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# General Information:
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The story changes from Jacob to Esau
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# Now
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This word is used here to mark a change from the story to background information about [Esau](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/esau). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# Paddan Aram
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This was another name for the region of Mesopotamia, which about the same location as modern Iraq. See how this was translated in [Genesis 25:20](../25/19.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# to take a wife
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"to take a wife for himself"
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# He also saw that [Isaac](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac) had blessed him
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"[Esau](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/esau) also saw that [Isaac](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac) had blessed [Jacob](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jacob)"
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# You must not take
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"Do not take"
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# women of [Canaan](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/canaan)
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"daughters of [Canaan](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/canaan)" or "[Canaan](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/canaan)ite women"
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