Identifier: bibleprimeroldte00hult (find matches)
Title: Bible primer, Old Testament, for use in the primary department of Sunday schools
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Hult, Adolf, 1869-1943 Augustana synod. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Rock Island, Ill., Augustana book concern
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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b a pillow tosleep on? No, only a hard stone. Is he lonely? Does henow feel sad that the stole the blessing? Perhaps he praysGod to forgive him? I believe so. Soon Jacob is asleep onthe ground. He has a wonderful dream to-night. He dreamed, and look, a ladder set on the earth, the top ofit reaching to heaven; and, look, the angels of God going upand down. And, look, the Lord God stood above the ladderand said: I am the Lord, the God of Abraham and of Isaac.I will give this land to thee and to all thy children. And inthee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Jacob awakens. Oh, he says, this is a holy place. Thisis the gate of heaven! He takes the stone from under hishead and raises it up. Then he calls the place Bethel, that is,The house of God. He prays. He promises God that if Hewill bring him safe again to Canaan, he will build God ahouse at Bethel. On he walks, till he comes to the well Eliezer stopped at.There he meets — whom do you think? Beautiful cousinRachel. Gen. 28.
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BIBLE PRIMER 33 14. JACOB RECONCILED WITH ESAU. Rachel went to the well to water her fathers flock. Justthen Jacob came there. Politely he rolled the stone from thewell and watered her flock. He told Rachel he was hercousin. And Jacob kissed Rachel. So happy was he to seeher that he cried for joy. He loved her from the first. Helonged to have her for his wife. She was very beautiful andhad bright, sparkling eyes. Uncle Laban he^rd of Jacobs coming. He ran to meethim, kissed him, and brought him in with a welcome. Soon Jacob was tending Labans flocks. After a monthLaban wanted to pay Jacob. No, said Jacob, I will workseven years for Rachel. In those days a man had topay the father of his bride. And he worked seven years forher. But on the wedding day Laban tricked him. He gavehim her sister Leah, instead, because she was the older. Shehad tender, pale eyes. Work seven more years, and youwill have Rachel, said Laban. So Jacob did. Then he stayedsix years more. His flocks grew. But Laban

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