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 are frequently portrayed as wicked. put your hand under my thigh. See note on 24:9. In spite of having left Haran in northern Mesopotamia almost a hundred years earlier, Abraham refers to it as my country (v. Genesis 24:4). He emphasizes, however, that Isaac should not return there (v. Genesis 24:6); Isaac’s future is in Canaan.

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