Isaac was now 137 years old. He had become weak and blind and realized he would die soon. Therefore, he prepared to hand down all that he had to his eldest son, Esau. Before this, God spoke to Rebecca, telling her that his younger son, Jacob, would take on his kingship. Then Rebecca realized that the handing down of the estate would come soon. She also knew that she had to do something to stop Isaac from accepting that all of the items would be given to Esau.