Genesis 27:32

And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

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Interpretation

When Esau understood that Jacob had got the blessing, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry. The day is coming, when those that now make light of the blessings of the covenant, and sell their title to spiritual blessings for that which is of no value, will, in vain, ask urgently for them.

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This thought runs through Genesis 27:30-34.

Genesis 27:30 Genesis 27:31 Genesis 27:32 Genesis 27:33 Genesis 27:34

Glossary

Isaac Person: Laughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes ( Amos 7:9 , 16). (2. ) The only son of Abraham by Sarah. He was the longest lived of the three patriarchs ( Gen. 21:1-3 ).