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.
What does Genesis 28:1 mean?
Jacob had blessings promised both as to this world and that which is to come; yet goes out to a hard service. This corrected him for the fraud on his father.
Key themes
HopeCreationFallCovenant
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 28:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Canaan Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Canaan.
- 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 ).