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Verse Genesis 24:22. _THE MAN TOOK A GOLDEN EAR-RING_] נזם זהב
_nezem zahab_. That this could not be an _ear-ring_ is very probable
from its being in the _singular_ number. The margin calls it a _jew...
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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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GOLDEN. Hebrew of gold. Genitive of material. App-17.
EARRING. Probably. nose (or "face") ring. See Genesis 24:47....
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Rebekah at the Well
10. _ten camels_ The largeness of this retinue is intended (1) to
impress strangers with the reality and value of the proposed connexion
by marriage: (2) to provide for the adequa...
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_a golden ring_ The ring (_nezem_) was probably a nose-ring, cf.
Genesis 24:47. So the Samaritan version here reads "and put it on her
nose." LXX ἐνώτια, Lat. _inaures_= "earrings."
See for the _neze...
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A GOLDEN EAR-RING— _A jewel for the forehead,_ says the margin of
our bibles, and in Genesis 24:47 it is said to have been _put upon her
face,_ or _nose_. That this was not a jewel for the _ears_ seem...
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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 IT CAME TO PASS, AS THE CAMELS HAD DONE DRINKING, THAT THE MAN
TOOK A GOLDEN EARRING OF HALF A SHEKEL_ _ WEIGHT, AND TWO BRACELETS
FOR HER HANDS OF TEN SHEKELS WEIGHT OF GOLD;_
The man took a go...
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24:22 ring, (a-18) Nose-ring. see ver. 47; elsewhere also 'earring,'
as ch. 35.4. shekel (b-22) _ Beka_ , as Exodus 38:26 ....
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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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EARRING] rather, 'nose-ring.' It hung from the left nostril. Such
rings are still the betrothal present in Arabia: see on rings at
Exodus 32:2....
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The rings were gifts to Rebekah as Isaac’s bride. But Rebekah
probably did not realise that at the time....
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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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EARRING. — Really _nose-ring;_ for in Genesis 24:47 the man places
it on her nose, wrongly translated _face_ in our version. The word
occurs again in Ezekiel 16:12, where it is rendered _jewel,_ and a...
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וַ יְהִ֗י כַּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר כִּלּ֤וּ הַ
גְּמַלִּים֙
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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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REBEKAH MEETS ABRAHAM'S SERVANT
Genesis 24:10
As we enter upon a new day, or a fresh undertaking, it is always wise
and right to ask for good-speed. Good-speed is God-speed. Praying
times are not los...
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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 it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man
took a golden (k) earring of (l) half a shekel weight, and two
bracelets for her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold;
(k) God perm...
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And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man
took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for
her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; And said, Whose daughte...
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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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22._The man took a golden ear-ring_. His adorning the damsel with
precious ornaments is a token of his confidence. For since it is
evident by many proofs that he was an honest and careful servant, he...
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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 IT CAME TO PASS, AS THE CAMELS HAD DONE DRINKING,.... Having had
enough to abate their thirst and satisfy them, by means of Rebekah's
drawing water for them:
THAT THE MAN TOOK A GOLDEN EARRING; o...
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And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man
took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for
her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold;
Ver. 22. _The man to...
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_Two bracelets of ten shekels weight of gold_ That is, about six
ounces. According to Sir J. Chardin, the women wear rings and
bracelets of as great weight as this through all Asia, and even much
heav...
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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 it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man
took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for
her hands of ten shekels weight of gold. As a token of his grati...
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The Meeting with Rebekah...
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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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EARRING:
Or, jewel for the forehead...
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10-28 Abraham's servant devoutly acknowledged God. We have leave to
be particular in recommending our affairs to the care of Divine
providence. He proposes a sign, not that he intended to proceed no...
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THE MAN TOOK, i.e. gave to her, (as that word of _taking, _ or
_receiving, _ is oft used, as Genesis 12:19 Exodus 18:12, Exodus 29:25
Psal
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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 24:22 camels H1581 finished H3615 (H8765) drinking H8354
(H8800) man H376 took H3947 (H8799) golden...
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‘And it happened that, as soon as the camels had finished drinking,
the man took a golden ring weighing a beka (half a shekel - see Exodus
38:26), and two golden bracelets for her for her arms of ten...
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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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_And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold,
Rebekah came out_
THE FINGER OF PROVIDENCE IN THE APPOINTMENT OF A BRIDE FOR ISAAC
I. IN THE PROMPT AND COMPLETE ANSWER GIVEN TO HIS...
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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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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 24:15. Upon her shoulder.] This was the most graceful mode of
carrying a pitcher when it was empty.
GENESIS 24:19. UNTIL THEY HAVE DONE DRINKING.] Kalisch remarks, “If
it is...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 24:10
AND THE SERVANT TOOK TEN CAMELS OF THE CAMELS OF HIS MASTER,—to bear
the presents for the bride, to enhance the dignity of his mission, and
to serve as a means of transport f...
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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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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...