Genesis 28:2
Arise, go to Padan–aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother.
Cross-reference
Genesis 24:10 shows Abraham's servant on a similar mission to Nahor's town for Isaac's wife, setting the precedent Jacob follows.
Genesis 24:29 introduces Rebekah's family, the very clan Jacob is sent to for a wife, linking his mission to Isaac's own marriage.
Genesis 46:15 lists Leah's sons, the fruit of Jacob's marriage in Paddan-Aram, fulfilling the instruction to marry from there.
Genesis 22:23 identifies Bethuel as Nahor's son, naming the family Jacob is sent to, providing his specific lineage.
Genesis 24:3 shows Isaac's father Abraham giving similar marital instruction, establishing the family pattern Jacob follows.
In Genesis 24:4, Abraham specifies going to his own kindred for a wife, the exact principle Isaac repeats here for Jacob.
Genesis 26:35 shows Esau's Hittite wives grieved Isaac and Rebekah — the immediate reason Isaac sends Jacob to find a wife among Laban's daughters.
Genesis 22:20-23 introduces Nahor's family, including Bethuel, Rebekah's father—the very family Jacob is sent to.
Genesis 25:20 notes Rebekah was from Paddan-aram, the same location Jacob is now sent to find a wife.
In Genesis 24:50, Rebekah's family acknowledges God's hand in her marriage to Isaac, the precedent for Jacob's own match.
In Genesis 35:9, God reaffirms Jacob's new name after his return from Paddan-Aram, completing the journey begun with Isaac's command.
Hosea 12:12 recounts this exact journey, stating Jacob fled to Syria and 'worked for a wife, for a wife he tended sheep.'
Malachi 2:15 urges marrying within the covenant community for godly offspring — the same principle behind Isaac's instruction here.