And it was when Izhak was old and his eyes were darkened from seeing,--because when his father was binding him he had seen the Throne of Glory, and from that time his eyes had begun to darken,--that he called Esau his elder son, on the fourteenth of Nisan, and said to him, My son, behold, this night they on high praise the Lord of the world, and the treasures of the dew are opened in it. And he said, Behold, I am.
Isaac's Eyes Grow Dim
Targum Jonathan on Genesis 27:1
Themes
Original Sources
- Targum Pseudo-Yonathan on Genesis 27:1
- Genesis Rabbah 65:10
- Deuteronomy Rabbah, 11:3
- Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer 32.