Genesis 28:2 Themes and Topics

And he did not make out who he was, because his hands were covered with hair like his brother Esau's hands: so he gave him a blessing. And he said, Are you truly my son Esau? And he said, I am. And he said, Put it before me and I will take of my son's meat, so that I may give you a blessing. And he put it before him and he took it; and he gave him wine, and he had a drink. read more.
And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, my son, and give me a kiss. And he came near and gave him a kiss; and smelling the smell of his clothing, he gave him a blessing, and said, See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field on which the blessing of the Lord has come: May God give you the dew of heaven, and the good things of the earth, and grain and wine in full measure: Let peoples be your servants, and nations go down before you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons go down before you: a curse be on everyone by whom you are cursed, and a blessing on those who give you a blessing.

And Isaac answering said, But I have made him your master, and have given him all his brothers for servants; I have made him strong with grain and wine: what then am I to do for you, my son? Verse Concepts

Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan; But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother. And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples. read more.
And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage.

And Chesed and Hazo and Pildash and Jidlaph and Bethuel. Bethuel was the father of Rebekah: these eight were the children of Milcah and Nahor, Abraham's brother.

And even before his words were ended, Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water-vessel on her arm. Verse Concepts

And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, Nahor's wife. Verse Concepts

Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-aram, and the sister of Laban the Aramaean, to be his wife. Verse Concepts

But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother. Verse Concepts

So Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau. Verse Concepts

So Esau was full of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my brother Jacob to death. Then Rebekah, hearing what Esau had said, sent for Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, It seems that your brother Esau is purposing to put you to death. So now, my son, do what I say: go quickly to Haran, to my brother Laban; read more.
And be there with him for a little time, till your brother's wrath is turned away; Till the memory of what you have done to him is past and he is no longer angry: then I will send word for you to come back; are the two of you to be taken from me in one day? Then Rebekah said to Isaac, My life is a weariness to me because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from among the daughters of Heth, such as these, the women of this land, of what use will my life be to me?

Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan; But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother. And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples. read more.
And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage. So Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

And Jacob went in flight into the field of Aram, and Israel became a servant for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. Verse Concepts

And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, Nahor's wife. Verse Concepts

But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother. Verse Concepts

And, in fact, she is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife: Verse Concepts

And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg: Verse Concepts

Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan; But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.

But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother. Verse Concepts

And Isaac took Rebekah into his tent and she became his wife; and in his love for her, Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. Verse Concepts

And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living; But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac.

Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan; But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.

Now Abraham was old and far on in years: and the Lord had given him everything in full measure. And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg: And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living; read more.
But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac.

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Themes in Genesis 28:2

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Benedictions » Instances of » By isaac » Upon jacob

Bethuel » Son of nahor, father of rebekah

jacob » Esau seeks to kill, escapes to padan-aram

Marriage » Contracted in patriarchal age with near relations

Marriage » The jews » Careful in contracting for their children

Marriage » Isaac and rebekah

Parents » Their duty to their children is » Not to make unholy connections for them

Topics

Marrying Relatives

Taking A Wife

Fathers And Daughters

Names

Aram

Bethuel

Laban

Mesopotamia

Padan-aram

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