Genesis 28:7
and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;
In Context
8Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please Isaac, his father.
Cross References
Genesis 27:43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran.
Leviticus 19:3"'Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
Proverbs 30:17"The eye that mocks at his father,and scorns obedience to his mother:the ravens of the valley shall pick it out,the young eagles shall eat it.
Ephesians 6:3"that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."
Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:7-10
6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan; 7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram; 8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; 9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth,… Read the whole commentary →