Genesis 24:9

concerning this matter Lit. "according to this word."

It has been supposed that the account of Abraham's death, according to J, followed at this point, and, if so, it was omitted by the compiler, who inserted by preference the account from P, in Genesis 25:7-11. It is pointed out that (1) the oath is administered to the servant, instead of a simple order, in expectation of immediate death, cf. Genesis 47:31; (2) the difficulties in Genesis 24:67 suggest that some alteration of the text has there been made, in order to harmonize the narrative with the subsequent mention of Abraham's death in chap. 25.