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Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not."
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A Father's Lingering Doubt
Commentators note that Isaac was not easily fooled. His hearing raised suspicion, as Jacob's voice was different from Esau's. This prompted his request to 'feel' his son, a final test to resolve his doubt. This moment reveals a father's bewilderment and a desperate attempt to verify identity when his primary sense of sight had failed him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
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Baptist
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee. From this it appears that the holy man was suspicious of fraud and therefore hesitated. For …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Isaac said to Jacob, come near, I pray you, that I may feel you, my son Still sus…
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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