Bible Strands
Genesis 28:7
and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator reports Esau’s observation that Isaac’s blessing included a specific parental command. This record occurs as Esau notes Jacob’s compliance before Isaac’s broader disapproval of Canaanite women.
The words — וַיִּשְׁמַע (va/i.yish.Ma') carries the literal sense “he had listened” or obeyed, paired with וַיֵּלֶךְ (va/i.Ye.lekh) meaning “he had gone.” Together they record Jacob’s responsive movement toward Paddan-aram.
The thread — The narrative link between parental instruction and departure appears in Genesis 27:43, where Rebekah commands Jacob to obey her voice and flee to Haran. The broader principle of parental respect is later codified in Exodus 20:12 and Leviticus 19:3.
Why it lands — The text records a factual compliance with a specific parental directive and the resulting geographic relocation. It requires the reader to note the concrete sequence of instruction, obedience, and movement without adding moral commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan–aram;
Cross-references
- Genesis 27:43 So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.
- Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Leviticus 19:3 Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
- Proverbs 1:8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
- Proverbs 30:17 As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
- Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
- Ephesians 6:3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
- Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.