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Esau--(Biblical figure)--Fiction, Bible.--O.T.--History of Biblical events--Fiction, Historical fiction, Religious fiction.
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1993
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PS3569.H598E8 1993eb
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813/.54
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Esau--(Biblical figure)--Fiction, Bible.--O.T.--History of Biblical events--Fiction, Historical fiction, Religious fiction.
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Esau
James R. Shott
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shott, James R., 1925 Esau / James R. Shott. p. cm. (People of the promise; 4) ISBN 0-8361-3601-2 1. Esau (biblical figure)Fiction. 2. Bible O.T.History of Biblical eventsFiction. I. Title. II. Series: Shott, James R., 1925- People of the promise; 4. PS3569.H598E8 1993 813'.54dc20 92-26950 CIP
The paper used in this publication is recycled and meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
ESAU Copyright 1993 by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa. 15683 Published simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press, Waterloo, Ont. N2L 6H7. All rights reserved Library of Congress Catalog Number: 92-26950 International Standard Book Number: 0-8361-3601-2 Printed in the United States of America Book design by Paula M. Johnson/Cover art by Jeoff Legg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 00 99 98 97 96 95 94 93
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To Jodi and Jennifer, grandchildren, who are just now discovering the excitement and wonder of maturity.
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PART I ISAAC BEN ABRAHAM
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The old woman pressed her ear to Rebekah's swollen abdomen. "T-twins!" she stammered. "Two nations... at w-w-war!"
"How can you be sure, Deborah?" Isaac squatted beside his pregnant wife and looked the ancient serving-woman in the eye.
But she only winked, bobbed her head, and sniffed.
Rebekah, who was lying on a mat on the floor of the tent, looked up into Isaac's eyes and smiled. "She may be right, Isaac. She's been right before. Don't you remember when Mari-baal gave birth to twins, Deborah had accurately predicted" Rebekah tensed, her face contorted in pain. Her grip on Isaac's hand tightened.
Deborah pointed to the door of the tent. "Out!" She was the only servant Isaac had known who could order her master around and get away with it. He wasn't sure whether it was her strength of will or his weakness.
But he saw the justification in her command. "I'll be outside, Rebekah. May God be with you." He kissed his wife on the forehead, then rose and walked out.
Outside the night air was chilly. An evening breeze had sprung up and there was a hint of dampness in the air. The yoreh would come soon, the first rain. Isaac pulled his burnoose around him and walked to the fire one of the servants had kindled for him.
That same thoughtful servant must have anticipated his needs, for he was waiting for his master with a blanket. Isaac sat before the fire, his back to a rock, and wrapped the blanket around himself.
"Will it be long, Isaac?" The servant put more wood on the fire.
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"Not long, Jubal. Her birthing pains have begun."
The servant nodded, murmured a ritual blessing for Rebekah, then walked toward the small brown tent near the well where he and his family lived.
Isaac watched the central black tent, now shrouded in darkness. Light from the oil lamps inside silhouetted grotesque shadows on the walls as the old midwife inside moved about the mysterious business of birthing a baby.
Isaac grunted. Deborah was as good a midwife as anybody. She had certainly had enough experience. Rebekah said she had been doing it for years back in Haran, before they were married twenty years ago. She was even present when Rebekah was born.
How old was Deborah now? Rebekah was thirty-five; the servant must be at least forty-five. Yet she looked as young as Rebekah. She must be ageless.
Isaac shook his white head, and his wiry white beard jutted out from his chin. Rebekah. His wife of twenty years. Twenty years waiting for this moment! The baby to be born tonight would be their first child.
Or would it be children? Could Deborah be right, that twins struggled in her womb, fighting like two warring nations, scrambling to get out? Isaac shrugged under the heavy blanket. Unlikely. Deborah was just an addled old lady.
The night air grew colder; Isaac shivered a little even under the comforting wool around his shoulders. He gazed up at the familiar stars. How often he had studied them during those long nights out in the field with his sheep! Their very familiarity steadied him now and brought him comfort. And the moonfull tonightwas just beginning to make its appearance above the hills. In a few minutes the whole clearing would be bathed in silver light.
Rebekah's pregnancy had been hard. He hoped the birth would be the easiest part of the experience. There was certainly enough activity inside her body. Could Deborah be right about twins?
His thoughts were interrupted by a baby's cry, coming from the tent. Ah! he thought. I have a son! God be praised!
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