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    The Farmer Boy; the Story of Jacob
    The Farmer Boy; the Story of Jacob
    The Farmer Boy; the Story of Jacob
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    The Farmer Boy; the Story of Jacob

    By J. H. (James Hartwell) Willard

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    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      Title: The Farmer Boy; the Story of Jacob

      Author: J. H. Willard

      Release Date: January 9, 2005 [eBook #14643]

      Language: English

      Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1

      ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE FARMER BOY; THE STORY OF JACOB***

      E-text prepared by Al Haines

      [Frontispiece]

      ALTEMUS' CHILDREN OF THE BIBLE SERIES

      THE FARMER BOY

      THE STORY OF JACOB

      BY

      J. H. WILLARD

      ILLUSTRATED

      Philadelphia

      Henry Altemus Company

      1905

      Altemus' Illustrated Children of the Bible Series

      The Boy who Obeyed: The Story of Isaac

      The Farmer Boy: The Story of Jacob

      The Favorite Son: The Story of Joseph

      The Adopted Son: The Story of Moses

      The Boy General: The Story of Joshua

      The Boy at School: The Story of Samuel

      The Shepherd Boy: The Story of David

      The Boy who would be King: The Story of Absalom

      The Captive Boy: The Story of Daniel

      The Boy Jesus

      THE FARMER BOY

      THE STORY OF JACOB

      Abraham, the father of the great Israelitish, or Hebrew, nation, was the chief, or sheikh, as he would be called now, of his family or tribe, and with his flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, camels and other animals, servants and followers, moved from place to place, adding to his wealth as time went on and making for himself a respected name wherever he went.

      God chose Abraham to be the founder of this mighty nation, and at his death promised a continuation of His favor to his son Isaac, who had married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, who was Abraham's nephew. Isaac was an only son and inherited his father's great wealth.

      [Illustration: Abraham,

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