...expired, without a groan or a sigh. — " And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost." d 4 APPENDIX. APPENDIX. (No. I.) Written at a, Seat, under some sequestered Oaks, in a. natural Wilderness,...

...the ungodly, a solemn change for all. We read, "When Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people," breathing his placid soul into the bosom of Him he loved. Thus, " the work of righteousness was peace,...

...is therein, was from the children of Heth. And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. And Joseph commanded his...

...therein [was] from the children of 33 l leih. And when Jacob had made an end of commanding bis sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the • ghost, and was gathered unto his people, to his pious oncee, tore in another world. Thus peaceful and hafljiy woe tiie death <lf tías friend...

...is therein, was from the children of Heth. And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. Be it remarked, by the bye, that in chap, xlviii. ver. 2, it is said, that Israel strengthened himself,...

...OF GATHERING UP THE FEET OF THE DYING ? "And when Jacob had made "an end of commanding his sons, .HE GATHERED UP HIS " FEET INTO THE BED, and yielded up the ghost. || Many other corresponding circumstances may be traced in Herodotus. Thus when he enumerates the army...

...justly deserving of commendation and esteem. "And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. And Joseph commanded his...

...therein, vans from the cluldren of Hcth. 33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he hem all be confounded and turned back CHAP. L. 1 The mourningfor Jacob. 7 The funeral. 24 Jose/i/ifirofifiesieth to hi* brethren of their...

...Hittite, for- a possession of a burying place. And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. ANNOTATIONS AND REFLECTIONS....

...impossible to conceive a more quiet returning to the dust, than these words convey to the mind ; ' He gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his fathers.' Here is a specimen of dying in the faith. Viewing the tranquillity of this scene, we may...