Genesis 27

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Genesis 27 is the biblical chapter recounting how Jacob, with Rebekah’s help, deceives his father Isaac to receive the blessing intended for his brother Esau.

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Genesis 27 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible chapter
chapter of the Book of Genesis
canonicalStatus canonical scripture in Christianity
canonical scripture in Judaism
chronologicalPosition patriarchal narratives about Isaac and Jacob
containsCharacterAction Esau weeps over lost blessing
Isaac eats the meal brought by Jacob
Isaac gives Esau a secondary blessing
Isaac pronounces a blessing over Jacob
Jacob covers his hands and neck with goatskins
Jacob wears Esau's garments
Rebekah prepares food for Isaac
describesEvent Esau discovers loss of blessing
Esau plans to kill Jacob
Jacob deceives Isaac
Jacob receives Esau's blessing
Rebekah instructs Jacob to deceive Isaac
Rebekah plans Jacob's flight to Haran
featuresLocation biblical patriarch Isaac
surface form: Isaac's household in Canaan
followedBy Genesis 28
follows Genesis 26
genre narrative
hasTheme blessing
deception
divine election
family conflict
primogeniture
language Hebrew
surface form: Biblical Hebrew
locatedInWork Five Books of Moses
surface form: Pentateuch

Torah
mainCharacter Esau
Isaac
Jacob
Rebekah
mentionsPerson Laban
narrativeFocus conflict between Jacob and Esau
transfer of patriarchal blessing
partOf Book of Genesis
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Christian Old Testament
surface form: Old Testament
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
Samaritanism
settingTime patriarchal period
subjectOf Christian exegesis
Jewish exegesis
theological commentary on election and blessing

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