Genesis 25:20

Genesis 25:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan–aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
• New International Version (NIV)and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian.

Context of Genesis 25:20

18And they settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Asshur. He stayed near all his relatives. 19These are the family records of Isaac son of Abraham. Abraham fathered Isaac. Isaac was forty years old when he took as his wife Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and sister of Laban the Aramean. 21Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The Lord was receptive to his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. 22But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.

Genesis 25:20 word by word

וַיְהִ֤י יִצְחָק֙ בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה בְּקַחְתּ֣וֹ אֶת־רִבְקָ֗ה בַּת־בְּתוּאֵל֙ הָֽאֲרַמִּ֔י מִפַּדַּ֖ן אֲרָ֑ם אֲח֛וֹת לָבָ֥ן הָאֲרַמִּ֖י ל֥וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
• was fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• when he tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
• Rebekahרִבְקָהribqâh · RebekahH7259
• to wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Bethuelבְּתוּאֵלbethû'êl · BethuelH1328
• the Syrianאֲרַמִּי'ărammîy · ArameanH761
• of Padan–aramפַּדָּןpaddân paddan 'ărâm · PaddanH6307
• the sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• to Labanלָבָןlâbân · LabanH3837

Cross-references for Genesis 25:20

• Genesis 22:23And Bethuel fathered Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
• Genesis 24:67And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah to be his wife. Isaac loved her, and he was comforted after his mother’s death.
• Genesis 24:29Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the spring.
• Genesis 28:5So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
• Genesis 31:18He took all the livestock and possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, and he drove his herds to go to the land of Canaan, to his father Isaac.
• Genesis 35:9God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-aram, and he blessed him.
• Deuteronomy 26:5You are to respond by saying in the presence of the Lord your God: My father was a wandering Aramean. He went down to Egypt with a few people and resided there as an alien. There he became a great, powerful, and populous nation.
• Luke 4:27And in the prophet Elisha’s time, there were many in Israel who had leprosy, and yet not one of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”

Commentaries on Genesis 25:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19-34Verses 19-34 - LIII. Birth of Esau and Jacob 20. פדן padān Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.” 25. עשׂי ‛êśâv Esaw, “hairy, or made.” 26. יעקב ya‛ăqôb Ja‘aqob, “he shall take the heel.” 27. תם tām “perfect, peaceful, plain.” The epithet refers to disposition, and contrasts the comparatively civilized character of Jacob with the rude temper of Esau. 30. אדים 'ědôm Edom, “red.” The ninth document here begins with the usual phrase, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-26Verses 19-26 Isaac seems not to have been much tried, but to have spent his days in quietness. Jacob and Esau were prayed for; their parents, after being long childless, obtained them by prayer. The fulfilment of God's promise is always sure, yet it is often slow. The faith of believers is tried, their patience exercised, and mercies long waited for are more welcome when they come. Isaac and Rebekah kept in view the promise of all nations being blessed in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20Isaac … married Rebekah: Isaac’s marriage connected him and his family more closely to Abraham’s relatives. If he had married a Canaanite woman, the faith of the covenant could have been endangered by these corrupt people and their mixed worship.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3419. these are the generations--account of the leading events in his life.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 25:20

• Bethuel
• Esau
• Isaac
• Mesopotamia
• Rebekah (Rebecca)
• Syria

In the dictionaries

• Aram
• Bethuel
• Isaac
• Laban
• Rebekah
• Aram, Aramean, Aramaic, Aram of Damascus
• Mesopotamia
• Padanaram
• Swear
• Syria

Commentaries on Genesis 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings