Genesis 27:39

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, your dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;

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  • Gen 27:28 : 28 Therefore God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine:
  • Heb 11:20 : 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
  • Gen 36:6-8 : 6 And Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the persons of his house, and his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had obtained in the land of Canaan; and he went into another land away from his brother Jacob. 7 For their riches were too great for them to live together; and the land where they were strangers could not support them because of their livestock. 8 Thus Esau dwelt in the mountain of Seir. Esau is Edom.
  • Josh 24:4 : 4 And I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

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  • Gen 27:25-38
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    25And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, so that my soul may bless you. And he brought it near to him, and he ate: and he brought him wine, and he drank.

    26And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

    27And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the scent of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed:

    28Therefore God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine:

    29Let people serve you, and nations bow down to you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons bow down to you: cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be he who blesses you.

    30And it happened, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob was scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

    31And 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 venison, so that your soul may bless me.

    32And Isaac his father said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your son, your firstborn Esau.

    33And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he who has taken venison, and brought it to me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? yes, and he shall be blessed.

    34When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceedingly bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

    35And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.

    36And he said, Is he not rightly named Jacob? for he has supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved a blessing for me?

    37And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brothers have I given to him for servants; and with grain and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now for you, my son?

    38And Esau said to his father, Have you but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

  • Gen 27:40-41
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    40And by your sword you shall live, and shall serve your brother; and it shall come to pass, when you shall have the dominion, that you shall break his yoke from off your neck.

    41And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.

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    4And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you; that you may inherit the land where you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.

  • Gen 28:13-14
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    13And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: the land where you lie, I will give to you and to your descendants;

    14And your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  • Gen 27:1
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    1And it happened, when Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Here I am.

  • Gen 27:18-20
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    18And he came to his father and said, My father: and he said, Here I am; who are you, my son?

    19And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you told me: arise, I ask you, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.

    20And Isaac said to his son, How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD your God brought it to me.

  • Gen 27:10
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    10And you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, and that he may bless you before his death.

  • Gen 27:5-6
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    5And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison and to bring it.

    6And Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, Look, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,

  • Deut 33:13
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    13And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that crouches beneath,

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    25By the God of your father, who shall help you; and by the Almighty, who shall bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

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    2And the LORD appeared to him, and said, Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land which I shall tell you of: