Genesis 28:7

Contemporary English Version 1995

and that he had obeyed his father and mother.

Cross References

Colossians 3:20

Children must always obey their parents. This pleases the Lord.

Ephesians 6:3

and you will have a long and happy life.”

Ephesians 6:1

Children, you belong to the Lord, and you do the right thing when you obey your parents. The first commandment with a promise says,

Proverbs 30:17

Don't make fun of your father or disobey your mother— crows will peck out your eyes, and buzzards will eat the rest of you.

Proverbs 1:8

My child, obey the teachings of your parents,

Leviticus 19:3

Respect your father and your mother, honor the Sabbath, and don't make idols or images. I am the Lord your God.

Exodus 20:12

Respect your father and your mother, and you will live a long time in the land I am giving you.

Genesis 27:43

Now listen carefully and do what I say. Go to the home of my brother Laban in Haran

Genesis 25:20

and he was 40 years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel. She was also the sister of Laban, the Aramean from northern Syria. Almost 20 years later,

Genesis 28:6

Esau found out that his father Isaac had blessed Jacob and had warned him not to marry any of the Canaanite women. He also learned that Jacob had been sent to find a wife in northern Syria

Genesis 28:8

Esau already had several wives, but he now realized how much his father hated the Canaanite women.