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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858. Excerpt: ... in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed My Voice." Then Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh, which means, "The Lord will provide." So Abraham and Isaac went down again to the young men, and returned back joyfully to Sarah; their hearts full of thankfulness, and joy, and praise. And if Abraham and Sarah had rejoiced over Isaac's birth, we may well believe that they rejoiced still more now over him, when he was given back to them of God. THE DEATH OF SARAH. Sarah lived some time after this to enjoy her dear son's presence; but at length, when she was a hundred and twenty-seven years old, she died. Isaac was very fondly attached to his mother, and we find that he missed her very much for long, and was not altogether comforted until he had a wife, about three years later. Abraham too mourned deeply for Sarah, and he wished to bury her in a place that should always he remembered as her grave, and where, when his own days on earth were ended, he might be buried by her side. So Abraham bought a field of Ephron, one of the sons of Heth. The field was in Hebron, and in it there was a cave, shaded by trees. Here Abraham and Isaac buried Sarah, and here in due course of time Abraham was laid himself. After a time Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah, and he had several more sons; but Isaac, the "child of promise," was more than any of the rest to him, and all that Abraham had he gave to Isaac. Ishmael's children became twelve princes, with towns and castles, according to the promise God made to his mother Hagar, when he was a...
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