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Isaac his father said to him, "Who are you?" He said, "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau."
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A Question of Confusion
Commentator John Gill notes that Isaac asks, "Who are you?" because he hears a voice that sounds more like Esau's than the one he had just blessed. This highlights Isaac's lingering suspicion and confusion, setting the stage for the shocking revelation that follows.
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Genesis
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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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Isaac his father said to him, who are you ? &c.] Hearing another voice more like Esau's than what he had heard b…
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