Holy Scripture

Genesis 27:28

A church father on this verse
“If one believes that this blessing was accomplished in Jacob, he is mistaken. Nothing of this ever happened to Jacob. First we find him in Mesopotamia at the service of Laban for twenty years; then he prostrates himself before his brother Esau and tries to make himself pleasing to him by offering presents; after this…”
Hippolytus of Rome, 3th c. — ON THE BLESSINGS OF ISAAC AND JACOB 7

Source: Septuagint

Original

28And may God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And abundance of corn and wine.

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In context

26And Isaac his father said to him, Draw nigh to me, and kiss me, son.

27And he drew nigh and kissed him, and smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, Behold, the smell of my son Is as the smell of an abundant field, which the Lord has blessed.

— Genesis 27:28 —

29And let nations serve thee, And princes bow down to thee, And be thou lord of thy brother, And the sons of thy father shall do thee reverence; Accursed is he that curses thee, And blessed is he that blesses thee.

30And it came to pass after Isaac had ceased blessing his son Jacob, it even came to pass, just when Jacob had gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

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