Genesis 24:6

And Abraham said: “Beware that you never lead my son back to that place.

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In The King James Version

And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

In Context

5The servant responded, “If the woman is not willing to come with me into this land, must I lead your son back to the place from which you departed?”

7The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ himself will send his Angel before you, and you will take from there a wife for my son.

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Cross References

Hebrews 10:39So then, we are not sons who are drawn away to perdition, but we are sons of faith toward the securing of the soul.

Hebrews 11:13All of these passed away, adhering to faith, not having received the promises, yet beholding them from afar and saluting them, and confessing themselves to be sojourners and guests upon the earth.

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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