Genesis 27:24

Again he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he replied, “I am.”

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.

In Context

23Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.

25“Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 21:13So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.

2 Samuel 14:5“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

Job 13:7Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?

Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Proverbs 30:8Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

Romans 3:7For if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?

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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