Genesis 27:1 — One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he called for Esau, his older son… — NLT | maBible

Read Genesis 27:1 (New Living Translation) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 27.1, Genesis 27v1, Gen. 27:1. One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he called for Esau, his older son, and said, “My son.” “Yes, Father?” Esau replied.

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1 One day when Isaac was old and turning blind, he called for Esau, his older son, and said, “My son.” “Yes, Father?” Esau replied.

Passage themes

Sight lost with age — his eyes were dim, so that he could not see
Calling the firstborn — he called Esau his eldest son

Events in this chapter

27.1 — Jacob vole bénédiction d’Esaü, fuit vers Laban

Did you know?

Bereshit : « Au commencement » Le mot « Genèse » vient du grec genesis, qui signifie « origine ». En hébreu, le livre s'appelle Bereshit, « Au commencement », son tout premier mot.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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