhan , and Zaavan , and Akan . * The children of Dishan are these ; Uz , and Aran . * These are the dukes that came of the Horites ; duke Lotan , duke Shobal , duke Zibeon , duke Anah , * Duke Dishon , duke Ezer , duke Dishan : these are the dukes that came of Hori , among their dukes in the land of Seir . * And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom , before there reigned any king over the children of Israel . * And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom : and the name of his city was Dinhabah . * And Bela died , and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead . * And Jobab died , and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead . * And Husham died , and Hadad the son of Bedad , who smote Midian in the field of Moab , reigned in his stead : and the name of his city was Avith . * And Hadad died , and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead . * And Samlah died , and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead . * And Saul died , and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead . * And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died , and Hadar reigned in his stead : and the name of his city was Pau ; and his wife 's name was Mehetabel , the daughter of Matred , the daughter of Mezahab . * And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau , according to their families , after their places , by their names ; duke Timnah , duke Alvah , duke Jetheth , * Duke Aholibamah , duke Elah , duke Pinon , * Duke Kenaz , duke Teman , duke Mibzar , * Duke Magdiel , duke Iram : these be the dukes of Edom , according to their habitations in the land of their possession : he is Esau the father of the Edomites . * And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger , in the land of Canaan . * These are the generations of Jacob . Joseph , being seventeen years old , was feeding the flock with his brethren ; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah , and with the sons of Zilpah , his father 's wives : and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report . * Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children , because he was the son of his old age : and he made him a coat of many colours . * And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren , they hated him , and could not speak peaceably unto him . * And Joseph dreamed a dream , and he told it his brethren : and they hated him yet the more . * And he said unto them , Hear , I pray you , this dream which I have dreamed : * For , behold , we were binding sheaves in the field , and , lo , my sheaf arose , and also stood upright ; and , behold , your sheaves stood round about , and made obeisance to my sheaf . * And his brethren said to him , Shalt thou indeed reign over us ? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us ? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams , and for his words . * And he dreamed yet another dream , and told it his brethren , and said , Behold , I have dreamed a dream more ; and , behold , the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me . * And he told it to his father , and to his brethren : and his father rebuked him , and said unto him , What is this dream that thou hast dreamed ? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth ? * And his brethren envied him ; but his father observed the saying . * And his brethren went to feed their father 's flock in Shechem . * And Israel said unto Joseph , Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem ? come , and I will send thee unto them . And he said to him , Here am I . * And he said to him , Go , I pray thee , see whether it be well with thy brethren , and well with the flocks ; and bring me word again . So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron , and he came to Shechem . * And a certain man found him , and , behold , he was wandering in the field : and the man asked him , saying , What seekest thou ? * And he said , I seek my brethren : tell me , I pray thee , where they feed their flocks . * And the man said , They are departed hence ; for I heard them say , Let us go to Dothan . And Joseph went after his brethren , and found them in Dothan . * And when they saw him afar off , even before he came near unto them , they conspired against him to slay him . * And they said one to another , Behold , this dreamer cometh . * Come now therefore , and let us slay him , and cast him into some pit , and we will say , Some evil beast hath devoured him : and we shall see what will become of his dreams . * And Reuben heard it , and he delivered him out of their hands ; and said , Let us not kill him . * And Reuben said unto them , Shed no blood , but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness , and lay no hand upon him ; that he might rid him out of their hands , to deliver him to his father again . * And it came to pass , when Joseph was come unto his brethren , that they stript Joseph out of his coat , his coat of many colours that was on him ; * And they took him , and cast him into a pit : and the pit was empty , there was no water in it . * And they sat down to eat bread : and they lifted up their eyes and looked , and , behold , a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh , going to carry it down to Egypt . * And Judah said unto his brethren , What profit is it if we slay our brother , and conceal his blood ? * Come , and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites , and let not our hand be upon him ; for he is our brother and our flesh . And his brethren were content . * Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen ; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit , and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver : and they brought Joseph into Egypt . * And Reuben returned unto the pit ; and , behold , Joseph was not in the pit ; and he rent his clothes . * And he returned unto his brethren , and said , The child is not ; and I , whither shall I go ? * And they took Joseph 's coat , and killed a kid of the goats , and dipped the coat in the blood ; * And they sent the coat of many colours , and they brought it to their father ; and said , This have we found : know now whether it be thy son 's coat or no . * And he knew it , and said , It is my son 's coat ; an evil beast hath devoured him ; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces . * And Jacob rent his clothes , and put sackcloth upon his loins , and mourned for his son many days . * And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him ; but he refused to be comforted ; and he said , For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning . Thus his father wept for him . * And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar , an officer of Pharaoh 's , and captain of the guard . * And it came to pass at that time , that Judah went down from his brethren , and turned in to a certain Adullamite , whose name was Hirah .

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