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

18Ishmael's descendants lived in the lands from Havilah to Shur. These are near Egypt, towards Asshur. They were always at war with each other. 19This is the report about Abraham's son, Isaac, and his family. Abraham became the father of Isaac. When Isaac was 40 years old, he married Rebekah. Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel. Bethuel was an Aramean from Paddan Aram. She was the sister of Laban the Aramean. 21Rebekah could not have children. So Isaac prayed to the Lord for Rebekah. The Lord did as Isaac asked. And Isaac's wife, Rebekah, became pregnant. 22The babies inside her were fighting with each other. Rebekah said, ‘Why is this happening to me?’ So Rebekah went to ask 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 22:23Bethuel later became the father of Rebekah. Those were the eight sons of Milcah and Abraham's brother, Nahor.
• Genesis 24:67Isaac took Rebekah into the tent that his mother Sarah had lived in. Rebekah became Isaac's wife. And Isaac loved Rebekah. So Isaac was happy again, after the death of his mother.
• Genesis 24:29Rebekah had a brother. His name was Laban.
• Genesis 28:5Isaac sent Jacob away and Jacob went to Paddan Aram. He went to stay with Laban, who was the son of Bethuel, the Aramean. Laban was the brother of Rebekah. Rebekah was the mother of Jacob and Esau.
• Genesis 31:18He put together all his animals and everything that he had received in Paddan Aram. He took them with him to go to the land of Canaan. He left to go back to his father Isaac.
• Genesis 35:9After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again. God blessed Jacob.
• Deuteronomy 26:5Then you must say this, so that the Lord your God hears you: ‘My ancestor was an Aramean who moved from place to place. He went to Egypt to live there as a foreigner. At that time, his family was small. But while he lived in Egypt, his family became a great nation of many powerful people.
• Luke 4:27Here is another example: When God's prophet Elisha was alive, there were many people in Israel with a bad disease of the skin. But God did not make any of them well. Instead, he made a man well who was from the country called Syria. That man was called Naaman.’

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