Genesis 27:16 meaning and explanation

She also put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.

Genesis 27:16, Berean Standard Bible

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Rebekah is dressing Jacob to impersonate his twin brother Esau, because Isaac has promised the blessing to Esau and is now old and blind. Jacob has objected that his smooth skin will give him away, so his mother covers his hands and neck with the goatskins she has just used for the stew, completing the disguise along with Esau's finest clothes.

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