and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram.
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and that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan Aram.
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And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;
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and that Jacob hearkened to his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram;
Cross-references (8)
Passages linked to Genesis 28:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 27:43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice. Arise, flee to Laban, my brother, in Haran.
- Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
- Leviticus 19:3 “ ‘Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am Yahweh your God.
- Proverbs 1:8 My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching:
- Proverbs 30:17 “The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother: the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.
- Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
- Ephesians 6:3 “that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”
- Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 28:7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and…
Gen 28:7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;
Ver. 7. And was gone to Padanaram.] Which was distant from Beersheba almost five hundred miles. This was the father of the that family of travellers; and his affliction is our instruction. {Rom 15:4 1Co 10:11}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother,....…
And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother,.... As it became him, and as it becomes all children to be obedient to their parents in all things lawful they command them; and it would have been well if Esau had been obedient to them also in a like case, the case of his marriage:
and was gone to Padanaram; as they had enjoined him, to take a wife from thence.
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