Genesis 25:20
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.
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Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.
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.
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 whose name was Laban, and Laban ran out to the man by the well.
- Gen 24:67 : 67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
- Gen 22:23 : 23 And Bethuel begot Rebekah: these eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
- Gen 28:5-6 : 5 And Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Padanaram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. 6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take himself a wife from there; and that as he blessed him he commanded him, saying, You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan;
- Gen 31:18 : 18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the livestock that he had acquired in Padan Aram, to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
- Gen 31:20 : 20 And Jacob fled secretly from Laban the Syrian, in that he did not tell him that he fled.
- Gen 31:24 : 24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, Beware that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
- Gen 35:9 : 9 And God appeared to Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
- Deut 26:5 : 5 And you shall speak and say before the LORD your God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
- Luke 4:27 : 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian.
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- Gen 28:1-22 verses78%
1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and commanded him, and said to him, You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.
- Gen 28:5-62 verses78%
5 And Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Padanaram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take himself a wife from there; and that as he blessed him he commanded him, saying, You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan;
- Gen 24:66-672 verses78%
66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
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19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham begot Isaac.
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21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
- Gen 26:34-352 verses76%
34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
35 Which were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebekah.
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4 But you shall go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."
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51 Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the LORD has spoken."
- Gen 24:14-163 verses74%
14 Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also'—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."
15 And it happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother.
16 Now the young woman was very fair to look upon, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up.
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46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these who are of the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?
- Gen 26:6-83 verses72%
6 And Isaac lived in Gerar:
7 And the men of the place asked him about his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, he said, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was beautiful to look upon.
8 And it happened, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out of a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was caressing Rebekah his wife.
- Gen 24:29-302 verses72%
29 Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban, and Laban ran out to the man by the well.
30 So it came to pass, when he saw the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister's wrists, and when he heard the words of his sister Rebekah, saying, "Thus the man spoke to me," that he went to the man. And there he stood by the camels at the well.
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5 And Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
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29 And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
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64 Then Rebekah lifted her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from her camel;
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9 Then Esau went to Ishmael, and took Mahlath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife, in addition to the wives he already had.
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27 And Jacob came to Isaac his father at Mamre, to the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac lived.
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2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
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61 Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and they rode on the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed.
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23 And Bethuel begot Rebekah: these eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
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12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
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21 And he lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
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26 And after that his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
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38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.'