Bible Cross References
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
Genesis 27:27-40
27
And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said: Surely, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field which Jehovah has blessed.
28
Therefore, God give you of the dew of the heavens, of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and wine.
29
Let nations serve you, and people bow down to you. Be lord over your brethren, and let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed is everyone who curses you, and blessed be those who bless you!
30
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
31
And he also had made savory food, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's game, that your soul may bless me.
32
And his father Isaac said to him, Who are you? So he said, I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.
33
And Isaac trembled with a very great trembling, and said, Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him; and moreover, he shall be blessed.
34
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me; me also, O my father!
35
And he said, Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing.
36
And Esau said, Is he not rightly called by the name Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now behold, he has taken away my blessing! And he said, Have you not reserved a blessing for me?
37
Then Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brethren I have given to him as servants; with grain and wine I have sustained him. What shall I do now for you, my son?
38
And Esau said to his father, Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me; me also, O my father! And Esau lifted up his voice 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 the heavens from above.
40
By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; and it shall come to pass, when you become restless, that you shall break his yoke from your neck.
Genesis 28:2
Arise, go to Paddan, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.
Genesis 28:3
May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become an assembly of peoples;