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Behold in the night season of the season of man ...in the utter despairate darkness of it ...when all was darkness ...so that no light could be seen ...Yet came a voice ...saying the sons of Ismael ...out of the darkness ...still a voice ...a still voice ...
and i prayed the matter before God and Christ ...and measures and matters ...flowed upon me ...out and of the darkness ...and a name was given ...Osama Ben Labin ...
and a day of days ..passed ...and i prayed the more ...as to what to share ...and was shown ...of these matters and measures ...from the begining ...
And the angel of the Lord said unto her: I will so increase thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. And the Lords angel said further unto her: see, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ismael: because the Lord hath heard thy tribulation. He will be a wild man, and his hand will be against every man, and every mans hand against him. And yet shall he dwell fast by all his brethren. And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her: thou art the God that lookest on me, for she said: I have of a surety seen here the back parts of him that seeth me. Wherefore she called the well, the well of the living that seeth me which well is between Cades and Bared. And Hagar bare Abram a son, and Abram called his sons name which Hagar bare Ismael. And Abram was eighty six years old when Hagar bare him Ismael.
Then said God: nay, Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son in deed and thou shalt call his name Isaac. And I will make my bond with him, that it shall be an everlasting bond unto his seed after him. And as concerning Ismael also, I have heard thy request: lo, I will bless him and increase him, and multiply him exceedingly. Twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make a great nation of him. But my bond will I make with Isaac, which Sara shall bear unto thee: even this time twelve month.
and Behold i stepped outside ...in the Son light to pray the more of these matters ...and was astonished ...for Behold two eagles came across the heavens ....one the older passed by first ...and one the younger passed by the last ...and the last was larger than the first ...and the latter eagle had not the whiteness of head as the first for it was young ...and this last eagle to look upon was like unto an buzzard ...that feeds upon the dead down and dieing ...and i wondered a mighty wonder ...for it seemed that this last eagle ...would be short lived ...and not see the whiteness of age as did the first eagle ...and the last eagle followed the same course ...as is the spirit of the eagle ...even this the last eagle ..as it is written in the fourth book of the Prophet Esdras ....
Nevertheless ...And God left off talking with him, and departed up from Abraham. And Abraham took Ismael his son and all the servants born in his house and all that was bought with money as many as were men children among the men of Abrahams house, and circumcised the foreskin of their flesh, even the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. Abraham was ninety years old and nine when he cut off the foreskin of his flesh. And Ismael his son was thirteen years old, when the foreskin of his flesh was circumcised. The self same day was Abraham circumcised and Ismael his son. And all the men in his house, whether they were born in his house or bought with money (though they were strangers) were circumcised with him.
These are the days of the life of Abraham which he lived: an hundred and seventy five years and then fell sick and died, in a lusty age (when he had lived enough) and was put unto his people. And his sons Isaac and Ismael buried him in the double cave in the field of Ephron son of Zoar the Hethite before Mamre. Which field Abraham bought of the sons of Heth: There was Abraham buried and Sara his wife. And after the death of Abraham God blessed Isaac his son, which dwelled by the well of the living and seeing.
These are the generations of Ismael Abrahams son, which Hagar the Egyptian Saras handmaid bare unto Abraham. And these are the names of the sons of Ismael, with their names in their kindreds. The eldest son of Ismael, Nevaioth, then Cedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Misma, Duma, Masa, Hadar, Thema, Jetur, Naphis and Kedma. These are the sons of Ismael, and these are their names, in their towns and castles twelve princes of nations. And these are the years of the life of Ismael, an hundred and thirty seven years, and then he fell sick and died, and was laid unto his people. And he dwelt from Evila unto Sur that is before Egypt, as men go toward the Assyrians. And he died in the presence of all his brethren.
When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him to Mesopotamia, to fetch him a wife there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying: see thou take not a wife of the daughters of Canaan: and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother, and was gone unto Mesopotamia: and seeing also that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father: Then went he unto Ismael, and took unto the wives which he had, Mahala the daughter of Ismael Abrahams son, the sister of Nabaioth to be his wife. Jacob departed from Berseba and went toward Haran, and came unto a place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was down. And took a stone of the place, and put it under his head, and laid him down in the same place to sleep. And he dreamed: and behold there stood a ladder upon the earth, and the top of it reached up to heaven. And see, the angels of God went up and down upon it, yea and the Lord stood upon it and said:I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: The land which thou sleepest upon will I give thee and thy seed. And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: And thou shalt spread abroad: west, east, north and south. And through thee and thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. And see I am with thee, and will be thy keeper in all places where ever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land: Neither will I leave thee until I have made good all that I have promised thee.
When Jacob was awaked out of his sleep, he said: surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware. And he was afraid and said: how fearful is this place? it is none other, but even the house of God and the gate of heaven. And Jacob stood up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had laid under his head, and pitched it up on end, and poured oil on the top of it. And he called the name of the place Bethell, for indeed the name of the city was called Lus before time. And Jacob vowed a vow, saying: If God will be with me, and will keep me in this journey which I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothes to put on, so that I come again unto my fathers house in safety: then shall the Lord be my God, and this stone which I have set up on end, shall be Gods house: And of all that thou shalt give me, will I give the tenth unto thee.
These are the generations of Esau which is called Edom. Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan: Ada the daughter of Elon an Hethite, and Ahalibama the daughter of Ana, which Ana was the son of Zibeon an Hevite, And Basmath Ismaels daughter and sister of Nebaioth. And Ada bare unto Esau, Eliphas: and Basmath bare Reguel: And Ahalibama bare Jeus, Jaelam and Korah. These are the sons of Esau which were born him in the land of Canaan.
And as soon as Joseph was come unto his brethren, they stripped him out of his gay coat that was upon him, and they took him and cast him into a pit. But the pit was empty and had no water therein. And they sat them down to eat bread. And as they lift up their eyes and looked about, there came a company of Ismaelites from Gilead, and their camels laden with spicery, balm, and myrrh, and were going down into Egypt.
Then said Juda to his brethren, what availeth it that we slay our brother, and keep his blood secret? come on, let us sell him to the Ismaelites, and let not our hands be defiled upon him: for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content. Then as the Madianites merchant men passed by, they drew Joseph out of the pit and sold him unto the Ismaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought him into Egypt.
Joseph was brought unto Egypt, and Putiphar a lord of Pharaos: and his chief marshal an Egyptian, bought him of the Ismaelites which brought him there. And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a lucky fellow and continued in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did prosper in his hand: Wherefore he found grace in his masters sight, and served him. And his master made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand. And as soon as he had made him ruler over his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed this Egyptians house for Josephs sake, and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had: both in the house and also in the fields. And therefore he left all that he had in Josephs hand, and looked upon nothing that was with him, save only on the bread which he ate. And Joseph was a goodly person and well favored. And it fortuned after this, that his masters wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said: come lie with me. But he denied and said to her: Behold, my master knows not what he hath in the house with me, but hath committed all that he hath to my hand. He himself is not greater in the house than I, and hath kept nothing from me, but only thee because thou art his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, for to sin against God? And after this manner spake she to Joseph day by day: but he hearkened not unto her, to sleep near her or to be in her company.
Then the men of Israel said unto Gedeon, Reign over us, both thou, thy son and thy sons son, for thou hast delivered us out of the hands of the Madianites. And Gedeon said unto them, I will not reign over you, neither shall my children reign over you, but the Lord shall reign over you.
Neverthelater Gedeon said unto them: I would desire a certain request of you, even that you would give me every man the earrings of his prey. For they had golden earrings, because they were Ismaelites. And they said, we will do it. And they spread a mantle and did cast thereinto every man the earrings of his prey. And the weight of the golden earrings was a thousand and seven hundred sickles of gold, beside brooches, ouches and garments of scarlet that were of the kings of Madian, and beside the chains, that were about their camels necks. And Gedeon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city Ephrah. And all Israel went a whoring after him there, which thing was the ruin of Gedeons house. Thus were the Madianites brought low before the children of Israel, so that they lift up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gedeon.
And over the people that remained in the land of Juda, which Nabuchodonozor King of Babylon left, he set Godoliah the son of Ahikam the son of Saphan. And when all the captains of the men of war and the men heard that the King of Babylon had made Godoliah governor: there came to Godoliah to Mazphah: Ismael the son of Nathaniah and Johanan the son of Kareah and Saraiah the son of Thanehumeth the Netophathite and Jezoniah the son of Maachati and their men. And Godoliah sware to them and to their men, and said to them: fear not ye the servants of the Caldeyes. But dwell in the land and serve the King of Babylon and ye shall be in good condition.
But it chanced the seventh month after, that Ismael the son of Nathaniah the son of Elisama of the Kings blood came, and ten men with him and smote Godoliah that he died: and so did he the Jews and the Caldeyes that were with him at Mazphah. Thereupon all the people both small and great and the captains of the men of war arose and went to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Caldeyes.
Sem, Arphacsad, Salah: Eber, Phaleg, Rau: Serug, Nahor, Thareh: Abram otherwise called Abraham. The sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ismael. And these are their generations: the eldest son of Ismael was Nabaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, and Mabsam: Masma, Dumah, Massa, Nadar and Thema: Jatur, Naphis and Kedmah. These are the sons of Ismael. The sons of Keturah, Abrahams concubine: she bare Zamram, Jeksan, Madan, Madian, Jesbok and Suah. The sons of Jeksan: Saba and Dadan. The sons of Madian: Ephah, Epher, Henoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
The sons of Pharez: Hezron and Hamul. The sons of Zarah: Zamri, Ethan, Heman, Chalchal and Dara: five in all.
The sons of Carmi: Achar that troubled Israel, which transgressed in the unlawful things. The sons of Ethan: Azaria. The sons of Hezron that were born him: Jerhameel, Ram and Calubai. And Ram begat Aminadab:and Aminadab begat Nahazon a Lord among the children of Juda. And Nahazon begat Salma: and Salma begat Booz: and Booz begat Obed: Obed begat Isai. And Isai begat his eldest son Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Samaa the third, Nathanael the fourth, Radai the fifth, Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh. Whose sisters were Zaruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zaruiah: were Abisai, Joab and Azahel, three. And Abigail bare Amaza the father of which Amaza was Jether an Ismaelite.
And the sons of Micah were Phithon, Melech, Tharea and Ahaz. And Ahaz begat Jehoadah. And Jehoada begat Elmoth, Asmoth and Zamri. And Zamri begat Moza. And Moza begat Banah, whose son was Raphah, and his son was Elasah, and his son Azel. And Azel had six sons whose names are these: Esricam, Bochru, Ismael, Sariah, Obdiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. And the sons of Asek his brother, were Ulam his eldest, and Jeus the second and Eliphelet the third. And the sons of Ulam were mighty men and bowmen and had many sons and sons, sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are the sons of Benjamin.
And Ahaz begat Jaarah. And Jaarah begat Alamath, Asmoth, Zamri. And Zamri begat Moza. And Moza begat Baana whose son was Raphaia, and his son was Eleasah, and his son Azel. And Azel had six sons whose names are these: Ezricam, Bochru, Ismael, Sariah, Obdiah and Hanan. These are the sons of Azel.
And the oversight of the vineyards had Semeiah the Ramathite. Over the winecellars and treasure of wine was Sabdi the Saphonite. And over the olivetrees and mulberry trees that were in the valleys was Baal Hanan the Gadarite. And over the treasure of oil was Joas. And over the oxen that fed in Saron was Setari the Saronite. And over the oxen in the valleys was Saphat the son of Adlai. And over the camels Ubil the Ismaelite.
Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehosaphat set of the Levites and of the priests and of the ancient heads of Israel, over the customs of the Lord and causes of strife. And then they returned again to Jerusalem. And he charged them saying: do even so in the fear of the Lord with truth and pure heart. And whatsoever come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, law, commandment, ordinances and customs: see that ye warn them, that they trespass not against the Lord, lest wrath come upon you and on your brethren. Thus do and ye shall not offend. And see here Amariah the priest which is head over you in all matters of the Lord, and Zabadiah the son of Ismael a ruler in the house of Juda, he is over all causes concerning the king, with officers of the Levites before you. Take courage to you and go upon it, and the Lord shall be with the good.
And in the seventh year Jehoiada took heart, and made a bond with the captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jehoram, Ismael the son of Johanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaciah the son of Adaiah and Elisaphat the son of Zechri. And they went about in Juda and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Juda and the ancient heads of Israel: and they came to Jerusalem. And all the congregation made a bond with the king in the house of God. And Jehoiada said to them: behold, the kings son must reign over the children of David, as the Lord hath said.
And among the children of the priests there were men found that had taken strange wives, namely among the children of Jesua the son of Josedec and of his brethren, Maasiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Godoliah. And they gave their hands there upon, that they would put away their wives: and for their trespass offering to give a ram for their trespass. Among the children of Emer, Hanani, and Zabadiah. Among the children of Harim, Maasiah, and Eltah, and Semeiah, Jehiel, and Osiah. Among the children of Phashur, Elioenai, Maasiah, Ismael, Nathanael, Josabed, and Eleasah. Among the Levites, Josabed, Semei, and Kelaiah, which same is Kalithah, Pathahiah, Judah and Eleazar. Among the singers, Eliasib. Among the porters, Selum, Telem, and Uri.
Moreover, I will take from them the voice of gladness and solace, the voice of the bridegroom, and the bride, the voice of the anointed, with the *cresshettes (torch): and this whole land shall become a wilderness, and they shall serve the said people and the king of Babylon, three score years and ten (70). When the seventy years are expired, I will visit also the wickedness of the king of Babylon and his people saith the Lord: yee and the land of the Caldees, and will make it a perpetual wilderness, and will fulfil all my words upon that land which I have devised against it: yee all that is written in this book, which Jeremie hath prophesied of all people: so that they also shall be subdued unto diverse nations and great kings, for I will recompense them, according to their deeds and works of their own hands.
For thus hath the Lord God of Israel spoken unto me: Take this wine cup of indignation from my hand, that thou mayest cause all the people, to whom I send thee, for to drink of it: that when they have drunken thereof, they may be mad, and out of their wits, when the sword cometh, that I will send among them. Then took I the cup from the Lords hand, and made all the people drink thereof, unto whom the Lord had sent me. But first the city of Jerusalem, and all the cities of Judah, their kings and princes: to make them desolate, waste, despised and cursed according as it is come to pass this day. Yee and Pharao the king of Egypt, his servants, his princes and his people altogether one with another and all the kings of the land of Huz, all the kings of the Philistines land, Ascalon, Azah, Accaron and the remnant of Asood, the Edomites, the Moabites, and the Ammonites: all the kings of Tirus, and Sidon: the kings of the Isles, that are beyond the sea, Dedan, Thema, Buz and the shaven Ismaelites: all the kings of Araby, and ( generally ) all the kings that dwell in the desert: all the kings of Zamri, all the Kings of Elam, all the kings of the Meedes, all kings towards the north, whether they be far or nye, everyone with his neighbors: Yee and all the kingdoms that are upon the whole earth. The king of Sezach, said he, shall drink with them also.
Moreover Johanan the son of Careah and all the captains of the Host, that were scattered on every side in the land, came to Godoliah to Mazphah, and said unto him: knowest thou not that Baalis king of the Ammonites hath sent Ismael the son of Nathaniah, to slay thee? But Godoliah the son of Ahicam believed them not. Then said Johanan the son of Careah unto Godoliah in Mazphah these words secretly: Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ismael the son of Nathaniah, so that no body shall know it. Wherefore will he kill thee, that all the Jews which resort unto thee, might be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish? Then said Godoliah the son of Ahicam to Johanan the son of Careah: Thou shalt not do it, for they are but lies, that men say of Ismael.
But now in the seventh Month it happened, that Ismael the son of Nathaniah the son of Elisama ( one of the kings blood ) came with them that were greatest about the king, and ten men that were sworn with him: unto Godoliah the son of Ahicam to Mazphah, and ate there together. And Ismael the son of Nathaniah, with those ten men that were sworn to him, start up, and smote Godoliah the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the King of Babylon had made governor over the land. Ismael also slew all the Jews that were with Godoliah at Mazphah, and all the Caldees that he found there waiting upon him.
The next day after that he had slain Godoliah ( the matter was yet unknown ) there came certain from Sichem, from Siloh and Samaria, to the number of eighty, which had shaven their beards, rent their clothes, and were all heavy, bringing meat offerings, and incense in their hands, to offer it in the house of the Lord. And Ismael the son of Nathaniah went forth of Mazphah weeping, to meet them. Now when he met them, he said: Go your way to Godoliah the son of Ahicam. And when they came into the midst of the city, Ismael the son of Nathaniah ( with them that were sworn to him ) slew them, even at the midst of the pit. Among these eighty men there were ten, that said unto Ismael: O slay us not, for we have yet great treasure in the field, of wheat, barley, oil and of honey. So he spared them, and slew them not with their brethren. Now the pit wherein Ismael did cast the dead bodies of the men ( whom he slew because of Godoliah ) had King Asa caused to be made, for fear of Baasa the king of Israel, and the same pit did Ismael fill with slain men.
As for the remnant of the people, the kings daughters and all the people that were yet left at Mazphah, upon whom Nabusaradan the chief Captain had made Godoliah the son of Ahicam governor: Ismael the son of Nathaniah carried them away prisoners toward the Ammonites. But when Johanan the son of Careah, and all they which had been captains over the kings Host with him, heard of all the wickedness that Ismael the son of Nathaniah had done: they took their companions, and went out for to fight with Ismael the son of Nathaniah, and found him by the waters of Rabim in Gabaon. Now when all the people, whom Ismael led captive, saw Johanan the son of Careah and all the Captains of the Host, they were glad. So all the people that Ismael had carried away from Mazphah, were brought again.
And when they returned, they came to Johanan the son of Careah. But Ismael the son of Nathaniah fled from Johanan with eight of his sworn companions, and went to the Ammonites. Then Johanan the son of Careah, and all the captains of the Host that were with him, took the remnant of the people, whom Ismael the son of Nathaniah had led away ( when he had slain Godoliah the son of Ahicam ) whom they also had rescued from him: fighting men, women and children, and gelded men, whom they brought again from Gabaon: and went from thence, and sat them down at Camaam, which layeth beside Bethlehem, that they might go into Egypt for fear of the Caldees: of whom they were afraid, because that Ismael the son of Nathaniah had slain Godoliah Ahikams son, whom the King of Babylon had made governor in the land.
So he took his journey , he and all his host, with chariots, horsemen, and archers: of whom there were so many, that they covered the ground of the land, like as grasshoppers.
And when he was gone past the borders of the Assyrians, he came toward the great mountains of Ange, which lie upon the left side of Celicia: and so he went up in to all their castles, and won every stronghold. As for the wealthy city of Melothus, he break it down, and spoiled all the children of Tharsis and the Ismaelites, which lay toward the wilderness, and upon the South side of the land of Chelon.
He went over Euphrates also, and came into Mesopotamia, and break down all the high cities that were there from the brook of Nambre till a man come to the sea: and he took the boarders in from Celicia unto the coasts of Japhet toward the South. He carried away all the Madianites, and spoiled all their goods: and whosoever with stood him, he slew them with the sword. After this he went down to the field of Damascus in the time of harvest, and burnt up all the corn and all the trees, and caused the vines to be cut down. And the fear of him fell upon all them that dwelt on the earth.
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