Children: Male: Received the Blessing of Their Father Before his Death

When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied. …

Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come: …