Genesis 24:5
“What if the woman refuses to come back with me to this country?” the servant asked. “Should I take your son back to the country you came from?”
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4Instead, go to my homeland where my relatives live, and find a wife there for my son Isaac.”
6“No, you mustn't take my son back there,” Abraham replied.
Cross References
Genesis 24:58They called Rebekah in and asked her, “Do you want to go with this man now?” “Yes, I'll go,” she replied.
Exodus 20:7You must not use the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way, for the Lord will not forgive anyone who uses his name in a wrong way.
Jeremiah 4:2and if when you make your vows, you do so only to me, sincerely, truly, and honestly, then the nations will be blessed by me, and they will praise me.
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 →