Genesis 24:10

The sending of a deputy instead of Isaac himself is quite in accordance with Eastern custom. The Jews of the present day employ a professional matchmaker, the Shadchan, who arranges all the preliminaries of the marriage contract. For all the goods of his master were in his hand] RV 'having all goodly things of his master's,' i.e. presents for the bride and her family: see 53.

Mesopotamia] (from Gr mesos, 'middle,' and potamos, 'river') Heb. Aram-Naharaim, i.e. 'Aram (or Syria) of the two rivers,' the country lying between the Khabour and the Orontes.

City of Nahor] Haran.
12-14. Throughout this beautiful story the direct guidance of God in all that happened is emphasised.