<p class="bodytext">So that same day Esau made his way back<n id="1" /> to Seir.

<t /><p class="bodytext">So Jacob went on his way and the angels of God<n id="1" /> met him.

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lord&#8217;sc>s angel<n id="1" /> found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert &#8211; the spring that is along the road to Shur.<n id="2" />

Silently the man watched her with interest to determine<n id="1" /> if the <sc>Lordsc> had made his journey successful<n id="2" /> or not.p>

But he said to them, &#8220;Don&#8217;t detain me &#8211; the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return<n id="2" /> to my master.&#8221;

Then he sent his brothers on their way and they left. He said to them, &#8220;As you travel don&#8217;t be overcome with fear.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

But as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died &#8211; to my sorrow<n id="1" /> &#8211; in the land of Canaan. It happened along the way, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there on the way to Ephrath&#8221; (that is, Bethlehem).<n id="2" />p>

When he drove<n id="1" /> the man out, he placed on the eastern side<n id="2" /> of the orchard in Eden angelic sentries<n id="3" /> who used the flame of a whirling sword<n id="4" /> to guard the way to the tree of life.p>

God saw the earth, and indeed<n id="1" /> it was ruined,<n id="2" /> for all living creatures<n id="3" /> on the earth were sinful.<n id="4" />

Later the older daughter said<n id="1" /> to the younger, &#8220;Our father is old, and there is no man anywhere nearby<n id="2" /> to have sexual relations with us,<n id="3" /> according to the way of all the world.

He answered, &#8216;The <sc>Lordsc>, before whom I have walked,<n id="1" /> will send his angel with you. He will make your journey a success and you will find a wife for my son from among my relatives, from my father&#8217;s family.

When I came to the spring today, I prayed, &#8216;O <sc>Lordsc>, God of my master Abraham, if you have decided to make my journey successful,<n id="1" /> may events unfold as follows:<n id="2" />

Then he separated them from Jacob by a three-day journey,<n id="1" /> while<n id="2" /> Jacob was taking care of the rest of Laban&#8217;s flocks.p>

So he took his relatives<n id="1" /> with him and pursued Jacob<n id="2" /> for seven days.<n id="3" /> He caught up with<n id="4" /> him in the hill country of Gilead.

Let us go up at once<n id="1" /> to Bethel. Then I will make<n id="2" /> an altar there to God, who responded to me in my time of distress<n id="3" /> and has been with me wherever I went.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

He asked the men who were there,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Where is the cult prostitute<n id="2" /> who was at Enaim by the road?&#8221; But they replied, &#8220;There has been no cult prostitute here.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">Then Joseph gave orders to fill<n id="1" /> their bags with grain, to return each man&#8217;s money to his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. His orders were carried out.<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">So the sons of Israel did as he said.<n id="1" /> Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed,<n id="2" /> and he gave them provisions for the journey.

To his father he sent the following:<n id="1" /> ten donkeys loaded with the best products of Egypt and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, food, and provisions for his father&#8217;s journey.