uSee ch. 12:2, 3
Genesis 27:4
4and prepare for me delicious food, such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul amay bless you before I die.”Genesis 27:28-29
28May God give you of bthe dew of heavenand of the fatness of the earth
and cplenty of grain and wine.
29Let peoples serve you,
and nations dbow down to you.
eBe lord over your brothers,
and may your mother’s sons bow down to you.
fCursed be everyone who curses you,
and blessed be everyone who blesses you!”
Genesis 27:34-40
34As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, ghe cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, O my father!” 35But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing.” 36Esau said, h“Is he not rightly named Jacob? ▼▼ Jacob means He takes by the heel, or He cheats
For he has cheated me these two times. jHe took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” Then he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?” 37Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Behold, kI have made him lord over you, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and lwith grain and wine I have sustained him. What then can I do for you, my son?” 38Esau said to his father, “Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” And mEsau lifted up his voice and wept. 39Then Isaac his father answered and said to him:
“Behold, naway from ▼
▼Or Behold, of
the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be,and away from ▼
▼Or and of
the dew of heaven on high.40By your sword you shall live,
and you qshall serve your brother;
but when you grow restless
ryou shall break his yoke from your neck.”
Genesis 28:3-4
3 sGod Almighty ▼▼Hebrew El Shaddai
bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. 4May he give uthe blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of vthe land of your sojournings that God gave to Abraham!” Genesis 49:28
Jacob’s Death and Burial
28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each with the blessing suitable to him.Deuteronomy 33:1
Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel
1This is the blessing with which Moses wthe man of God blessed the people of Israel before his death.Hebrews 11:21
21By faith xJacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, ybowing in worship over the head of his staff.
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