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When Isaac had become an old man and was nearly blind, he called his eldest son, Esau, and said, "My son." "Yes, Father?"
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"I'm an old man," he said; "I might die any day now.
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Do me a favor: Get your quiver of arrows and your bow and go out in the country and hunt me some game.
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Then fix me a hearty meal, the kind that you know I like, and bring it to me to eat so that I can give you my personal blessing before I die."
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Rebekah was eavesdropping as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. As soon as Esau had gone off to the country to hunt game for his father,
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Rebekah spoke to her son Jacob. "I just overheard your father talking with your brother, Esau. He said,
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'Bring me some game and fix me a hearty meal so that I can eat and bless you with God's blessing before I die.'
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"Now, my son, listen to me. Do what I tell you.
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Go to the flock and get me two young goats. Pick the best; I'll prepare them into a hearty meal, the kind that your father loves.