Genesis 24:10

And he took ten camels of his master's herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forth and went on to Mesopotamia to the city of Nachor.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

9The servant therefore put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and swore to him upon this word.

11And when he had made the camels lie down without the town near a well of water in Evening, at the time when women were wont to come out to draw water, he said:

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Cross References

Genesis 11:26And Thare lived seventy years, and begot Abram, and Nachor, and Aran.

Genesis 22:20After these things, it was told Abraham that Melcha also had borne children to Nachor his brother.

Genesis 27:43Now therefore, my son, hear my voice: arise and flee to Laban my brother to Haran:

Genesis 29:4And he said to the shepherds: Brethren, whence are you? They answered: Of Haran.

Genesis 39:8Neither knew he any other thing, but the bread which he ate. And Joseph was of a beautiful countenance, and comely to behold.

Deuteronomy 23:4Because they would not meet you with bread and water in the way, when you came out of Egypt: hand because they hired against thee Balaam, the son of Beer, from Mesopotamia in Syria, to curse thee.

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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