Genesis 28:1 meaning and explanation
So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.
Genesis 28:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Isaac has just discovered that Jacob deceived him to steal the blessing meant for Esau, yet here he takes the initiative, calls Jacob, and blesses him openly. The command not to marry a Canaanite woman reflects the family's concern to keep covenant identity within Abraham's line, the same concern that shaped Isaac's own marriage.
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