Genesis 27:27 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

So he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, "See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed!

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

The life of Isaac falls into three periods. During the first seventy-five years, he was contemporary with his father. For sixty-one more years, his…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).

THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.

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Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

And Isaac said to Jacob, Come near, please, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are my very son Esau or not.

And Jacob went…

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field. The allegory of Ambrose on this passage is not displeasing to me. Jacob, the younger …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And he came near, and kissed him Jacob came near and kissed Isaac his father: and he smelled the smell of his raiment

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Jacob, with some difficulty, gained his point and received the blessing. This blessing is in very general terms. No mention is made of the distingu…

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