Genesis 28:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

It was clear to Esau that his father had no love for the women of Canaan,

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  • Gen 24:3 : 3 And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;
  • Gen 26:34-35 : 34 And when Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35 And Isaac and Rebekah had grief of mind because of them.
  • Gen 28:1 : 1 Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;
  • 1 Sam 8:6 : 6 But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord.

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    1 Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;

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    1 Now these are the generations of Esau, that is to say, Edom.

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    28 Now Isaac's love was for Esau, because Esau's meat was greatly to his taste: but Rebekah had more love for Jacob.

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    34 And when Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

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    41 So Esau was full of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my brother Jacob to death.

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    22 And Jacob went near his father Isaac: and he put his hands on him; and he said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

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    5 Then Esau, lifting up his eyes, saw the women and the children, and said, Who are these with you? And he said, The children whom God in his mercy has given to your servant.

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    38 And Esau said to his father, Is that the only blessing you have, my father? give a blessing to me, even me! And Esau was overcome with weeping.

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    15 And Rebekah took the fair robes of her oldest son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son: