Genesis 27:15

the goodly raiment "Goodly," lit. "choice," "desirable." By this is meant the clothes worn by Esau on festivals and solemn occasions. Their odour was familiar, Genesis 27:27. It was the ancient Jewish idea that priestlygarments were meant.

with her in the house We are to infer from this expression that in this narrative of J (E) there is no knowledge of Esau's marriage with the Hittite women as recorded by P in Genesis 26:34. Esau as a married man would have had a separate establishment. His festal attire would not have been in his mother's keeping.