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Genesis 28:8

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And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women,

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 8

We have here, I. Jacob parting with his parents, to go to Padanaram; the charge his father gave him (Gen 28:1, Gen 28:2), the blessing he sent him away with (Gen 28:3, Gen 28:4), his obedience to the orders given him (Gen 28:5, Gen 28:10), and the influence this had upon Esau (Gen 28:6-9). II. Jacob meeting with God, and his communion with him by the way. And there, 1. his vision of the ladder (Gen 28:11, Gen 28:12). 2. The gracious promises God made him (Gen 28:13-15). 3. The impression this made upon him (Gen 28:16-19). 4. The vow he made to God, upon this occasion (Gen 28:20, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 8

עֵשָׂו (ʻÊsâv, H6215) — Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity רָאָה (râʼâh, H7200) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied,… בַּת (bath, H1323) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and… כְּנַעַן (Kᵉnaʻan, H3667) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him עַיִן (ʻayin, H5869) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) רַע (raʻ, H7451) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) יִצְחָק (Yitschâq, H3327) — Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham אָב (ʼâb, H1) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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Genesis 24:3rank 7

and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,

I Samuel 8:6rank 3

But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.

Genesis 28:1rank 3

So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.

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