"Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;" — Genesis 27:43

Genesis 27:43 · KJV

“Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;”

— Genesis 27:43

And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, {purposing} to kill thee.

Verse 44

And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

Genesis 27 — Context

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;

Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget {that} which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?

Cross References

Genesis 27:8

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

Genesis 11:31

And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

Genesis 27:13

And his mother said unto him, Upon me {be} thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me {them}.

Genesis 12:4-5

So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram {was} seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Jeremiah 35:14

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.

Genesis 28:7

And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;

Proverbs 30:17

The eye {that} mocketh at {his} father, and despiseth to obey {his} mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. {the valley: or, the brook}

Acts 5:29

Then Peter and the {other} apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.