Isaac Blesses Jacob and His Sons
15Isaac then said, “May a blessing rest on you, my sons, and on your descendants today because you have given me rest. My mind is not sad regarding the birthright—lest you do something evil about it. 16May the Most High Lord bless the man who does what is right—him and his descendants forever.”
Translated by James C. VanderKam.
Credits
Jubilees 36:15–16, trans. James C. VanderKam, in James C. VanderKam, Jubilees: A Commentary in Two Volumes, vol. 1, ed. Sidnie White Crawford, Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2018), p. 953. Used with permission of 1517 Media.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.
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