Overview
Genesis 27:1, Isaac sends Esau for venison; Genesis 27:6, Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing; Genesis 27:14, Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it; Genesis 27:30, Esau brings venison; Genesis 27:33, Isaac trembles; Genesis 27:34, Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing; Genesis 27:41, He threatens Jacob’s life; Genesis 27:42, Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away.

am 2244, bc 1760
dim: Genesis 48:10, 1 Samuel 3:2, Ecclesiastes 12:3, John 9:3
eldest son: Genesis 25:23-25
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:18 - for to go Genesis 35:29 - Isaac Genesis 37:13 - Here am I Deuteronomy 34:7 - his eye 1 Samuel 4:15 - and his eyes 1 Kings 14:4 - for his eyes Psalms 71:18 - Now Ecclesiastes 12:2 - the sun Romans 9:16 - General

that I may eat: The blessing, says Dr. A. Clarke, which Isaac was to confer on his son, was a species of divine right, and must be communicated with appropriate ceremonies. As eating and drinking were used among the Asiatics on almost all religious occasions, and especially in making and confirming covenants, it is reasonable to suppose, that something of this kind was essentially necessary on this occasion; and that Isaac could not convey the right, till he had eaten of the meat provided for the purpose by him who was to receive the blessing.
that my: Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:23, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 48:9, Genesis 48:15-20, Genesis 49:28, Leviticus 9:22, Leviticus 9:23, Deuteronomy 33:1-29, Joshua 14:13, Joshua 22:6, Luke 2:34, Luke 24:51, Hebrews 11:20
Reciprocal: Genesis 25:28 - he did eat of his venison Genesis 27:9 - savoury Genesis 27:14 - mother Genesis 27:19 - that thy Genesis 27:31 - eat Genesis 28:1 - blessed Luke 24:50 - he lifted John 1:13 - nor of the will of the

Reciprocal: Genesis 25:28 - Rebekah

before the: Deuteronomy 33:1, Joshua 6:26, 1 Samuel 24:19
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:4 - that my Genesis 27:14 - mother

two: Judges 13:15, 1 Samuel 16:20
savoury: Matammim, from taam, to taste or relish: how dressed is uncertain, but its name declares it nature. Genesis 27:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:14 - mother Romans 9:16 - General

Reciprocal: Genesis 24:12 - I pray

hairy man: Genesis 25:25
Reciprocal: Obadiah 1:10 - violence

goodly raiment: Heb. desirable, Genesis 27:27, The Septuagint translates it "a goodly robe," which was a long garment that great men used to wear - Luke 20:46, Luke 15:22. The priest afterwards in the law had "holy garments" to minister in - Exodus 28:2-4. Whether the first-born before the law had such to minister in is not certain: for, had they been common garments, why did not Esau himself or his wives keep them? But being, in likelihood, holy robes, received from their ancestors, the mother of the family kept them in sweet chests, from moths and the like; whereupon it is said - Genesis 27:27,"Isaac smelled the smell of his garments.
Reciprocal: Genesis 48:18 - for this 1 Kings 20:6 - pleasant James 2:2 - goodly

skins: Travellers inform us, that the Eastern goats have long, fine, and beautiful hair, of the most delicate silky softness; indeed the animals generally in those hot countries are not covered with so thick a coat of hair as they are in more northerly regions; so that Isaac might easily be deceived, when his eyes were dim, and his feeling no less impaired than his sight. Genesis 27:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 25:25 - Esau Genesis 27:23 - his hands

Reciprocal: Genesis 27:14 - mother

Reciprocal: Genesis 37:13 - Here am I Isaiah 58:9 - Here

Because: Exodus 20:7, Job 13:7
to me: Heb. before me
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 21:2 - The king 1 Samuel 27:10 - And David Hebrews 7:7 - the less

Come: Psalms 73:28, Isaiah 57:19, James 4:8
may feel: Genesis 27:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:19 - I am

The voice: How wonderful, says Mr. Scott, is that difference which there is betwixt the faces and the voices of the several individuals of the human species! Scarcely any two of the innumerable millions are exactly alike in either, and yet the difference cannot be defined or described! The power, wisdom, and kindness of our Creator should be admired and adored in this remarkable circumstance; for they are very visible. This description of Jacob is not unaptly accommodated to the character of a hypocrite: his voice, his language, is that of a Christian; his hands, or conduct, that of an ungodly man, but the judgment will proceed from God, the Judge of all, at the last day, as in the present case, not by the voice, but by the hands. Genesis 27:22
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:12 - feel Judges 18:3 - they knew

his hands: Genesis 27:16
he blessed: Romans 9:11, Romans 9:12, Hebrews 11:20
Reciprocal: Genesis 25:25 - Esau Genesis 27:4 - that my

that my: Genesis 27:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:19 - he blessed Genesis 25:28 - he did eat of his venison Genesis 27:19 - I am Genesis 27:33 - thou camest Esther 5:4 - the banquet

Reciprocal: Genesis 29:11 - kissed 2 Samuel 14:33 - kissed Absalom Song of Solomon 1:2 - him Matthew 26:49 - kissed him

blessed: Hebrews 11:20
the smell of a field: A field where aromatic plants, flowers, fruits, and spices grew in abundance, with which these garments - see note on Genesis 27:15 of Esau might probably have been perfumed by being laid up with them. Song of Solomon 2:13, Song of Solomon 4:11-14, Song of Solomon 7:12, Song of Solomon 7:13, Hosea 14:6, Hosea 14:7
which: Genesis 26:12, Hebrews 6:7
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:4 - that my Genesis 28:1 - blessed Genesis 48:10 - kissed Genesis 49:26 - have prevailed Numbers 6:23 - General Deuteronomy 33:1 - the blessing Ruth 1:9 - she kissed 1 Samuel 2:20 - blessed Song of Solomon 1:2 - him Malachi 1:2 - yet I

Reciprocal: Genesis 10:9 - a mighty

eat: Genesis 27:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 25:28 - he did eat of his venison Genesis 27:14 - mother Hebrews 12:17 - when he

trembled very exceedingly: Heb. trembled with a great trembling greatly, Job 21:6, Job 37:1, Psalms 55:5
taken: Heb. hunted
thou camest: Genesis 27:25
yea: Genesis 28:3, Genesis 28:4, John 10:10, John 10:28, John 10:29, Romans 5:20, Romans 5:21, Romans 11:29, Ephesians 1:3, Hebrews 11:20
Reciprocal: Genesis 28:6 - Esau Genesis 31:42 - fear Genesis 32:28 - with men Genesis 42:28 - their heart 1 Chronicles 17:27 - blessest Esther 7:5 - Who is he Malachi 1:2 - yet I John 1:13 - nor of the will of the

he cried: 1 Samuel 30:4, Proverbs 1:24-28, Proverbs 1:31, Proverbs 19:3, Luke 13:24-28, Hebrews 12:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:38 - General Genesis 48:9 - bless them Exodus 12:32 - bless me Esther 4:1 - and cried Job 2:12 - their voice Luke 8:52 - all

Jacob: i.e. a supplanter, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:31-34, Genesis 32:28, John 1:47
he took: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 25:34
Reciprocal: Genesis 27:12 - a deceiver Genesis 27:38 - General Genesis 29:25 - wherefore Exodus 21:2 - an Hebrew Joshua 9:22 - Wherefore Jeremiah 9:4 - every brother Acts 3:25 - the children Hebrews 12:16 - as Esau

I have: Genesis 27:29, Genesis 25:23, 2 Samuel 8:14, Romans 9:10-12
with: Genesis 27:28
sustained: or, supported
Reciprocal: Genesis 9:26 - his servant Genesis 32:4 - my lord Genesis 42:10 - General 1 Chronicles 18:13 - all the Edomites Proverbs 3:20 - the clouds Amos 9:12 - Edom

Behold: Genesis 36:6-8, Joshua 24:4, Hebrews 11:20
the fatness: or, of the fatness, Genesis 27:28, It is here foretold, says Bp. Newton, that as to temporal advantages, the two brothers should be much alike. - See note on Genesis 27:28. Esau had cattle, beasts, and substance in abundance, and he went to dwell in Mount Seir of his own accord. When the Israelites desired leave to pass through the territories of Edom, the country abounded with fruitful fields and vineyards - Numbers 20:17.
Reciprocal: Genesis 33:9 - have enough Genesis 49:26 - have prevailed 1 Chronicles 16:22 - prophets Job 38:28 - dew Psalms 105:15 - and do

comfort himself: Genesis 37:18-20, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:22, 1 Samuel 30:5, Job 20:12-14, Psalms 64:5, Proverbs 2:14, Proverbs 4:16, Proverbs 4:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 33:1 - Esau came Genesis 50:15 - their father Ezekiel 25:12 - taking vengeance Ezekiel 35:5 - thou hast had 1 Corinthians 1:11 - it hath 2 Corinthians 9:1 - touching

a few days: Genesis 31:38
Reciprocal: Genesis 30:25 - and to