A reading from the book of Genesis.

When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older

son and said to him, My son?

And he answered, here I am.

He said, behold, I am old.

I do not know the day of my death. Now then, take your weapons,

your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me, and prepare for me

delicious food such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you

before I die."

Now Rebecca was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau.

So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and to bring it, Rebecca said to her son

Jacob, I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, bring me game and prepare for me

delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you before the Lord before I die. Now therefore my son,

obey my voice as I command you. Go to the flock, and bring me two good young goats, so that I may prepare from them

delicious food for your father such as he loves, and you shall bring it to your father to eat so that he

may bless you before he dies. But Jacob said to Rebecca his mother,

Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him

and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.

His mother said to him,

Let your curse be on me, my son, only obey my voice and go, bring them to me.

So he went, and took them, and brought them to his mother.

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