Genesis 28:7-9

7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and had gone to Paddan-aram.

8 So Esau saw that ¹the daughters of Canaan displeased his father Isaac;

9 and Esau went to Ishmael, and married *, ²besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth.

Genesis 28:7-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 28

In this chapter an account is given of the charge Isaac gave to Jacob not to marry a Canaanitess, but to go to Padanaram, and take a wife from his mother's family, and of his blessing him before he sent him away, Ge 28:1-5; of the notice that Esau took of this blessing and charge, which led him to take a wife of the family of Ishmael, Ge 28:6-9; of the dream of the ladder, which Jacob had in his way to Haran, Ge 28:10-12; of the blessing which God conferred upon him there, Ge 28:13-15; of the awfulness of the place upon his awaking, and of his erecting a pillar in it, and giving a name to it, Ge 28:16-19; and of the vow he made to God, should he be supplied with the necessaries of life, and be kept in safety by him, Ge 28:20-22.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 24:3; Genesis 26:34, 35; Genesis 27:46
• 2. Genesis 26:34; Genesis 36:2

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "in the eyes of his"
• [b]. Lit "took for his wife"