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
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Bible References
Dim
Genesis 48:10
Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
1 Samuel 3:2
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),
Ecclesiastes 12:3
in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows shall be darkened,
John 9:3
Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
Eldest son
Genesis 25:23
And Jehovah said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels. And the one people shall be stronger than the other people. And the elder shall serve the younger.
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Romans 9:16
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.