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Verse Genesis 24:2. _ELDEST SERVANT_] As this eldest servant is stated
to have been the _ruler over all that he had_, it is very likely that
Eliezer is meant. See Genesis 15:2; Genesis 15:3.
Put, I...
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- The Marriage of Isaac
26. קרד _qādad_, “bow the head.” השׁתחוה
_shâchâh_, “bow the body.”
29. לבן _lābān_, “Laban, white.”
In this circumstantial account of the marriage of Isaac, we have a
b...
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CHAPTER 24 THE BRIDE SOUGHT FOR ISAAC
_ 1. The commission to the servant (Genesis 24:1)_
2. The obedience and prayer of the servant (Genesis 24:10)
3. The prayer answered (Genesis 24:15)
4. Th
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GENESIS 24. AT HIS MASTER'S COMMAND, ABRAHAM'S SLAVE BRINGS REBEKAH TO
CANAAN AS A WIFE FOR ISAAC. The chapter has generally been assigned to
J, but it is probably composite, and has been put together...
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ELDEST SERVANT. Probably Eleazar of Dan 15:2.
THIGH. According to the Midrash and ancient Jewish expositors,.
_Euphemism_ (App-6) for the organs of generation, as most sacred.
According to Ibn Ezra a...
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_his servant, the elder of his house_ This servant has very generally
been identified with the Eliezer mentioned in Genesis 15:2. The
identity is nowhere explicitly stated; but it should be noted that...
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Abraham's Commission to his Servant
1. _well stricken in age_ Cf. Genesis 18:11. The Hebrew phrase means
"going in days," just as we should say "advanced in years." Cf. Luke
1:7.
_had blessed_ Cf. G...
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DISCOURSE: 39
MARRIAGE OF ISAAC
Genesis 24:2. And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house,
that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my
thigh: and I will make thee sw...
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HIS ELDEST SERVANT— It is generally believed that this was Eliezer,
mentioned in ch. Genesis 15:2. And as the Hebrew word זקן _zaken,_
rendered _eldest,_ signifies a governor, intendant, or steward of...
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2. _Provision of a Wife for Isaac_ (Genesis 24:1-67)
1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and Jehovah had
blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his servant,
the elder of h...
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_AND ABRAHAM SAID UNTO HIS ELDEST SERVANT OF HIS HOUSE, THAT RULED
OVER ALL THAT HE HAD, PUT, I PRAY THEE, THY HAND UNDER MY THIGH:_
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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THE MARRIAGE OF ISAAC AND REBEKAH
A charming picture of patriarchal marriage customs. It is very
characteristic of the Primitive source....
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PUT.. THY HAND UNDER MY THIGH] a form of taking an oath, only
mentioned again in Genesis 47:29. 'It is from the thighs that one's
descendants come, so that to take an oath with one hand under the
thig...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 24
ABRAHAM’S SERVANT LOOKS FOR A WIFE FOR ISAAC
V1 Abraham was an old man. He had lived for many years. The *Lord had
always been very kind to Ab...
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The servant was probably Eliezer. (See Genesis 15:2.)
‘Put your hand under my leg.’ This was a sign of an important
promise. (See Genesis 24:2.)...
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UNTO HIS ELDEST SERVANT OF HIS HOUSE. — Heb., _his servant, the
elder of his house._ It is the name of an office; and though one
holding so confidential a post would be a man of ripe years, yet it is...
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וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֗ם אֶל ־עַבְדֹּו֙
זְקַ֣ן...
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ISAAC'S MARRIAGE
Genesis 24:1
"Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman that feareth the
Lord, she shall be praised."- Proverbs 31:30.
"WHEN a son has attained the age of twenty years, h...
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A WIFE SOUGHT FOR ISAAC
Genesis 24:1
It is all-important that the children of God's people should marry
only in the Lord. See 1 Corinthians 7:39. So only can we hope to
perpetuate, as Malachi teaches...
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This chapter is complete in itself and is a perfect idyll. Abraham was
well stricken in years. Sarah was dead. Isaac, the son of Abraham, was
still unmarried. In the interest of the divine program Isa...
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ABRAHAM'S SERVANT FINDS REBEKAH
Abraham would have been one hundred thirty-seven at the time of
Sarah's death. He made his oldest servant promise to find a wife for
Isaac. He made him swear he would n...
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And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over
all that he had, (a) Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
(a) Which ceremony declared, the servants obedience towards his...
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Servant. Eliezer, or Damascus, whom he had once intended for his heir,
chap. xv. 2. (Haydock) --- Under, &c. either to shew their subjection,
(Sa.) or their faith in Christ, who should be born of Abra...
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And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over
all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: And I will
make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the Go...
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We have had hitherto God's account of that which He had made; then the
trial and utter ruin of the creature, with the revelation of divine
mercy in Christ the Lord. We have had in fine the judgment of...
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2._And Abraham said unto his eldest servant_. Abraham here fulfils the
common duty of parents, in laboring for and being solicitous about the
choice of a wife for his son: but he looks somewhat furthe...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22, 23, AND 24.
But on this introduction of the heir, he necessarily becomes the main
subject; and chapter 22 opens with it: "It came to pass after these
thin...
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AND ABRAHAM SAID UNTO HIS ELDEST SERVANT OF HIS HOUSE,.... To Eliezer
his servant, according to the Targum of Jonathan, and as is generally
thought; and who may well be called an old servant, and his...
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_And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled
over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:_
Ver. 2. _Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh._] Either as a...
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_His eldest servant_ Probably Eliezer of Damascus. Abraham spake of
him, sixty years before this, as the _steward of his house._ He was,
therefore, far advanced in years; and he appears, in this chapt...
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[CARE TO PROUIDE A WIFE FOR ISAAC.]
1 Abraham sweareth his seruant.
10 The seruants iourney:
12 His prayer:
14 His signe.
15 Rebekah meeteth him,
18 fulfilleth his signe,
22 receiueth iewels,...
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And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over
all that he had, the senior servant in charge of his entire
establishment, PUT, I PRAY THEE, THY HAND UNDER MY THIGH, as that
mem...
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The Preparation for the Journey...
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TWELFTH SECTION
_Abraham’s care for Isaac’s marriage. Eliezer’s wooing of the
bride for Isaac. The theocratic founding of a picous bride-wooing.
Isaac’s marriage_
GENESIS 24:1-67
1And Abraham was ol...
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ISAAC'S BRIDE FROM HIS FATHER'S FAMILY
Only after Sarah has died does Isaac receive a wife. When Israel,
after the death of the Lord Jesus, was set aside as the vessel of
God's testimony in the world...
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1-9 The effect of good example, good teaching, and the worship of God
in a family, will generally appear in the piety, faithfulness,
prudence, and affection of the servants. To live in such families,...
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The connection of this chapter, with the two which precede it, is
worthy of notice. In Genesis 1:24 the son is offered up; in Genesis
1:20 Sarah is laid aside; and in Genesis 1:67 the servant is sent...
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Genesis 24:2 Abraham H85 said H559 (H8799) oldest H2205 servant H5650
house H1004 over H4910 (H8802) put...
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‘And Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house who ruled
over all that he had, “Put, I pray you, your hand under my thigh,
and I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God...
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Our subject is the value of divine guidance, and we shall, therefore,
read two passages of Scripture illustrating the truth which we hope to
enforce.
Genesis 24:1. _And Abraham was old, and well stri...
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CONTENTS: Bride of Isaac secured by Abraham's servant.
CHARACTERS: Abraham, servant, Bethuel, Laban, Sarah, Isaac.
CONCLUSION: God leads in every detail of our lives. The marriage which
is not accor...
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Genesis 24:1. _The Lord had blessed Abraham_ with all the four
patriarchal blessings: _viz._ length of days, a promising issue, vast
riches, and victory over his oppressors.
Genesis 24:2. _Under my th...
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_Thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the
Canaanites, among whom I dwell: but thou shalt go unto my country, and
to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac_
ABRAHAM’S PROV...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 24:1 Abraham sends one of his servants to
his homeland in Mesopotamia to find a wife for Isaac. The journey was
about 550 miles (900 km) and would have taken the servant about...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 24:2 Abraham did not want Isaac to marry a
Canaanite, fearing this would draw him away from the Lord. From ch.
Genesis 9:1 onward, the CANAANITES
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 24:1. And Abraham was old.] He was now in his hundred and
fortieth year. (See ch. Genesis 25:20.)
GENESIS 24:2. ELDEST SERVANT OF HIS HOUSE.] Heb. “His servant, the
elder of...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 24:1
AND ABRAHAM WAS OLD AND WELL STRICKEN IN AGE:—literally, [_lone into
days _(cf. Genesis 18:11), being now about 140 (_vide_ Genesis 25:20)
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And Abraham was old, and well-stricken in age: and the Lord had
blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his eldest
servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray
thee,...
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eldest. Genesis 15:2 1 Timothy 5:17 ruled. Genesis 24:10 Genesis 39:4
G
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SEEKING A WIFE FOR ISAAC
Genesis 24:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. A remarkable co-incidence. As the Word of God tells the story of
Sarah's death, it tells, also, the story of Rebekah's birth. Genesis
23:2...
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His eldest servant — Probably Eliezer of Damascus, one whose conduct
and affection he had had long experience of: he trusted him with this
great affair, and not Isaac himself, because he would not hav...