A   And there came a derth in the l&abar;de, passynge the fyrst derth that was in the dayes of Abraham. And Isahac went vnto Abimelech kynge of the Philisty&abar;s vnto Gerar. And the Lorde apeared vnto him, and sayde: Go not downe into Egypte, but byde in the lande whych I shall shewe vnto the: soiourne in thys lande, and I wyll be wyth the, and wyll blesse the: for vnto the and vnto thy sede I wyll geue all these ^note contreys. And I wyll performe the oothe which I swore vnto Abrah&abar; thy father, and wyll ^note multiplye thy seed as the starres of heau&ebar;, and wyll geue vnto thy seed all these contreys. And in thy seed shall all the nacy&obar;s of the erth be blessed, because that Abrah&abar; harkened vnto my voyce and kepte myne ordinaunces, my commaundementes, my statutes, and my lawes.

B   And Isahac dwelled in Gerar. And the men of the place asked hym of hys wyfe, and he sayde: she is my ^note syster: for he feared

Isahac to saye: She is my wyfe, lest the men of the place shulde haue kylled him because of Rebecca whych was bewtyfull to the eye. And it happened after he had bene there longe tyme, that Abimelech kynge of the Philisty&abar;s loked out at a wyndowe, and sawe Isahac sportynge with Rebecca hys wyfe. And Abimelech called Isahac, and sayde: she is of a suertye thy wyfe, ∧ why saydest thou: She is my syster? To whom Isahac answered: I thought that I myght peraduenture haue dyed for hyr sake. Abimelech sayd: why hast thou done thys vnto vs? one of the people myght lyghtely haue lyne by thy wyfe, and so shuldest thou haue brought synne vpon vs. C   And so Abimelech charged all hys people, sayinge: he that toucheth this m&abar; or hys wyfe, shall dye the death.

Isahac sowed in that lande, and founde in that same yere an .C. busshels: ∧ the Lorde blessed hym, ∧ the man waxed myghtye, and w&ebar;t forth and grewe tyll he was exceadinge great, for he had possessyon of shepe, of oxen and a myghtye housholde, and therfore the Philistians had enuy at hym: for the Philystines stopped ∧ fylled vp wyth erth all the welles which his fathers serua&ubar;tes dygged in hys father Abrahams tyme. And Abimelech sayde vnto Isahac: get the from vs, for thou art myghtyer then we a great deale. D   Therfore Isahac departed th&ebar;se, and abode in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. And Isahac returnynge, digged agayne the welles of water whych they dygged in the dayes of Abraham hys father, which the Philistyans had stopped after the deth of Abraham, and gaue them the same names whych hys father gaue th&ebar;. Isahacs serua&ubar;tes dygged in the valey, and fo&ubar;de a well of lyuing water. And the herdmen of Gerar dyd stryue wyth Isahacs herdmen, sayinge: the water is oures. Th&abar; called he the well ^note Eseck, because they stroue wyth hym.

E   And they dygged another well, and stroue for that also. And he called the name of it ^note Sitena. And than he departed thense, and dygged another well for the which they stroue not: therfore called he it ^note Rehoboth, sayinge: the Lorde hath nowe made vs rowme, that we maye encrease vpon the erth. And he went vp thence, to Beer Seba. And the Lorde appeared vnto hym the same nyght, and sayde: I am the God of Abraham thy father, feare not, for I am wyth the, ∧ wyll blesse the, and multiplye thy seed for my seruaunt Abrahams sake. And he buylded an aulter there, and called vpon the name of the Lorde, and pytched hys t&ebar;te. And there Isahacs seruauntes dygged a well.

F   Than came Abimelech to hym from Gerar, and Ahusath hys frende, and Phicol his chefe captayne. And Isahac sayde vnto th&ebar;: wherfore come ye to me, seinge ye hate me ∧ haue put me awaye from you? Whych answered: In seinge, we sawe that the ^note Lorde was with the, ∧ we sayde: let there be nowe an oothe betwyxte vs euen betwixte vs and the, and let vs make a bonde wyth the, that thou shuldest do vs no hurte, as we haue not touched the, and as we haue done vnto the nothynge but good, and sent the awaye in peace: for thou art nowe the blessed of the Lorde. And he made them a feast, ∧ they dyd eate ∧ drincke. And they rose vp by tymes in the mornynge, and sware one to a nother. And Isahac sent them awaye. And they departed from hym in peace. G   And that same daye it happened, that Isahacs seruauntes came ∧ tolde hym of a well whych they had dygged: and sayde vnto hym, we haue founde water. And he called it ^note Seba. And the name of the cyte is called ^note Beer Seba vnto thys daye. Esau was .xl. yeare olde and he toke a wyfe called Iudith, the daughter of Bery an Hethyte, ∧ Basinath the daughter of El&obar; an Hethyte also, which were disobedient vnto Isahac and Rebecca.

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