Genesis 27:27

New International Reader's Version

So Jacob went to him and kissed him. When Isaac smelled the clothes, he gave Jacob his blessing. He said, “It really is the smell of my son. It’s like the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed.

Cross References

Genesis 26:12

Isaac planted crops in that land. That same year he gathered 100 times more than he planted. That was because the Lord blessed him.

Genesis 27:15

The clothes of her older son Esau were in her house. She took Esau’s best clothes and put them on her younger son Jacob.

Genesis 27:26

Then Jacob’s father Isaac said to him, “Come here, my son. Kiss me.”

Genesis 27:39

His father Isaac answered him, “You will live far away from the fruit of the earth. You will live far away from the dew of heaven above.

Genesis 48:10

Israel’s eyes were weak because he was old. He couldn’t see very well. So Joseph brought his sons close to him. His father kissed them and hugged them.

Genesis 48:15

Then Israel gave Joseph his blessing. He said, “May God bless these boys. He is the God of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. They walked faithfully with him. He is the God who has been my shepherd all my life right up to this day.

Psalm 65:10

You water its rows. You smooth out its bumps. You soften it with showers. And you bless its crops.

Song of Solomon 2:13

The fig trees are producing their early fruit. The flowers on the vines are giving off their sweet smell. Rise up and come, my love. Come with me, my beautiful one.’ ”

Deuteronomy 33:13

Here’s what Moses said about Joseph. “May the Lord bless Joseph’s land. May he bless it with dew from the highest heavens. May he bless it with water from the deepest oceans.

Hebrews 11:20

Isaac had faith. So he blessed Jacob and Esau. He told them what was ahead for them.

Hebrews 6:7

Some land drinks the rain that falls on it. It produces a crop that is useful to those who farm the land. That land receives God’s blessing.