Genesis 27
Genesis 27 ( Genesis • Chapter 27 (46 verses)): And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: Now therefore take,... Mentions: Isaac , Esau (Edom), Rebekah , Jacob/Israel , Laban , Esau, Haran . It is closely linked with Genesis (Old Testament • 50 Chapters): Genesis (Old Testament, 50 chapters). Key figures: Adam , Cain , Abel , Enoch , Irad , Mehujael . Key places: Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria , Euphrates . Opens with: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...."
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah ): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 ) Methuselah (Generation 8 • Messianic Line • Child of Enoch ): Methuselah is a biblical figure in Generation 8 of the Messianic Line, child of Enoch , parent of Lamech . ( Genesis 5:21 , 1 Chronicles 1:2 , Luke 3:37 , Genesis 5:27 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , 1 Chronicles 1 , Luke 3 ) Lot (Generation 21 • Child of Haran ): ( Genesis 11:27 ) Lot and his family were the only ones saved from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ( Genesis 19:29 ) (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 12 , Genesis 13 )
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Genesis 10:27 : "And Hadoram, and Uzal , and Diklah,"; Genesis 36:27 : "The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan."; Genesis 32:27 : "And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob .". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 27 ( Genesis • Chapter 27 (46 verses)), Genesis (Old Testament • 50 Chapters).