Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
What does Genesis 26:35 mean?
Esau was foolish in marrying two wives together, and still more in marrying Canaanites, strangers to the blessing of Abraham, and subject to the curse of Noah.
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HopeSuffering and trialsPeaceCreation
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 26:34-35 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Isaac Person
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Laughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes ( Amos 7:9 , 16). (2. ) The only son of Abraham by Sarah. He was the longest lived of the three patriarchs ( Gen. 21:1-3 ).
- Rebekah Person
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A noose, the daughter of Bethuel, and the wife of Isaac ( Gen. 22:23 ; 24:67 ). The circumstances under which Abraham’s “steward” found her at the “city of Nahor,” in Padan-aram, are narrated in Gen. 24-27.