Genesis 28:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Isaac called Jacob and blessed him. Then Isaac gave him a command and said, “You must not marry a Canaanite woman.

Cross References

Genesis 24:3

Now I want you to make a promise to me. Promise to me before the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry a girl from Canaan. We live among these people, but don’t let him marry a Canaanite girl.

Genesis 27:46

Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “Your son Esau married Hittite women. I am very upset about this, because they are not our people. I’ll have nothing to live for if Jacob marries one of these women!”

Genesis 24:37

My master forced me to make a promise to him. He said to me, ‘You must not allow my son to marry a girl from Canaan. We live among these people, but I don’t want him to marry one of the Canaanite girls.

Joshua 22:7

Moses had given the land of Bashan to half of the Manasseh tribe. Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan River to the other half of the Manasseh tribe. Joshua blessed them and sent them home.

Deuteronomy 33:1

This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave the Israelites before he died:

Genesis 49:28

These are the twelve families of Israel. And this is what their father said to them. He gave each son a blessing that was right for him.

Genesis 48:15

And Israel blessed Joseph and said, “My ancestors, Abraham and Isaac, worshiped our God, and that God has led me all my life.

Genesis 34:16

Then your men can marry our women, and our men can marry your women. Then we will become one people.

Genesis 34:9

This marriage will show we have a special agreement. Then our men can marry your women, and your men can marry our women.

Genesis 27:4

Prepare the food that I love. Bring it to me, and I will eat it. Then I will bless you before I die.”

Genesis 24:4

Go back to my country, to my own people, to find a wife for my son Isaac. Bring her here to him.”

Genesis 28:6

Esau learned that his father Isaac blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram to find a wife there. He also learned that Isaac commanded Jacob not to marry a Canaanite woman.

Genesis 38:2

Judah met a Canaanite girl there and married her. The girl’s father was named Shua.

Jeremiah 29:6

Get married and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons, and let your daughters be married. Do this so that they also may have sons and daughters. Have many children and grow in number in Babylon. Don’t become fewer in number.