Genesis 14:6

14:6 and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.

Genesis 27:18

27:18 He went to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac replied, “Here I am. Which are you, my son?”


sn The line of attack ran down the eastern side of the Jordan Valley into the desert, and then turned and came up the valley to the cities of the plain.

tn Heb “and he said”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

sn Which are you, my son? Isaac’s first question shows that the deception is going to require more subterfuge than Rebekah had anticipated. Jacob will have to pull off the deceit.