Genesis 28:1

Then Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and instructed him, “You must not marry any of the daughters of Canaan.

Open English Bible (US)

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

2Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father; and marry one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

Read all of Genesis 28

Cross References

Genesis 6:2some of the heavenly beings saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful; and they took them as wives, whoever they chose.

Genesis 24:37My master also made me promise, saying, ‘Do not let my son marry one of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,

Genesis 27:4and prepare for me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat and that I may bless you before I die.”

Genesis 27:33Then Isaac trembled and said, “Who then is he that has hunted venison and brought it to me, so that I ate plentifully before you came, and blessed him? His blessing cannot be undone!”

Genesis 28:3May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful and numerous, so that you may become a great people,

Genesis 34:16Then will we give our daughters to you and take your daughters to us and will live with you and we will 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Genesis 28:1