Genesis 27:23

New Century Version

Isaac did not know it was Jacob, because his hands were hairy like Esau’s hands, so Isaac blessed him.

Cross References

Genesis 27:11

But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, “My brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am smooth!

Genesis 27:16

She also took the skins of the goats and put them on Jacob’s hands and neck.

Genesis 27:22

So Jacob came near to Isaac his father. Isaac touched him and said, “Your voice sounds like Jacob’s voice, but your hands are hairy like the hands of Esau.”

Genesis 27:24

Isaac asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” Jacob answered, “Yes, I am.”

Hebrews 11:20

It was by faith that Isaac blessed the future of Jacob and Esau.