Isaac Blesses Jacob
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Now it came to pass, when Isaac was a old and b his eyes were so dim that he could not see, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, "My son." And he answered him, "Here I am."
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Then he said, "Behold now, I am old. I c do not know the day of my death.
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d "Now therefore, please take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me.
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"And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul e may bless you before I die."
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Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt game and to bring it.
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So Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, "Indeed I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,
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'Bring me game and make savory food for me, that I may eat it and bless you in the presence of the LORD before my death.'
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"Now therefore, my son, f obey my voice according to what I command you.
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"Go now to the flock and bring me from there two choice kids of the goats, and I will make g savory food from them for your father, such as he loves.
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"Then you shall take it to your father, that he may eat it, and that he h may bless you before his death."
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And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Look, i Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth-skinned man.
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"Perhaps my father will j feel me, and I shall seem to be a deceiver to him; and I shall bring k a curse on myself and not a blessing."
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But his mother said to him, l "Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, get them for me."
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And he went and got them and brought them to his mother, and his mother m made savory food, such as his father loved.
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Then Rebekah took n the choice clothes of her elder son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.
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And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
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Then she gave the savory food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
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So he went to his father and said, "My father." And he said, "Here I am. Who are you, my son?"
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Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn; I have done just as you told me; please arise, sit and eat of my game, o that your soul may bless me."
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But Isaac said to his son, "How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?" And he said, "Because the LORD your God brought it to me."
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Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come near, that I p may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not."
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So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau."
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And he did not recognize him, because q his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him.
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Then he said, "Are you really my son Esau?" He said, "I am."
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He said, "Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's game, so r that my soul may bless you." So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
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Then his father Isaac said to him, "Come near now and kiss me, my son."
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And he came near and s kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said:
"Surely, t the smell of my son
Is like the smell of a field
Which the LORD has blessed.
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Therefore may u God give you
Of v the dew of heaven,
Of w the fatness of the earth,
And x plenty of grain and wine.
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y Let peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you.
Be master over your brethren,
And z let your mother's sons bow down to you.
a Cursed be everyone who curses you,
And blessed be those who bless you!"
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Now it happened, as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, and Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
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He also had made savory food, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, "Let my father arise and b eat of his son's game, that your soul may bless me."
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And his father Isaac said to him, "Who are you?" So he said, "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau."
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Then Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, "Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him - c and indeed he shall be blessed."
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When Esau heard the words of his father, d he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me - me also, O my father!"
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But he said, "Your brother came with deceit and has taken away your blessing."
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And Esau said, e "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times. He took away my birthright, and now look, he has taken away my blessing!" And he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?"
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Then Isaac answered and said to Esau, f "Indeed I have made him your master, and all his brethren I have given to him as servants; with g grain and wine I have sustained him. What shall I do now for you, my son?"
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And Esau said to his father, "Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me - me also, O my father!" And Esau lifted up his voice h and wept.
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Then Isaac his father answered and said to him:
"Behold, i your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth,
And of the dew of heaven from above.
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By your sword you shall live,
And j you shall serve your brother;
And k it shall come to pass, when you become restless,
That you shall break his yoke from your neck."
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So Esau l hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, m "The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob."
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And the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. So she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, "Surely your brother Esau o comforts himself concerning you by intending to kill you.
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"Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: arise, flee to my brother Laban p in Haran.
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"And stay with him a q few days, until your brother's fury turns away,
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"until your brother's anger turns away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him; then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I be bereaved also of you both in one day?"
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And Rebekah said to Isaac, r "I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; s if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these who are the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?"
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Genesis 35:28
Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years.
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Genesis 48:10
Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. Then Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
1 Samuel 3:2
And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see.
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Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
James 4:14
Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
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Genesis 25:27
So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents.
Genesis 25:28
And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
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Genesis 27:19
Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your first...
Genesis 27:25
He said, "Bring it near to me, and I will eat o...
Genesis 27:27
And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled...
Genesis 27:31
He also had made savory food, and brought it to...
Genesis 48:9
And Joseph said to his father, "They are my son...
Genesis 48:15
And he blessed Joseph, and said: "God, before w...
Genesis 48:16
The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bl...
Genesis 49:28
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and ...
Deuteronomy 33:1
Now this is the blessing with which Moses the m...
Hebrews 11:20
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concernin...
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Genesis 27:13
But his mother said to him, " Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, get them for me.
Genesis 27:43
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: arise, flee to my brother Laban in Haran.
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Genesis 27:4
"And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die."
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Genesis 27:4
"And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die."
Genesis 48:16
The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; Let my name be named upon them, And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
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Genesis 25:25
And the first came out red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau.
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Genesis 27:21
Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not.
Genesis 27:22
So Jacob went near to Isaac his father, and he felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
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Genesis 9:25
Then he said: Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brethren.
Deuteronomy 27:18
'Cursed is the one who makes the blind to wander off the road.' "And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'
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Genesis 43:9
I myself will be surety for him; from my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.
1 Samuel 25:24
So she fell at his feet and said: "On me, my lord, on me let this iniquity be! And please let your maidservant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your maidservant.
2 Samuel 14:9
And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, "My lord, O king, let the iniquity be on me and on my father's house, and the king and his throne be guiltless.
Matthew 27:25
And all the people answered and said, "His blood be on us and on our children.
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Proverbs 23:3
Do not desire his delicacies, For they are deceptive food.
Luke 21:34
But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
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Genesis 27:27
And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said: "Surely, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a field Which the LORD has blessed.
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Genesis 27:4
"And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die."
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Genesis 27:12
"Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be a deceiver to him; and I shall bring a curse on myself and not a blessing."
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Genesis 27:16
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
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Genesis 27:4
"And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die."
Genesis 27:10
"Then you shall take it to your father, that he may eat it, and that he may bless you before his death."
Genesis 27:19
Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn; I have done just as you told me; please arise, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.
Genesis 27:31
He also had made savory food, and brought it to his father, and said to his father, "Let my father arise and eat of his son's game, that your soul may bless me.
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Genesis 29:13
Then it came to pass, when Laban heard the report about Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. So he told Laban all these things.
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Song of Solomon 4:11
Your lips, O my spouse, Drip as the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under your tongue; And the fragrance of your garments Is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
Hosea 14:6
His branches shall spread; His beauty shall be like an olive tree, And his fragrance like Lebanon.
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Hebrews 11:20
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
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Genesis 27:39
Then Isaac his father answered and said to him:...
Deuteronomy 33:13
And of Joseph he said: "Blessed of the LORD is ...
Deuteronomy 33:28
Then Israel shall dwell in safety, The fountain...
2 Samuel 1:21
O mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor ...
Psalms 133:3
It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon t...
Proverbs 3:20
By His knowledge the depths were broken up, And...
Micah 5:7
Then the remnant of Jacob Shall be in the midst...
Zechariah 8:12
For the seed shall be prosperous, The vine shal...
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Genesis 45:18
Bring your father and your households and come to me; I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.
Numbers 18:12
All the best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, their firstfruits which they offer to the LORD, I have given them to you.
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Deuteronomy 7:13
And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you.
Deuteronomy 33:28
Then Israel shall dwell in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens shall also drop dew.
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Genesis 9:25
Then he said: Cursed be Canaan; A servant of se...
Genesis 25:23
And the LORD said to her: "Two nations are in y...
Isaiah 45:14
Thus says the LORD: "The labor of Egypt and mer...
Isaiah 49:7
Thus says the LORD, The Redeemer of Israel, the...
Isaiah 60:12
For the nation and kingdom which will not serve...
Isaiah 60:14
Also the sons of those who afflicted you Shall ...
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Genesis 37:7
"There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf."
Genesis 37:10
So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?
Genesis 49:8
Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; Your father's children shall bow down before you.
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Genesis 12:2
I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.
Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
Zephaniah 2:8
I have heard the reproach of Moab, And the insults of the people of Ammon, With which they have reproached My people, And made arrogant threats against their borders.
Zephaniah 2:9
Therefore, as I live," Says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Surely Moab shall be like Sodom, And the people of Ammon like Gomorrah - Overrun with weeds and saltpits, And a perpetual desolation. The residue of My people shall plunder them, And the remnant of My people shall possess them.
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Genesis 27:4
"And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die."
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Genesis 25:23
And the LORD said to her: "Two nations are in your womb, Two peoples shall be separated from your body; One people shall be stronger than the other, And the older shall serve the younger.
Genesis 28:3
May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be an assembly of peoples.
Genesis 28:4
And give you the blessing of Abraham, To you and your descendants with you, That you may inherit the land In which you are a stranger, Which God gave to Abraham.
Numbers 23:20
Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
Romans 11:29
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
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Hebrews 12:17
For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.
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Genesis 25:26
Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
Genesis 25:32 - 34
And Esau said, "Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?
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2 Samuel 8:14
He also put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.
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Genesis 27:28
Therefore may God give you Of the dew of heaven, Of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and wine.
Genesis 27:29
Let peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you. Be master over your brethren, And let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, And blessed be those who bless you!
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Hebrews 12:17
For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.
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Genesis 27:28
Therefore may God give you Of the dew of heaven, Of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and wine.
Hebrews 11:20
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
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Genesis 25:23
And the LORD said to her: "Two nations are in your womb, Two peoples shall be separated from your body; One people shall be stronger than the other, And the older shall serve the younger.
Genesis 27:29
Let peoples serve you, And nations bow down to you. Be master over your brethren, And let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, And blessed be those who bless you!
2 Samuel 8:14
He also put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.
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2 Kings 8:20 - 22
In his days Edom revolted against Judah's authority, and made a king over themselves.
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Genesis 26:27
And Isaac said to them, "Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?
Genesis 32:3 - 11
Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Genesis 37:4
But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.
Genesis 37:5
Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.
Genesis 37:8
And his brothers said to him, "Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
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Genesis 50:2 - 4
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.
Genesis 50:10
Then they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and they mourned there with a great and very solemn lamentation. He observed seven days of mourning for his father.
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Psalms 64:5
They encourage themselves in an evil matter; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who will see them?
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Genesis 11:31
And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.
Genesis 25:20
Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian.
Genesis 28:2
Arise, go to Padan Aram, 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.
Genesis 28:5
So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
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Genesis 31:41
Thus I have been in your house twenty years; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.
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Genesis 26:34
When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
Genesis 26:35
And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah.
Genesis 28:8
Also Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac.
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Genesis 24:3
And I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.
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