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foretells the future of his tribe. It is generally known as the
"Testament of Jacob," and is written in an elegant Hebrew
style with a poetic touch. It contains a few words which
are unique and never occur again in the Bible. The Testa-
ment recalls the varied events in the life of a man who has
had many ups and downs. He is reported to have taken
advantage of his brother's hunger and bought his right of
birth for a dish of pottage, and deceived his blind old father
and obtained the blessing which by birthright belonged to
Esau. He served seven years to marry Rachel, but was de-
ceived by her father, being married to her elder sister Liah;
so he had to serve another term of seven years for the former.
The massacre of all the male population by his (Jacob's) two
sons Simon and Livi for the pollution of his (Jacob's)
daughter Dina by Schechim, the prince of that town, had
greatly grieved him. The shameful conduct of his first-born,
"Testament of Jacob," and is written in an elegant Hebrew
style with a poetic touch. It contains a few words which
are unique and never occur again in the Bible. The Testa-
ment recalls the varied events in the life of a man who has
had many ups and downs. He is reported to have taken
advantage of his brother's hunger and bought his right of
birth for a dish of pottage, and deceived his blind old father
and obtained the blessing which by birthright belonged to
Esau. He served seven years to marry Rachel, but was de-
ceived by her father, being married to her elder sister Liah;
so he had to serve another term of seven years for the former.
The massacre of all the male population by his (Jacob's) two
sons Simon and Livi for the pollution of his (Jacob's)
daughter Dina by Schechim, the prince of that town, had
greatly grieved him. The shameful conduct of his first-born,