Lux Domini
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

What does Genesis 27:1 mean?

The promises of the Messiah, and of the land of Canaan, had come down to Isaac.

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Keep this verse inside Genesis 27:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

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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 ).