Genesis 27

Genesis 27:1

Isaac] Isaac blinde above 43 years. He being 60 at the birth of Jacob, XXV. 26. And blinde at the blessing of Jacob, XXVII. 1. And Jacob was then 77. years old, as appears by his age of 130 when he stood before Pharaoh, XLVII. 9. And the age of Joseph being then 39 or 40, viz. 30 when he was advanced by Pharaoh, XLI. 46. And after that, seven years of plenty, and two of famine passed ere Jacob came down, XLV. 6.

And Joseph was borne in the 14 year after Jacobs coming to Laban, XXX. 25. and XXXI. 41. And Iacob came to Laban presently after the foresaid blessing, XXVII. 42. &c. XXVIII. 1, 2. And so the 14 years before Ioseph was borne, and 39 of Iosephs age after, being taken out of Iacobs 130. leaves him to be 77. when Isaac blessed him. And Iacobs 77. being added to Isaacs 60 when Iacob was borne, makes Isaac to be 137. when he was blinde, and blessed Jacob. And Isaac dying at 180, XXXV. 28. must so needs be blinde 43 years at the least.

Genesis 27:33

Esau] Esau could not prevaile with Isaac to bring him to repent of his blessing Iacob, and to recall the blessing, though Esau sought it of Isaac with tears, XXVII. 33, 34. Heb. XII. 17.