And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
What does Genesis 28:8 mean?
Good examples impress even the profane and malicious. But Esau thought, by pleasing his parents in one thing, to atone for other wrong doings.
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 28:6-9 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 ).