Then Re-bek-ah put some of E-sau's clothes on Ja-cob, and put the skins of goats on his hands, for E-sau's hands had on them a thick coat of hair. And then Ja-cob took the meat and the bread and went in to his fa-ther. And I-saac said, Who art thou, my son? [Illustration: I-SAAC SPEAK-ING TO E-SAU.] And Ja-cob said, I am E-sau, thy first-born. Rise, I pray thee, and eat of the deer's meat I have brought, that thy soul may bless me. And I-saac said to Ja-cob, How is it that thou hast found it so soon, my son? And he said, The Lord thy God brought it to me. And I-saac said to Ja-cob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, and know if thou be my son E-sau or not. And Ja-cob went near to his fa-ther and he felt him, and said, The voice is Ja-cob's voice, but the hands are the hands of E-sau. And he said, Art thou in truth my son E-sau? And Ja-cob said, I am. And he said, Bring near the food, and I will eat, that my soul may bless thee. And Ja-cob brought it near to him, and he did eat, and he brought him wine and he drank. And his fa-ther said to him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. And he came near, and gave him the kiss. Then the old man asked God to bless this whom he thought was his first-born, and make him great, and give him all good things. Ja-cob was scarce yet gone out from his fa-ther when E-sau came in from the hunt. And he brought in a nice dish of meat, and said, Let my fa-ther rise and eat of the flesh of the deer, that thy soul may bless me. And I-saac said, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy first-born, E-sau. And I-saac shook like a leaf, and said, Who? Where is he that took deer's meat and brought it to me so that I did eat ere this, and bless him? Yea, and he shall be blest. When E-sau heard these words he cried out with great grief, and said to his fa-ther, Bless me too, O my fa-ther! But I-saac said that he could not take from Ja-cob what was now his--though he had won it through fraud. And E-sau said in his heart, My fa-ther will soon be dead, and then I will kill Ja-cob. [Illustration: JA-COB'S DREAM.] And these words were told to Re-bek-ah, and she sent for Ja-cob and said to him that E-sau meant to kill him, and he must leave home at once and go and stay with her bro-ther La-ban till E-sau's wrath had cooled. And Ja-cob went out from Beer-she-ba. And as he went on his way he came to a place where he thought he would lie down and rest. The sun was set, the day had been a long one, and he was quite worn out. So he put some stones for his head to rest on, and was soon sound a-sleep. And while he slept he had a strange dream. He saw a flight of steps that stood on the ground, the top of which was far, far up in the sky. And bright an-gels went up and down the steps. And the Lord stood at the top, and said, I am with thee, and will take care of thee, and will bring thee back to this land, for I will not leave thee till I have done that which I have told thee of.