"And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padanaram;" — Genesis 28:7

Genesis 28:7 · KJV

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

— Genesis 28:7

When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

Verse 8

And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; {pleased...: Heb. were evil in the eyes, etc}

Genesis 28 — Context

And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

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

And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; {pleased...: Heb. were evil in the eyes, etc}

Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. {Mahalath: or, Bashemath}

Cross References

Ephesians 6:1

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Exodus 20:12

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

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}

Colossians 3:20

Children, obey {your} parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Proverbs 1:8

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Ephesians 6:3

That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

Genesis 27:43

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

Leviticus 19:3

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I {am} the LORD your God.