and it happened that his servants fell into some strife with the servants of Abraham. As it was evident that their property was too great for them to dwell together, Abraham, though in every respect entitled to deference, generously proposed to his nephew to avoid controversy by an amicable separation. He offered Lot his choice of the territory, on the right or left as it pleased him. A rare illustration of meekness and condescension. Lot chose to remove to the eastward, and occupy that part of the fertile plain of Jordan where Sodom and Gomorrah stood.

After the death of Sarah, Abraham's wife, he took a second wife, named Keturah, a Canaanite woman. The nation of the Troglodytes were derived from Abraham by Keturah, by whom he had six sons, men of courage and possessed with sagacious minds-Zambran, Jazar, Madan, Madian, Josabak and Sous. The sons of Sous were Sabathan and Dadan. The sons of Dadan were Latusim, Assur and Luam. The sons of Madian were Ephas, Ophren, Anoch, Ebidas and Eldas. For all these sons and grandsons, Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies: and they took possession of Troglodytes, and the country of Arabia the Happy, as far as it reaches to the Red Sea. It is related of this Ophren, that he made war against Libya, and took it, and that his grandchildren, when they inhabited it, called it from his name, Africa; and, indeed, Alexander Polyhistor gives his attestation to what I here assert. He says:

Oleodemus, the prophet, who was also called Malchus, who wrote a history of the Jews in agreement with the history of Moses, their legislator, relates, that there were many sons born to Abraham by Keturah; nay, he names three of them-Apher, Surim and Japhran; that from Surim was the land of Assyria denominated; and that from the other two, Apher and Japhran, the country of Africa took its name, because these men were auxiliary to Hercules, when he fought against Libya and Antaeus; and that Hercules married Aphra's daughter, and of her begat Diodorus; and that Sophanx was his son, from whom the people called Sophacians were thus denominated." Thus we find that Abraham was the father of many nations: Through Ishmael, he was the

progenitor of the nations of Arabia; through the sons of Keturah, of the inhabitants of the Troglodytes or Africa; through Isaac, he possessed Canaan. And the whole testimony of history proves these nations colored.

THE TWO NATIONS OF ISAAC.

ISAAC, the son of Abraham, was forty years old, when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian, Nahor's son, one of Abraham's brothers, (Gen. xi. 26, xxiv. 47,) and the sister to Laban the Syrian, of Padanaram. The Syrians were blacks, with long, straight hair.(Herodotus, &c. &c. Gen. xxv.)

And Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the Lord. And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels. And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold there were twins in her womb; and the firstborn was red all over, like a hairy garment, and they called his name Esau.-(Gen. xxv. 23, 24, 25.) His brother's name was Jacob, who was afterwards called Israel. [The first clothing worn by the ancients, were hairy garments. "The Lord God made coats of skins, and clothed them."-(Gen. iii. 21.) "And they wandered about in sheep-skins and goat-skins," ram-skins and badger-skins, dyed red.-(Ex. xxv. 5.) Ram-skins dyed red, were used in the construction of the tabernacle. Dr. Clarke has proved, from Homer, Pliny, and modern travellers, that there are rams whose natural color is red. From this fact, it may be deduced that Esau was red all over, like a hairy garment.] Esau became a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and was loved of Isaac. But he depsised his birthright, and sold it to Jacob for a mess of red pottage.—(Gen. xxv. 30.) Isaac, however, blessed Esau his son, and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; and by thy sword

thou shalt live.—(Gen. xxvii. 39, 40.) . A hunter or archer, (Gen. xxi. 20,) one who is skillful in the use of the bow and arrows, as Esau was. The weapons of war formerly used, were the sword, spear, bow and arrow, sling, javelin, &c. Esau, the Edomite or Indian, went into the field, or wilderness, with his bow and quiver, to hunt for venison; and he came in from his hunting, and brought wild meat unto Isaac, his father.—(Gen. xxvii.)

THE GENERATIONS OF ESAU-THE RED PEOPLE. ESAU, who is Edom, which signifies red. The red people. (Gen. xxv. 30; Josephus.)

The wives of Esau were Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, and Adah, the daughters of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; and Mahaleth, and Bashemath, Ishmael's daughters, Abraham's son, sister of Nebajoth. And Adah bare to Esau, Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; and Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jalaam, and Hora; these are the sons of Esau which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance which he had got in the land of Canaan, and went into the country from the face of his brother, Jacob; for their riches were more than that they might dwell together. Thus dwelt Esau in Mount Seir.-(Gen. xxxvi.)

The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam and Kenaz; and Timna, sister of Lotan, bare to Eliphaz, Amalek.

The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The son of Zerah was Jebob, king of Edom.-(1 Chr. i. 44.)

These were the descendants of Esau, the father of the Edomites, and were dukes of Edom. - Duke, (Gen. xxxvi. 15,) means only a chief, or leader, answering to the chiefs of tribes of Indians, in America.

These are the sons of Mount Seir the Horite, who in

habited the land: Lotan, and Shobal, Zibeon, and Anah who was king, and Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

The children of Lotan were Hori and Heman.

The children of Shabal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Anam.

Ajah and Anah were the sons of Zibeon.

The children of Anah were Dishon, and Aholibamah, the wife of Esau.

The children of Dishon were Hemdan, and Eshban, Ithran and Cheran.

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan were the children of Dishan.

THE PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA.

WERE not the Ethiopians and Lubims a huge host, [or a great army,] with very many chariots and horsemen? (2 Chron. xvi. 8.)

Come up, ye horses, and rage ye chariots, and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and Lybians that handle the shield, and the Lydians that handle and bend the bow.- (Jer. xlvi. 9.)

Candace, queen of the Ethiopians of Sheba, came with a very great company to Jerusalem. — (2 Chron. ix.: Matt. xii. 42: Acts viii. 27.)

Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia.-(2 Kings, xii. 9: Isa. xxxvii. 9.)

Ahasuerus, the king, reigned even unto Ethiopia. Esther i. 1.)

Thus saith the Lord, the king of Assyria shall lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopian captives, young and old, naked and barefoot. (Isa. xx. 4.) [Even as they are led away at this day, naked and barefoot, by Americans.]

Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hand unto God.(Psalm lxviii. 31.)

Repentance and return of Israel unto God, our Savior, from beyond the river of Ethiopia.—(Zeph. iii. 9, 10. Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel, saith the Lord. (Amos ix. 7.)

Thus saith the Lord, the labor of Egypt and merchandize of Ethiopia. — (Isa. xlv. 14.)

Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya, with shields and helmets. Eze. xxxviii. 5.)

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength.-(Nah. iii. 9.) The land of Ethiopia. — (Gen. ii. 13.)

The Ethiopians. (2 Chron. ii. 16.)

Zerah, the Ethiopian, with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots. (2 Chr. xiv. 9.) Ethiopia-this man was born there.—(Ps. lxxxvii. 4.) Ethiopia-their expectation. (Isa. xx. 5.) The river of Ethiopia.- (Isa. xviii. 1.) Ethiopia for thee. (Isa. xliii. 3.). The Ethiopian. — (Jer. xiii. 23.)

Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian eunuch, who took up Jeremiah the prophet, out of the pit or dungeon. — (Jer. xxxviii., xxxix.)

The border of Ethiopia. — (Ezek. xxix. 10.)

Ethiopia, Libya and Lydia, and all the mingled people. (Eze. xxx. 5.)

Behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority. (Acts viii. 27.)

Herodotus, the great father of history, pronounces the Ethiopians the most majestic and beautiful of men.

The Kenites, or Ethiopians, that came out of the city of Hemath, (1 Chron. ii. 55; Num. xxiv. 21,) were the descendants of Hobab, Raguel or Jethro, the priest of Midian, and the father of Heber the Kenite, and Zipporah the Ethiopian woman, Moses' wife. The children of the Kenites went up out of their city, with the children of Judah, into the wilderness of Judah, and dwelt among the people.(Exodus ii. 18, 21; iii. 1, 4, 18; Num. x. 18, 21; xii. 1; Judges iv. 11.)

THE DESCENDANTS OF EGYPT.

ISHMAEL. (Gen. xvi. 11.) The son of Abraham, by Hagar. The wife of Ishmael was an Egyptian woman, for his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. (Gen. xxi. 21.) The names of the sons of Ishmael have been heretofore given.