Genesis 28:1

So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.

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In The King James Version

And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

In Context

2“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:2the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

Genesis 24:37My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell,

Genesis 27:4Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”

Genesis 27:33Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!”

Genesis 28:3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

Genesis 34:16Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:1

We have here, I. Jacob parting with his parents, to go to Padan-aram; the charge his father gave him ( ver. 1, 2 ), the blessing he sent him away with ( ver. 3, 4 ), his obedience to the orders given him ( ver. 5 , 10 ), and the influence this had upon Esau, ver. 6-9 . II. Jacob meeting with God, and his communion with him by the way. And there, 1. His vision of the ladder, ver. 11, 12 . 2. The gracious promises God made him, ver. 13-15 . 3. The impression this made upon him, ver. 16-19 . 4. The vow he made to… Read the whole commentary →

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