The harmony of the Old and New Testament and the obscure texts explained with a relation especially to the times that preceded Christ and how they meet in him, his genealogie and other mysteries preparatory to his first coming / written in French by John d'Espagne ... ; and published in English by his executor.

A Concurrence of several Sep∣tenaries in Jacob, and in his son Joseph.

IAcob in the seventieth year of his age, went to Laban, served him seven years, was married being seventy seven years of age, and lived seven times one and twenty years, which make up 147 years.

Joseph was born in the fourteenth year of Jacob's abode with Laban; he fore∣told to Pharaoh seven years of abundance, and seven years of famine; he lived seven∣ty years after the entring of his father Ja∣cob into Egypt: And fourteen Genera∣tions (twice seven) passed from the time

of Jacob till the race of Joseph, the Tribe of Ephraim headed the revolt of the ten Tribes under one of the line of Joseph, viz. Jeroboam; this hapned at the be∣ginning of the Reign of Rehoboam, who was the fourteenth Generation after Ja∣cob inclusively, as may be computed in the first of St. Matthew.

Sometimes the Events of the Fathers and of the Children are marked with the same numeral character, though appliable to a diverse and contrary success.