Genesis 28:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Esau learned that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother and went to Paddan Aram.

Cross References

Colossians 3:20

Children, obey your parents in everything. This pleases the Lord.

Ephesians 6:3

And this is the promise: “Then all will go well with you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”

Ephesians 6:1

Children, obey your parents the way the Lord wants, because this is the right thing to do.

Proverbs 30:17

People who make fun of their father or refuse to obey their mother should have their eyes plucked out by wild birds and be eaten by vultures.

Proverbs 1:8

My son, listen to your father when he corrects you, and don’t ignore what your mother teaches you.

Leviticus 19:3

“Each of you must honor your mother and father and keep my special days of rest. I am the Lord your God!

Exodus 20:12

“You must honor and respect your father and your mother. Do this so that you will have a full life in the land that the Lord your God gives you.

Genesis 27:43

So, son, do what I say. My brother Laban is living in Haran. Go to him and hide.

Genesis 25:20

When Isaac was 40 years old, he married Rebekah. Rebekah was from Paddan Aram. She was Bethuel’s daughter and the sister of Laban the Aramean.

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 28:8

Esau saw from this that his father did not want his sons to marry Canaanite women.