Genesis 24:10 records Abraham's servant journeying to Nahor's city to find Isaac's wife — Jacob now retraces this same path for his own.

Genesis 28:5-7 gives the reason for this journey: Isaac sent Jacob to Padan-aram to take a wife from Rebekah's family.

Genesis 28:2 is the direct instruction for Jacob to go to Paddan-aram, the very journey this verse begins as he arrives in that land.

Genesis 22:20-23 lists Nahor's children including Bethuel — establishing the extended family Jacob is now traveling to meet.

Genesis 25:20 notes Isaac married Rebekah from Padan-aram — the same region Jacob is now heading to find a wife from her family.

Hosea 12:12 explicitly names 'Paddan-aram' as the land where Jacob worked for a wife, directly referencing the destination of his journey here.