Genesis 27:23

Good News Translation

He did not recognize Jacob, because his arms were hairy like Esau's. He was about to give him his blessing,

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But Jacob said to his mother, “You know that Esau is a hairy man, but I have smooth skin.

She put the skins of the goats on his arms and on the hairless part of his neck.

Jacob moved closer to his father, who felt him and said, “Your voice sounds like Jacob's voice, but your arms feel like Esau's arms.”

but asked again, “Are you really Esau?” “I am,” he answered.

It was faith that made Isaac promise blessings for the future to Jacob and Esau.