Genesis 27:23

Isaac didn't realize it was really Jacob because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's, so Isaac got ready to bless him.

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In The King James Version

And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.

In Context

22Jacob went over to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “It's Jacob's voice but Esau's hands.”

24“It's really you, my son Esau?” he asked again. “Yes, it's me,” Jacob replied.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:16She put the goatskins on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

Hebrews 11:20Trusting in God, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to what the future would bring.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 27:19-30

The Fraud of Jacob. ( b. c. 1760.) 18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may… Read the whole commentary →

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