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Genesis 27 — Sermon Preparation
Rebekah helps Jacob disguise himself as Esau and obtain the dying Isaac's firstborn blessing, provoking Esau's fury. Below is a research summary for Genesis 27, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 46
- verses
- 638 / 175
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Genesis 27 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עֵשָׂו | ʻÊsâv | H6215 | 21 | Esav |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 24 | father |
| בָּרַךְ | bârak | H1288 | 17 | kneel, bless |
| יִצְחָק | Yitschâq | H3327 | 13 | Jitschak |
| יַעֲקֹב | Yaʻăqôb | H3290 | 15 | Jaakob |
| אָח | ʼâch | H251 | 13 | brother |
| צַיִד | tsayid | H6718 | 7 | chase, game |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 27, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Rebekah knew that the blessing was intended for Jacob, and expected he would have it. But she wronged Isaac by putting a cheat on him; she wronged Jacob by tempting him to wickedness. She put a stumbling-block in Esau's way, and gave him a pretext for hatred to Jacob and to religion. All were to be blamed. It was one of those crooked measures often adopted to further the Divine promises; as if the end would justify, or excuse wrong means. Thus many have acted wrong, under the idea of being useful in promoting the cause of Christ. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 27:6–17 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Haran— Gen 27:43
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