...he ' lifted tip his voice and wept.' And his father conferred a blessing upon him in these words. ' Behold thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth,...of the dew of heaven from above. And by thy sword shall thou live, and shall serve ihy brother ; and it shall come to pass, when thou shall hare the...

...Kimchi's Zechariah, p. 170. 173). Concerning Esau it is said, " Thou shalt serve thy brother ; but it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion,...that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck" (Gen. xxvii. 40). This prophecy was partly accomplished in the days of Jehoram, when Edom recovered...

...father's reply foretold the subjection of Esau's posterity to Jacob's, and their final emancipation. " By thy sword Shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother ; and it shall come to pass, when thou shall have tho dominion, that thou shall break his yoke from off thy neck."— Gen. xxrii. 38,40. tt...

...Edomites." The fertility of its territory was announced in the blessing given by Isaac to Esau : " Behold thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above." " Its highly cultivated state appears, moreover, from the description given of it by the messengers...

...respecting this celebrated people and their country. In the blessing which Isaac gave to Esau it was said, " Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above." The country contained many fine fields and vineyards, and we have seen that the Edomites were a wealthy,...

...It, nevertheless, corresponds very happily with the character of the man upon whom it was bestowed. Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth,...That thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. Abundance is here promised to Esau, as it had previously been to Jacob; but this abundance is widely...

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...conferred a blessing upon him in these words. 'Behold thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and the dew of heaven from above. And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shall- serve thy brother ; and it shall come to pass, when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou...

...said, " Behold, thy dwelling shall be amid the fatness of the earth, and the dew of heaven from above. By thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy...that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck." This, compared with the benediction bestowed upon Jacob, was equivocal and valueless, and Esau felt...

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