But he did not recognize Jacob, because Jacob’s hands felt hairy just like Esau’s. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob.
“But look,” Jacob replied to Rebekah, “my brother, Esau, is a hairy man, and my skin is smooth.
She covered his arms and the smooth part of his neck with the skin of the young goats.
So Jacob went closer to his father, and Isaac touched him. “The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s,” Isaac said.
“But are you really my son Esau?” he asked. “Yes, I am,” Jacob replied.
It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the future to his sons, Jacob and Esau.