Bible Strands
Genesis 28:5
So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Isaac acts on the patriarchal blessing given in Genesis 28:4 by dispatching Jacob toward Paddan-aram, an action immediately recorded by Esau in Genesis 28:6.
The words — וַ/יִּשְלַ֤ח (va/i.yishlach) = and he sent off, and פַּדֶּן־אֲרָם (Paddan-aram) = Paddan toward Aram.
The thread — The verse traces the physical movement required to preserve the Abrahamic lineage, linking the patriarchal commission in Genesis 28:2 to the family geography of Genesis 31:18.
Why it lands — It demands recognition that covenant promises are advanced through deliberate relocation and familial boundaries, not passive expectation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan–aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.