“And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:”
Then Rebekah took the best clothes of Esau her older son, which she had in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob. Rebekah has Esau's clothes in the house — the detail suggests she is prepared for this moment or at least has access to what she needs. The putting on of Esau's clothes is the external transformation: Jacob will look, smell, and feel like Esau. The application: the deception is comprehensive — voice, feel, smell, clothes. The thoroughness of the disguise reflects the thoroughness of the intent to deceive.
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