And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck:
Rebekah is helping Jacob disguise himself by putting goat skins on his hands and neck to make him feel hairy like his brother Esau.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs during Rebekah's elaborate plan to help Jacob deceive his aging, nearly blind father Isaac into giving him Esau's birthright blessing. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the father's blessing was a powerful, irrevocable pronouncement that determined inheritance and family leadership. Rebekah knew Isaac favored Esau, but she had received a prophecy that the older would serve the younger, so she orchestrated this deception while Esau was out hunting.
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