Genesis 28:7

Good News Translation

He found out that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Mesopotamia.

Cross References

Genesis 25:20

Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebecca, the daughter of Bethuel (an Aramean from Mesopotamia) and sister of Laban.

Genesis 27:43

Now, son, do what I say. Go at once to my brother Laban in Haran,

Genesis 28:6

Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Mesopotamia to find a wife. He also learned that when Isaac blessed him, he commanded him not to marry a Canaanite woman.

Genesis 28:8

Esau then understood that his father Isaac did not approve of Canaanite women.

Exodus 20:12

“Respect your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you.

Proverbs 1:8

My child, pay attention to what your father and mother tell you.

Proverbs 30:17

If you make fun of your father or despise your mother in her old age, you ought to be eaten by vultures or have your eyes picked out by wild ravens.

Leviticus 19:3

Each of you must respect your mother and your father, and must keep the Sabbath, as I have commanded. I am the Lord your God.

Ephesians 6:1

Children, it is your Christian duty to obey your parents, for this is the right thing to do.

Ephesians 6:3

“so that all may go well with you, and you may live a long time in the land.”

Colossians 3:20

Children, it is your Christian duty to obey your parents always, for that is what pleases God.