Genesis 27

Isaac, grown old and feeble, and apprehending the approach of death, desires his son Esau to provide some savory meat for him, that having eaten of it he might convey to him the blessing connected with the right of primogeniture, Genesis 27:1-4 . Rebekah hearing of it, relates the matter to Jacob, and directs him how to personate his brother, and by deceiving his father, obtain the blessing, Genesis 27:5-10 . Jacob hesitates, Genesis 27:11 , Genesis 27:12 ; but being counseled and encouraged by his mother, he at last consents to use the means she prescribes, Genesis 27:13 , Genesis 27:14 . Rebekah disguises Jacob, and sends him to personate his brother, Genesis 27:15-17 . Jacob comes to his father, and professes himself to be Esau, Genesis 27:18 , Genesis 27:19 . Isaac doubts, questions, and examines him closely, but does not discover the deception, Genesis 27:20-24 . He eats of the savory meat, and confers the blessing upon Jacob, Genesis 27:25-27 . In what the blessing consisted, Genesis 27:28 , Genesis 27:29 . Esau arrives from the field with the meat he had gone to provide, and presents himself before his father, Genesis 27:30 , Genesis 27:31 . Isaac discovers the fraud of Jacob, and is much affected, Genesis 27:32 , Genesis 27:33 . Esau is greatly distressed on hearing that the blessing had been received by another, Genesis 27:34 . Isaac accuses Jacob of deceit, Genesis 27:35 . Esau expostulates, and prays for a blessing, Genesis 27:36 . Isaac describes the blessing which he has already conveyed, Genesis 27:37 . Esau weeps, and earnestly implores a blessing, Genesis 27:38 . Isaac pronounces a blessing on Esau, and prophecies that his posterity should, in process of time, cease to be tributary to the posterity of Jacob, Genesis 27:39 , Genesis 27:40 . Esau purposes to kill his brother, Genesis 27:41 . Rebekah hears of it, and counsels Jacob to take refuge with her brother Laban in Padanaram, Genesis 27:42-45 . She professes to be greatly alarmed, lest Jacob should take any of the Canaanites to wife, Genesis 27:41 .