& offered an holocaust instead of his sonne. 14 And he called the name of that place, [1] Our Lord seeth. Wherupon euen to this day it is said, In the mountaine our Lord wil see. 15And the angel of our Lord called Abraham the second time from heauen, saying: 16By my owne selfe haue I sworne, saith the Lord: because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine onlie begotten sonne for my sake; 17I wil blesse thee, and I wil multiplie thy seed as the starres of heauen, and as the sand that is by the sea shore: thy seed shal possesse the gates of his enemies, 18and IN THY SEEDE SHAL BE BLESSED AL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH, because thou hast obeyed my voice. 19Abraham returned to his yong men, and they went to Bersabee together, and he dwelt there. 20These things so being done, it was [2] told Abraham that Melca also had borne children to Nachor his brother, 21Hus the first begotten, and Buz his brother, and Camuel the father of the Sirians, 22and Cased, and Azau, Pheldas also & Iedlaph, 23and Bathuel, of whom was borne Rebecca: these eight did Melcha beare to Nachor Abrahams brother. 24And his concubine, named Roma, bare Tabee, and Gaham, and Tahas, and Maacha.
ANNOTATIONS.
CHAP. XXII.
God tempteth not to euil, but by experience maketh knowen what vertue is in men.1. Tempted.] God tempteth none to euil (Iac. 1. 13
Heb. 11. 19.as S. Iames teacheth) but by trial and experiment maketh men knowen to the world, as here Abrahams faith and singular obedience were manifested, when he doubted not S. Aug. li. 16. c. 32. ciuit. Theod q. 72 in Gen.To offer his only-begotten in Sacrifice, accounting that God is able to raise vp euen from the dead. Wherupon he receiued his sonne againe in parable, that is, in figure and mysterie of Christ dead and aliue againe. Isaac figured Christs diuinitie, the Ramme his humanitie.Isaac also in this action signified the diuinitie of Christ which suffered not, and the ramme among the briars figured his humanitie, that should be offered in Sacrifice to God.
CHAP. XXIII.
AND Sara liued an hundred twentie seauen yeares. 2And she died in the citie of Arbee which is Hebron, in the land of Chanaan: And Abraham came to mourne and weepe for her. 3And after that he was risen vp from [3] the funeral obsequies, he spake to the children of Heth, saying: 4I am a stranger and pilgrime among you: giue
- ↑ It is a grateful and religious thing, by naming of places to conserue the memorie of Gods benefits, that posteritie may know them. S. Chrisost. ho. 48. in Gen.
- ↑ Nachors progenie is here mentioned to shew whence Rebecca came, whom Isaac married.
- ↑ A cleare example of religious Office in burying the dead. See 2. Reg. 1. and 2. Paral. 35.
