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Ch. XXV. of myriads and may thy seed inherit the cities of their enemies. Then arose Rebekka and her maids, and mounting the camels they went with the man. And the servant took Rebekka and departed.

Now Isaak had travelled through the wilderness to the well of Vision, and dwelt in the south country. And in the evening Isaak went out into the plain to meditate; and raising his eyes he saw camels coming. Rebekka also having raised her eyes, saw Isaak and alighted from her camel. She had said to the servant, What man is that coming in the plain to meet us? And the servant said. It is my master. Whereupon she took her veil and covered herself. And the servant told Isaak all that he had done. And Isaak went to his mother's house and took Rebekka, and she became his wife, and he loved her. And Isaak was comforted for the loss of his mother Sarah.

Now Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was 2 Chettura and she bore to him Zembran and Jesan and Madul 3 and Madiam and Jesbok and Soie. And Jesan begot Saba •and Dedan. And the children of Dedan were Assurieim and 4 Latusieim and Laomeim. And the children of Madiam were 5 Gephar and Apheir and Enoch and Abeida and Eldaga. All these w^ere children of Chettura. But Abraham gave to his son 6 Isaak all his possessions, and to the chikken of his concubines Abraham gave gifts and sent them, while he was yet living, tow^ards the east, into the eastern country from his son Isaak. 7 Now these were the years of the days of Abraham's life which 8 he lived, one hundi-ed and seventy five years. And Abraham declining died in a good old age, an old man and full of days and 9 he was added to his people. And his sons Isaak and Ismael buried him in the double cave in the field of Ephron the son 10 of Saar the Chettite, which is over against Mambre — in the field and the cave which Abraham bought of the children of Chet, there they buried Abraham with Sarah his wife. And after 1 1 the death of Abraliam God blessed his son Isaak ; and Isaak dwelt at the well of Vision. 12 Now these are the generations of Abraham's son Ismael 13 Avhom Agar the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, bore to Abraliam ; and these are the names of the children of Ismael according to the 14 names of his families. The first born of Ismael was Nabaioth,