Bible Cross References
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
Genesis 27:27-40
27
And he came close and kissed him, and smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of an abundant field, which the Lord has blessed.
28
And may God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and wine.
29
And let nations serve you, and princes bow down to you, and be master over your brother, and the sons of your father shall reverence you; accursed is he that curses you, and blessed is he that blesses you.
30
And it came to pass after Isaac had ceased blessing his son Jacob, just when Jacob had gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31
And he also had prepared meats and brought them to his father; and he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, that your soul may bless me.
32
And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am Esau, your firstborn son.
33
And Isaac was amazed with very great amazement, and said, Who then is it that has procured venison for me and brought it to me? And I have eaten all of it before you came, and I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed.
34
And it came to pass when Esau heard the words of his father Isaac, he cried out with a great and very bitter cry, and said, Bless me- me also, father!
35
And he said to him, Your brother has come with subtlety, and has taken your blessing.
36
And he said, Rightly was his name called Jacob, for behold, this second time has he supplanted me; he has both taken my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing! And Esau said to his father, Have you not a blessing left for me, father?
37
And Isaac answered and said to Esau, If I have made him your master, and have made all his brethren his servants, and have strengthened him with grain and wine, what then shall I do for you, son?
38
And Esau said to his father, Have you [only] one blessing, father? Bless me- me also, O my father! And Isaac being troubled, Esau cried aloud and wept.
39
And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above.
40
And you shall live by your sword, and shall serve your brother; and there shall be [a time] when you shall break and loosen his yoke from off your neck.
Genesis 28:2
Rise and depart quickly into Mesopotamia, to the house of Bethuel the father of your mother, and take to yourself a wife of the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
Genesis 28:3
And may my God bless you, and increase you, and multiply you, and you shall become an assembly of nations.