Genesis 24:10

And he took ten camels from his lord’s herd, and he went forth, carrying with him things from all of his goods. And he set out, and continued on, to the city of Nahor, in Mesopotamia.

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In The King James Version

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

In Context

9Therefore, the servant placed his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and he swore to him on his word.

11And when he had made the camels lie down outside of the town, near a well of water, in the evening, at the time when women are accustomed to go out to draw water, he said:

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Cross References

Genesis 11:26And Terah lived for seventy years, and then he conceived Abram, and Nahor, and Haran.

Genesis 22:20After these things occurred, it was reported to Abraham that Milcah, likewise, had borne sons for his brother Nahor:

Genesis 27:43Therefore, now my son, listen to my voice. Rise up and flee to my brother Laban, in Haran.

Genesis 29:4And he said to the shepherds, “Brothers, where are you from?” And they answered. “From Haran.”

Genesis 39:8And without consenting at all to the wicked act, he said to her: “Behold, my lord has delivered all things to me, and he does not know what he has in his own house.

Deuteronomy 23:4because they were not willing to meet you with bread and water along the way, when you had departed from Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam, the son of Beor, from Mesopotamia in Syria, in order to curse you.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:2-10

Abraham's Charges to His Servant. ( b. c. 1857.) 1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 3 And I will make thee swear by the Lord , the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: 4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my… Read the whole commentary →

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