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Then he commanded him: &#8220Do not marry a Canaanite woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Isaac called for Jacob, blessed him, and said, “You must not marry any of these Canaanite women.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and commanded him, saying to him, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, and said to him, &#8220You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, and said to him, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and commanded him and said to him, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, and said to him, “You shall not marry one of the women of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac summoned Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “Do not marry a Canaanite girl.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Isaac summoned Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him: &#8220Don&#8217t take a wife from the Canaanite women. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Isaac called in Jacob, then gave him a blessing, and said: Don't marry any of those Canaanite women. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, "You are not to marry any of the Canaanite women.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Isaac called Jacob, greeted him, and told him, "Don't marry a Canaanite. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Later, Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, instructing him, "Don't marry a wife from the local Canaanite women. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. ?Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,? he commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, "You must not marry a Canaanite woman!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, "You must not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Isaac calls to Jacob, and blesses him, and commands him, and says to him, “You must not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Isaac calleth unto Jacob, and blesseth him, and commandeth him, and saith to him, 'Thou dost not take a wife of the daughters of Caanan;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Isaak will call to Jacob, and will bless him, and will command him, and will say to him, Thou shalt not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, saying: Take not a wife of the stock of Chanaan: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so Isaac called for Jacob, and he blessed him, and he instructed him, saying: “Do not be willing to accept a mate from the family of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Isaac therefore summoned Jacob and blessed him, charging him: “You shall not marry a Canaanite woman!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, “You shall not marry one of the Canaanite women.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THEN Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Isaaq called Yaquuv and blessed him and he commanded him and said to him, “Do not take a woman from the daughters of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Isaac having called for Jacob, blessed him, and charged him, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of the Chananites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/28-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6723" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/28.htm">Jacob Flees to Laban</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">So Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">called for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: way·ḇā·reḵ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">and blessed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ṯiq·qaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">take</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">a wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: kə·nā·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">from the Canaanite</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: mib·bə·nō·wṯ (Prep-m:: N-fpc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">women,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: way·ṣaw·wê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">he commanded.</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3-4</a></span><br />and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, / but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34-35</a></span><br />When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. / And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Genesis 27:46</a></span><br />Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-37.htm">Genesis 24:37-38</a></span><br />My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell, / but you shall go to my father’s house and to my kindred to take a wife for my son.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Genesis 25:20</a></span><br />and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-21.htm">Genesis 21:21</a></span><br />And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-23.htm">Genesis 22:23</a></span><br />And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-1.htm">Genesis 29:1</a></span><br />Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-18.htm">Genesis 31:18</a></span><br />and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-9.htm">Genesis 35:9-12</a></span><br />After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. / And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel. / And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Genesis 46:1-4</a></span><br />So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. / And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. / “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Exodus 3:6</a></span><br />Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.</p><p class="hdg">blessed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-3.htm">Genesis 28:3,4</a></b></br> And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-4.htm">Genesis 27:4,27-33</a></b></br> And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring <i>it</i> to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/48-15.htm">Genesis 48:15</a></b></br> And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,</p><p class="hdg">Thou shalt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2</a></b></br> That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they <i>were</i> fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3,37</a></b></br> And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34,35</a></b></br> And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/genesis/27-29.htm">Blesseth</a> <a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Caanan</a> <a href="/genesis/23-19.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/24-37.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/genesis/26-11.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/genesis/26-11.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/genesis/26-11.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/19-14.htm">Marry</a> <a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/genesis/30-30.htm">Blesseth</a> <a href="/genesis/28-3.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/genesis/42-5.htm">Caanan</a> <a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/genesis/32-4.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/genesis/32-4.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/genesis/28-5.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/28-5.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Marry</a> <a href="/genesis/28-2.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Isaac blesses Jacob, and sends him to Padan-aram.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Esau marries Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-10.htm">Jacob journeys, and has a vision of a ladder.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">The stone of Bethel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Jacob's vow.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The act of calling Jacob signifies a moment of importance and transition. Blessings in the biblical context are not merely well-wishes but carry prophetic and covenantal significance. Isaac's blessing is a continuation of the Abrahamic covenant, which includes promises of land, descendants, and blessing to all nations (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>). This blessing is crucial as it confirms Jacob as the heir of these promises, despite the earlier deception in <a href="/genesis/27.htm">Genesis 27</a>. The act of blessing also foreshadows the blessings Jacob will later bestow upon his own sons, particularly in <a href="/genesis/49.htm">Genesis 49</a>.<p><b>“Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.</b><br>This command reflects the cultural and religious importance of maintaining the purity of the covenant line. The Canaanites were known for their idolatrous practices, which were in direct opposition to the worship of Yahweh. By instructing Jacob not to marry a Canaanite, Isaac is ensuring that the covenant promises are not compromised by foreign influences. This mirrors Abraham's earlier instructions to his servant to find a wife for Isaac from his own kin (<a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3-4</a>). The command also highlights the theme of separation and holiness that runs throughout the Bible, where God's people are called to be distinct from surrounding nations (<a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a>). This separation is a type of the spiritual separation Christians are called to maintain from worldly influences (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-18</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The son of Abraham and father of Jacob and Esau. He is a patriarch in the lineage of the Israelites and plays a crucial role in the continuation of God's covenant.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, who is being sent away to find a wife. He is later named Israel and becomes the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaanite_women.htm">Canaanite Women</a></b><br>The inhabitants of the land of Canaan, who were often seen as idolatrous and not part of the covenant community. Isaac's command reflects a desire to maintain the purity of the covenant lineage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/blessing.htm">Blessing</a></b><br>A significant act in biblical times, often involving the transmission of God's promises and favor. Isaac's blessing of Jacob is a continuation of the Abrahamic covenant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/marriage_command.htm">Marriage Command</a></b><br>Isaac's instruction to Jacob not to marry a Canaanite woman underscores the importance of maintaining cultural and religious identity within the covenant community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/importance_of_covenant_faithfulness.htm">Importance of Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The command to avoid marrying Canaanite women reflects the need to remain faithful to God's covenant and avoid influences that could lead to idolatry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/parental_guidance_and_blessing.htm">Parental Guidance and Blessing</a></b><br>Isaac's role in blessing and guiding Jacob underscores the importance of parental involvement and spiritual leadership in the lives of children.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_spiritual_identity.htm">Cultural and Spiritual Identity</a></b><br>Maintaining a distinct cultural and spiritual identity is crucial for believers, as it helps preserve the values and beliefs of the faith community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God’s Commands</a></b><br>Jacob's obedience to his father's command is a model for believers to follow God's instructions, even when they require personal sacrifice or change.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_were_canaanites_cursed_as_slaves.htm">Why were the Canaanites cursed with enslavement?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/israel's_leaders'_genealogies,_reigns.htm">What are the genealogies and reigns of Israel's leaders?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_anakim_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Anakim mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jacob's_dream_affect_flock_genetics.htm">In Genesis 31:10-12, how could Jacob's dream and the striped rods realistically influence the genetics of the flocks?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XXVIII.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Isaac called Jacob. . . . --</span>Though Rebekah's primary motive was her concern for Jacob's safety, yet we must not imagine that his marriage was a mere pretext. On the contrary, now that he was acknowledged as the firstborn, both he and she would have been abandoning his high position had they not arranged for the fulfilment of his duty in this respect. What is remarkable is the frankness of Isaac's conduct. There is no attempt to substitute Esau for Jacob, nor to lessen the privileges of the latter, but with hearty cheerfulness he blesses the younger son, and confirms him in the possession of the whole Abrahamic blessing.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Isaac</span> (recognizing the wisdom and propriety of Rebekah's suggestion that a bride should now be sought for him whom God had so unmistakably declared to be the heir of the theocratic promise) <span class="cmt_word">called Jacob</span> (to his bed-side), <span class="cmt_word">and blessed him</span>, - in enlarged form, renewing the benediction previously given (<a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Genesis 27:27</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan</span> (cf. <a href="/genesis/14-3.htm">Genesis 14:3</a>). Intermarriage with the women of the land was expressly forbidden to the theocratic heir, while his attention was directed to his mother's kindred. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/28-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Isaac</span><br /><span class="heb">יִצְחָ֛ק</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·ḥāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">called for</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and blessed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḇā·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹת֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take</span><br /><span class="heb">תִקַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a wife</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the Canaanite</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּנָֽעַן׃</span> <span class="translit">(kə·nā·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">women,”</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְּנ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bə·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he commanded.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·ṣaw·wê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">OT Law: Genesis 28:1 Isaac called Jacob blessed him and commanded (Gen. 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