Genesis 25:20
Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian from Padan Aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
and Isaac{H3327} was forty{H705} years{H8141} old{H1121} when he took{H3947} Rebekah,{H7259} the daughter{H1323} of Bethuel{H1328} the Syrian{H761} of Paddan-aram,{H6307} the sister{H269} of Laban{H3837} the Syrian,{H761} to be his wife.{H802}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Isaac{H3327} was forty{H705} years{H8141} old{H1121} when he took{H3947}{(H8800)} Rebekah{H7259} to wife{H802}, the daughter{H1323} of Bethuel{H1328} the Syrian{H761} of Padanaram{H6307}, the sister{H269} to Laban{H3837} the Syrian{H761}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And Isaac was.xl. yere olde whe he toke Rebecca to wyfe the doughter of Bethuel the Sirian of Mesopotamia and sister to Iaban the Sirien.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Isaac was fourtye yeare olde, whan he toke to wyfe Rebecca the doughter of Bethuel ye Syrian of Mesopotamia, & Sister of Laban the Syrian.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And Izhak was fourtie yeere olde, when he tooke Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramite of Padan Aram, and sister to Laban the Aramite.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Isahac was fourtie yere olde when he toke Rebecca to wyfe, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, and sister to Laban the Syrian.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and Isaac is a son of forty years in his taking Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean, from Padan-Aram, sister of Laban the Aramaean, to him for a wife.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.
American Standard Version (1901)
and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-aram, and the sister of Laban the Aramaean, to be his wife.
World English Bible (2000)
Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.
Referenced Verses
- Gen 24:29 : 29 Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the spring.
- Gen 24:67 : 67 Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. She became his wife, and he loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
- Gen 22:23 : 23 Bethuel fathered Rebekah. These eight children Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
- Gen 28:5-6 : 5 Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-Aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob and Esau's mother. 6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-Aram to take a wife from there, and that when he blessed him, he commanded him, 'You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.'
- Gen 31:18 : 18 He drove all his livestock and all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan Aram to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.
- Gen 31:20 : 20 Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was fleeing.
- Gen 31:24 : 24 But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, 'Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.'
- Gen 35:9 : 9 God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-Aram, and He blessed him.
- Deut 26:5 : 5 And you shall declare before the LORD your God, 'My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner with only a few people. But there he became a great nation, powerful and numerous.'
- Luke 4:27 : 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.'
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Gen 28:1-22 verses78%
1 Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, saying, 'Do not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.'
2 Arise, go to Paddan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and take a wife for yourself from there, from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
- Gen 28:5-62 verses78%
5 Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-Aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob and Esau's mother.
6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-Aram to take a wife from there, and that when he blessed him, he commanded him, 'You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.'
- Gen 24:66-672 verses78%
66 Then the servant recounted to Isaac everything he had done.
67 Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. She became his wife, and he loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
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19 This is the account of the family line of Isaac, the son of Abraham: Abraham fathered Isaac.
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21 Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was barren. The LORD answered his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
- Gen 26:34-352 verses76%
34 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
35 They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah.
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4 Instead, go to my country and my kindred to choose a wife for my son Isaac.
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51 Here is Rebekah; take her and go. Let her become the wife of your master's son, as the Lord has spoken.
- Gen 24:14-163 verses74%
14 May it be that when I say to a young woman, 'Please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I'll water your camels too,' let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."
15 Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother.
16 The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.
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46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, 'I am disgusted with my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these women from the land, what good is my life to me?'
- Gen 26:6-83 verses72%
6 So Isaac settled in Gerar.
7 When the people of that place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," because he was afraid to say, "She is my wife." He thought, "The men of this place might kill me because of Rebekah, for she is beautiful."
8 After Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out a window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah, his wife.
- Gen 24:29-302 verses72%
29 Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the spring.
30 As soon as he saw the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, and heard Rebekah tell what the man had said to her, he went out to the man and found him standing by the camels at the spring.
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5 Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
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29 Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
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64 Rebekah also looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she got down from the camel.
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9 So Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, as an additional wife to his existing wives.
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27 Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had lived as foreigners.
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2 Abraham said about Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister,' and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for her and took her.
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61 Then Rebekah and her young women got up, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed.
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23 Bethuel fathered Rebekah. These eight children Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
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12 Besides, she really is my sister—the daughter of my father though not of my mother—and she became my wife.
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21 While living in the wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.
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26 After that, his brother came out with his hand grasping Esau's heel. So he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.
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38 Instead, you must go to my father's household and to my family to take a wife for my son.'