The Book of Jubilees: The Torah Calendar eBook - Book - Page 196
3 5 : R E B E C C A ’ S
day Jacob his brother went
to Haran until this day; how
he hath forsaken us with his
whole heart, and hath done
evil to us; thy flocks he hath
taken to himself, and carried
off all thy possessions from
before thy face. 11 And when
we implored and besought
him for what was our own, he
did as a man who was taking
pity on us. 12 And he is bitter
against thee because thou
didst bless Jacob thy perfect
and upright son; for there is
no evil but only goodness in
him, and since he came from
Haran unto this day he hath
not robbed us of aught, for he
bringeth us everything in its
season always, and rejoiceth
with all his heart when we take
at his hands, and he blesseth
us, and hath not parted
from us since he came from
Haran until this day, and he
remaineth with us continually
at home honouring us.”
13 And Isaac said unto her: “I,
too, know and see the deeds of
Jacob who is with us, how that
with all his heart he honoureth
us; but I loved Esau formerly
more than Jacob, because he
was the first-born; but now I
love Jacob more than Esau,
for he hath done manifold
evil deeds, and there is no
righteousness in him, for all
D E A T H
his ways are unrighteousness
and violence, [and there is no ? a
dittograph.
righteousness around him].
14 And now my heart is
troubled because of all his
deeds, and neither he nor his
seed is to be saved, for they are
those who will be destroyed
from the earth, and who will
be rooted out from under
heaven, for he hath forsaken
the Elohim of Abraham and
gone after his wives and after
their uncleanness and after
their error, he and his children.
15 And thou dost bid me
make him swear that he will
not slay Jacob, his brother;
even if he swear he will not
abide by his oath, and he will
not do good but evil only.
16 But if he desireth to slay
Jacob, his brother, into Jacob’s
hands will he be given, and he
will not escape from his hands,
[for he will descend into his ? bracketed
words a
hands.] 17 And fear thou not gloss; cf.
36:9.
on account of Jacob; for the ? the
guardian of Jacob is great guardianangel; cf. Mt.
Acts
and powerful and honoured, 18:10;
12:15; Heb.
and praised more than the 1:14.
guardian of Esau.” 18 And
Rebecca sent and called Esau,
and he came to her, and
she said unto him: “I have a
petition, my son, to make unto
thee, and do thou promise
to do it, my son.” 19 And he
said: “I will do everything that
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