Genesis 28:7

that Jacob hearkeneth unto his father and unto his mother, and goeth to Padan-Aram —

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;

In Context

6And Esau seeth that Isaac hath blessed Jacob, and hath sent him to Padan-Aram to take to himself from thence a wife — in his blessing him that he layeth a charge upon him, saying, Thou dost not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan —

8and Esau seeth that the daughters of Canaan are evil in the eyes of Isaac his father,

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Cross References

Genesis 27:43and now, my son, hearken to my voice, and rise, flee for thyself unto Laban my brother, to Haran,

Leviticus 19:3'Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I [am] Jehovah your God.

Proverbs 30:17An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.

Ephesians 6:3which is the first command with a promise, 'That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

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 →

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