Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Eldest son
General references
Bible References
Dim
Genesis 48:10
Now the eyes of Israel were dim on account of old age; he was not able to see. So he brought them near to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
1 Samuel 3:2
{And then} one day when Eli was lying in his place (now his eyes had begun [to grow] weak so that he was not able to see)
Ecclesiastes 12:3
When the guards of the house tremble, and the men of strength are bent; the grinders cease because they are few, and those looking through the windows see dimly.
John 9:3
Jesus replied, "Neither this man sinned nor his parents, but [it happened] so that the works of God could be revealed in him.
Eldest son
Genesis 25:23
And Yahweh said to her, "Two nations [are] in your womb, and two peoples {from birth} shall be divided. And {one people shall be stronger than the other}. And [the] elder shall serve [the] younger."
General references
Romans 9:16
Consequently therefore, {it does not depend on the} one who wills or on the one who runs, but on God who shows mercy.