Parents

How Nave’s arranged it

• Covenant, benefits of, entailed on childrenGenesis 6:18Exodus 20:6Psalms 103:17
• Curses entailedExodus 20:5Leviticus 20:5Isaiah 14:20Jeremiah 9:14Lamentations 5:7Ezekiel 16:44Ezekiel 45
• Involved in children's wickedness1 Samuel 2:27–361 Samuel 4:10–22
• Partiality of
• Isaac for EsauGenesis 25:28
• Rebekah for JacobGenesis 25:28Genesis 27:6–17
• Jacob for JosephGenesis 33:2Genesis 37:3Genesis 48:22
• Jacob for BenjaminGenesis 42:4
• See Partiality
• Parental affection exemplified by
• HagarGenesis 21:15Genesis 21:16
• Rebekah's motherGenesis 24:55

The passages, in Bible order (124)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 6:18

   But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 6:181 voice

   “And therefore, since all earthly things perish in the flood, but the just alone remains forever, it is said to him: I will establish my covenant with thee; for he is the heir of divine grace, he is the heavenly possessor of the inheritance, the sharer in the most blessed goods.

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2. Genesis 9:24–27

   When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,

   ›Commentary on Genesis 9:24–272 voices

   “Now the three sons of Noah were Shem, Ham and Japheth, from whom again the race was multiplied: for these were the beginning of mankind after the flood. Now of these one fell under a curse, and the two (others) inherited a blessing by reason of their works.

   “For another mystery was accomplished and predicted in the days of Noah, of which you are not aware. It is this: in the blessings wherewith Noah blessed his two sons, and in the curse pronounced on his son's son. For the Spirit of prophecy would not curse the son that had been by God blessed along with [his brothers]. But since the punishment of the sin would cleave to the whole descent of the son that mocked at his father's nakedness, he made the curse originate with his son.

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3. Genesis 9:25

   he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

   ›Commentary on Genesis 9:252 voices

   “First of all, let us show great reverence to our parents, as we read in Genesis 9:25-27, that whoever was blessed by their father, was blessed, and whoever was cursed by their father, was cursed! Therefore, God has granted this grace to parents, so that the piety of their children may be provoked. Therefore, it is the duty of children to obey their parents. Honor your father, so that he may bless you.

   “Now the three sons of Noah were Shem, Ham and Japheth, from whom again the race was multiplied: for these were the beginning of mankind after the flood. Now of these one fell under a curse, and the two (others) inherited a blessing by reason of their works.

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4. Genesis 17:18

   And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”

   ›Commentary on Genesis 17:181 voice

   “And Abraham said unto God,....

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5. Genesis 18:19

   For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”

   ›Commentary on Genesis 18:191 voice

   “For I know him,.... Not only by his omniscience, but with a special knowledge, such as is accompanied with peculiar love and affection; and so Jarchi says, it is expressive of love.

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6. Genesis 21:15

   When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 21:151 voice

   “(Verse 15, 16.) And she put the boy under a tree, and went and sat opposite him, as if shooting an arrow. She said, 'I will not see the death of my child.' And she sat opposite him. And immediately it happened: The boy cried out, and wept, and God heard the voice of the boy from the place where he was. And the Angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and so on, let no one move.

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7. Genesis 21:16

   Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 21:162 voices

   “(Verse 15, 16.) And she put the boy under a tree, and went and sat opposite him, as if shooting an arrow. She said, 'I will not see the death of my child.' And she sat opposite him. And immediately it happened: The boy cried out, and wept, and God heard the voice of the boy from the place where he was. And the Angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and so on, let no one move.

   “And she went and sat her down over against him, a good way off,....

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8. Genesis 24:55

   But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”

   ›Commentary on Genesis 24:551 voice

   “And her brother and her mother said,....

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9. Genesis 25:28

   Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 25:281 voice

   “However, even parents should not be excused for abandoning us, because they have preferred a younger son to an older one. At the same time, care must be taken that no one, while following their example, has an unfair judgment between their children; so that they think one should be loved, the other should be disregarded. For from this fraternal hatred is aroused, and a crime of parricide is made from the despicable gain of money. The same measure of piety should nourish offspring.

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10. Genesis 27:6–17

    Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Behold, I overheard your father saying to your brother Esau,

    ›Commentary on Genesis 27:6–171 voice

    “And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son,.... Who was in the tent with her, and for whom she had the strongest affection: saying, behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother; heard the conversation that passed between them, and particularly what Isaac had given in charge to Esau: saying, as follows:

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11. Genesis 27:10–40

    Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.”

    ›Commentary on Genesis 27:10–401 voice

    “And thou shall bring it to thy father,.... For venison; and as if he was Esau that brought it: that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death; to whom she knew by the divine oracle the blessing belonged, Gen 25:23, as well as by virtue of the sale of the birthright to him by his brother, Gen 25:33, and through Esau's forfeiting of it by marrying with the Canaanites, Gen 26:34; in these her sentiments she was right, but wrong in the ways and means she took to get it for him.

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12. Genesis 27:26

    Then his father Isaac said to him, “Please come near and kiss me, my son.”

    ›Commentary on Genesis 27:261 voice

    “And his father Isaac said unto him,.... After he had eat and drank, and the repast was over, and all were took away: come near now, and kiss me, my son; which was desired either out of affection to him, excited by this instance of preparing such savoury and agreeable food; or else having some suspicion still, and willing to have more satisfaction before he proceeded further to bless, from the smell of his breath, and of his garments,

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13. Genesis 27:27

    So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.

    ›Commentary on Genesis 27:271 voice

    “And so Jacob was fragrant with the fragrance of such fruits; he followed God amid dangers and believed that he was safe everywhere, led by the Lord. Although the fragrance of the field is pleasant and sweet because it is a natural fragrance, still there breathed in the holy patriarch the fragrance of grace and virtue. How moderate and restrained he was! He did not claim the food that had been prepared for him but yielded without delay to his brother's request for it and received from him the birthright of the firstborn. How respectful he was toward his parents!

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14. Genesis 28:3

    May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

    ›Commentary on Genesis 28:32 voices

    “And God Almighty bless thee,.... This is not a new blessing, distinct from that in Gen 28:1, but the same; there it is expressed in general, here the particulars of it are given; and by which it appears, that Isaac's blessing Jacob was a prayer, wishing a blessing from God upon him, and was the prayer of faith, delivered out under the spirit of prophecy; and they are blessed indeed that are blessed of God, and they must needs be blessed who are blessed by the Almighty; for what is it he cannot do or give?

    “That thou mayest be a multitude of people - לקהל עמים likhal ammim. There is something very remarkable in the original words: they signify literally for an assembly, congregation, or church of peoples; referring no doubt to the Jewish Church in the wilderness, but more particularly to the Christian Church, composed of every kindred, and nation, and people, and tongue. This is one essential part of the blessing of Abraham. See Gen 28:4.

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15. Genesis 28:4

    And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”

    ›Commentary on Genesis 28:42 voices

    “And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee,....

    “Give thee the blessing of Abraham - May he confirm the inheritance with all its attendant blessings to thee, to the exclusion of Esau; as he did to me, to the exclusion of Ishmael.

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16. Genesis 31:26–28

    Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and carried off my daughters like captives of war!

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    “And Laban said unto Jacob,....

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