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Genesis 24:7

Genesis 24:7 LORD H3068 God H430 heaven H8064 took H3947 (H8804) fathers H1 house H1004 land H776 family H4138 spoke H1696 (H8765) swore H7650 (H8738) saying H559 (H8800) descendants H2233 give H5414 (H8799) land H776 send H7971 (H8799) angel H4397 before H6440 take H3947 (H8804) wife H802 son H1121

Lord - Ezra 1:2; Daniel 2:44; Jonah 1:9; Revelation 11:13

took - Genesis 12:1-7

which spake - Genesis 13:15, Genesis 15:18, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 22:16-18, Genesis 26:3-4, Genesis 26:24; Exodus 13:5, Exodus 32:13; Numbers 14:16, Numbers 14:30; Numbers 32:11; Deuteronomy 1:8, Deuteronomy 34:4; Joshua 1:6; Judges 2:1; Acts 7:5; Hebrews 11:9

angel - Exodus 23:20-23, Exodus 33:2; Psalms 32:8, Psalms 34:7, Psalms 73:24, Psalms 103:20; Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 63:9; Hebrews 1:14

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    God's angels are ministering spirits, sent forth, not only for the protection, but guidance of the heirs of promise, Hebrews 1:14. He shall send his angel before thee — And then thou shalt speed well....

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