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Verse 53. _JEWELS OF SILVER, AND JEWELS OF GOLD_] The word כלי
_keley_, which we here translate _jewels_ signifies properly _vessels_
or _instruments_; and those presented by Eliezer might have been o...
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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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RAIMENT: or garments; i.e. changes of raiment....
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_jewels … silver … gold … raiment_ The word "jewels" in the
original is indefinite, and might be rendered "vessels," as LXX
σκεύη and Lat. _vasa_. The servant's first act is to ratify the
betrothal by...
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The Betrothal of Rebekah
29. _Laban_ Rebekah's brother Laban (cf. Genesis 25:20; Genesis 28:2;
Genesis 29:5) takes the part of the chief representative of Rebekah's
family. Bethuel, their father, is m...
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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 THE SERVANT BROUGHT FORTH JEWELS OF SILVER, AND JEWELS OF GOLD,
AND RAIMENT, AND GAVE THEM TO REBEKAH: HE GAVE ALSO TO HER BROTHER AND
TO HER MOTHER PRECIOUS THINGS._
Jewels of silver, and ... g...
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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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JEWELS OF SILVER, AND JEWELS OF GOLD. — Heb., _vessels._ In ancient
times a wife had to be bought (Genesis 34:12), and the presents given
were not mere ornaments and jewellery, but articles of substan...
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וַ יֹּוצֵ֨א הָ עֶ֜בֶד כְּלֵי ־כֶ֨סֶף
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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 MARRIES ISAAC
Genesis 24:50
Rebekah's relatives recognized the hand of God in what had taken
place, and could not demur. The maiden herself was not asked,
according to Oriental custom, but in...
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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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WEDDING ARRANGEMENTS
Rebekah ran home to tell of the man she had met and gifts he had
given. She also planned to finalize plans for him to stay with her
family. Laban, her brother, ran to bring the s...
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_Present. Thus ratifying what he had already done, (ver. 22,) and
obtaining full consent, both of the virgin, and of her father and
brother._...
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And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave
straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and
the men's feet that were with him. And there was set meat befo...
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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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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 THE SERVANT BROUGHT FORTH JEWELS OF SILVER, AND JEWELS OF
GOLD,.... Ornaments for women, which he had brought along with him for
presents, and which were a proof of the riches of his master, and o...
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And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold,
and raiment, and gave [them] to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother
and to her mother precious things.
Ver. 53. And gave them to R...
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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 the servant brought forth jewels of silver and jewels of gold and
raiment, and gave them to Rebekah. These were the customary presents
to the bride-to-be: various articles of jewelry of gold and s...
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REBEKAH CONSENTS TO BECOME ISAAC'S BRIDE...
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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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JEWELS:
_ Heb._ vessels...
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29-53 The making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah is told
very particularly. We are to notice God's providence in the common
events of human life, and in them to exercise prudence and oth...
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The precious fruits of the land from which he came; see DEUTERONOMY
33:13, &c.; or in general, other rare and excellent things. In those
days men gave portions for their wives, as now they have portio...
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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 24:53 servant H5650 out H3318 (H8686) jewelry H3627 silver
H3701 jewelry H3627 gold H2091 clothing H899 gav
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‘And it happened that when Abraham's servant heard their words he
bowed himself to the earth to Yahweh. And the servant brought forth
jewels of silver and jewels of gold and clothes and gave them to
R...
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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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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 24:53 The gifts confirm what the servant has
earlier said about Abraham’s wealth (see v. Genesis 24:35)....
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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 24:50. The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak
unto the bad or good.] _Heb._ “The word cometh forth from Jehovah;
we are not able to speak unto thee bad or good.”...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 24:29
AND REBEKAH HAD A BROTHER, AND HIS NAME WAS LABAN. "White," whose
character has been considerably traduced, the Biblical narrative not
representing him as "a monster of moral...
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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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jewels. Heb. vessels. Exodus 3:22 Exodus 11:2 Exodus 12:35 brother.
precious. Deuteronomy 33:13...
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OVER THE DESERT SANDS
Genesis 24:28
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The Lord honored a marriage scene in Cana of Galilee with His
presence. Marriage is honorable in all. God has said, "It is not good
that the m...