1. Isaac called Jacob and blessed him. Then Isaac commanded him, “You must not marry a Canaanite woman.
2. Go to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, in Northwest Mesopotamia. Laban, your mother’s brother, lives there. Marry one of his daughters.
3. May God All-Powerful bless you and give you many children. May you become the father of many peoples.
4. May the Lord give you and your descendants the blessing of Abraham. Then you may own the land where you are now living as a stranger. This is the land God gave to Abraham.”