Jubilees 36

In the sixth year of this week, Jacob sent his sons and servants to pasture their sheep. Esau gathered his sons and separated from Jacob.

REF And in the sixth year Jacob sent his sons to pasture their sheep.

Jacob and Esau divided their possessions. Esau departed from the land of Canaan to Edom and settled on Mount Seir.

REF And Jacob and Esau were divided in their possessions.

Esau saw that the land of Canaan had been given to his brother Jacob as an inheritance. He accepted this and went his way.

REF And Esau saw that the land of Canaan was given to Jacob by inheritance.

Jacob settled in the land of Canaan, as the Lord had commanded his grandfather Abraham.

REF And Jacob dwelt in Canaan, as the Lord had commanded Abraham.

Isaac gave Jacob all the books of Abraham and the books of his forefathers. Jacob read and studied them with great care.

REF And he gave him all the books of Abraham.

Jacob made a copy for himself and kept the books. He gave the originals to his son Levi, to preserve and pass on to the children of Israel.

REF And Jacob wrote a copy for himself, and gave the original to Levi.

When Isaac died, Esau and Jacob buried him in the double cave near their father Abraham. They wept for him.

REF And when Isaac died, Esau and Jacob buried him in the double cave.

They mourned for Isaac. Esau mourned his father. After the days of mourning ended, Esau departed for Edom.

REF And they mourned for Isaac.

Jacob sent Esau gifts of cattle, sheep, and donkeys, and there was peace between them.

REF And Jacob sent to Esau gifts, and peace was between them.

Esau set aside the portion his father had given him in Canaan and took instead the land of Edom.

REF And Esau rejected the Canaan portion and took the land of Edom.

Jacob inherited the entire land of Canaan along with his father Isaac's blessings.

REF And Jacob inherited the whole land of Canaan.

Jacob gave Esau an additional gift, for he loved his brother.

REF And Jacob gave Esau a further gift, for he loved his brother.

Esau rejoiced over the gifts and departed from him in peace.

REF And Esau rejoiced and departed in peace.

They separated from each other, for their combined wealth was too great for them to live in the same place.

REF And they were separated, for the inheritance was too great for them to dwell together.

The land of Canaan could not sustain them both. So Esau went to Mount Seir.

REF And Esau went to Mount Seir.

Jacob settled in the hills of Hebron and worshiped the Lord with all his heart.

REF And Jacob dwelt in Hebron.

Isaac's lifespan was one hundred and eighty years. He died in the forty-fourth jubilee, in its sixth year.

REF And the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years.

Jacob buried his father Isaac in the double cave in the land of Canaan, beside his father Abraham.

REF And Jacob buried his father Isaac beside Abraham.