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they had dug. “We’ve found water!”
they exclaimed. 33 So Isaac named the
well Shibah (which means “oath”).
And to this day the town that grew
up there is called Beersheba (which
means “well of the oath”).
34 At the age of forty, Esau married
two Hittite wives: Judith, the daughter
of Beeri, and Basemath, the daughter
of Elon. 35 But Esau’s wives made life
miserable for Isaac and Rebekah.
27:1 One
day when Isaac was old and
turning blind, he called for Esau, his
older son, and said, “My son.”
“Yes, Father?” Esau replied.
2 “I am an old man now,”
Isaac
said, “and I don’t know when I may
die. 3 Take your bow and a quiver full
of arrows, and go out into the open
country to hunt some wild game for
me. 4 Prepare my favorite dish, and
bring it here for me to eat. Then I will
pronounce the blessing that belongs
to you, my firstborn son, before I die.”
5 But Rebekah overheard what Isaac
had said to his son Esau. So when
Esau left to hunt for the wild game,
6 she said to her son Jacob, “Listen.
I overheard your father say to Esau,
7 ‘Bring me some wild game and prepare me a delicious meal. Then I will
bless you in the Lord’s presence before I die.’ 8 Now, my son, listen to me.
Do exactly as I tell you. 9 Go out to the
flocks, and bring me two fine young
goats. I’ll use them to prepare your
father’s favorite dish. 10 Then take the
food to your father so he can eat it and
bless you before he dies.”
11 “But look,” Jacob replied to Re
bekah, “my brother, Esau, is a hairy
man, and my skin is smooth. 12 What
if my father touches me? He’ll see that
I’m trying to trick him, and then he’ll
curse me instead of blessing me.”
13 But his mother replied, “Then
let the curse fall on me, my son! Just
do what I tell you. Go out and get the
goats for me!”
14 So Jacob went out and got the
young goats for his mother. Rebekah
took them and prepared a delicious
meal, just the way I saac liked it. 15 Then
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she took Esau’s favorite clothes, which
were there in the house, and gave
them to her younger son, Jacob. 16 She
covered his arms and the smooth part
of his neck with the skin of the young
goats. 17 Then she gave Jacob the delicious meal, including freshly baked
bread.
18 So Jacob took the food to his father. “My father?” he said.
“Yes, my son,”
Isaac answered.
“Who are y
ou—Esau or Jacob?”
19 Jacob replied, “It’s Esau, your
firstborn son. I’ve done as you told
me. Here is the wild game. Now sit
up and eat it so you can give me your
blessing.”
20 Isaac asked, “How did you find it
so quickly, my son?”
“The Lord your God put it in my
path!” Jacob replied.
21 Then
Isaac said to Jacob, “Come
closer so I can touch you and make
sure that you really are Esau.” 22 So
Jacob went closer to his father, and
Isaac touched him. “The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s,” I saac
said. 23 But he did not recognize Jacob,
because Jacob’s hands felt hairy just
like Esau’s. So I saac prepared to bless
Jacob. 24 “But are you really my son
Esau?” he asked.
“Yes, I am,” Jacob replied.
25 Then I
saac said, “Now, my son,
bring me the wild game. Let me eat it,
and then I will give you my blessing.”
So Jacob took the food to his father,
and Isaac ate it. He also drank the
wine that Jacob served him. 26 Then
Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come a
little closer and kiss me, my son.”
27 So Jacob went over and kissed
him. And when Isaac caught the
smell of his clothes, he was finally
convinced, and he blessed his son. He
said, “Ah! The smell of my son is like
the smell of the outdoors, which the
Lord has blessed!
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“From the dew of heaven
and the richness of the earth,
may God always give you
abundant harvests of grain
and bountiful new wine.
