Genesis 24:5
The servant said to him, “What if the woman is not willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?”
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4But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac [Laughter].”
6Abraham [Father of a multitude] said to him, “Beware that you don’t bring my son there again.
Cross References
Genesis 24:58They called Rebekah [Securely bound], and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
Exodus 20:7+ 20:7. Ex 20:7; Deut 5:11 (Ex 20:5-7) (#3.189): T. Not take or use the name of Yahweh your God in vain / R. Not to take an oath in vain Reason: For Adonai will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain T. Example: Blasphemy: idolaters, manifesting disrespect towards God, and insulting His chosen leaders Note: Hebrew Language: Nakav ·blaspheme· not only signifies to curse, or blaspheme, but also to express, or distinguish by name, to invoke a name R. Example: Blasphemy goes beyond pronouncing the divine name, especially in an inappropriate context ( Sanhedrin 7:5) / R. Example: Judaism views blasphemy as: using God’s name when swearing, using God’s name to call as a witness for truth when lying, or by joining God’s name to inappropriate or unacceptable actions or objects (The Nine Commands, Freedman, p47-49) Note: This name, the Tetragrammaton ·four letters·, is sacred and, with one exception, is never pronounced. When the Temple stood, on Yom Kippur ·Day of Atonement·, the Cohen Gadol ·High Priest· would pronounce the Name in a sacred ceremony Consider: The Greek word Tetragrammaton is not used in the Bible, but the Hebrew name it represents, YHVH or Yahweh, is used 5,410 total times in the Old Covenant. Total times in Torah 1,419 (Genesis 153 times, Exodus 364, Leviticus 285, Numbers 387, Deuteronomy 230); Total times in Prophets 2,696; Total times in Writings 1,295 R. Note: In Judaism there are multiple sacred and specific names for God, these names are designated by how many letters each name has. These names are sacred and should not be used lightly. Yah 3, Ha-Shem [The Name] which refers to YHVH 4, Shem ha-Meforash [Name The Distinguished] 12, Shem ha-Meyuḥad [Name The Extraordinary] 42, Shem Vayisa Vayet 72; word for word translation of the 72 is Shem [Name] Vayisa [Raised] Vayet [Stretched out / Turned]. Remember to always show respect when using God’s names “You shall not use את the name of Yahweh your God worthlessly, for Adonai will not hold him guiltless את who takes את his name in vain.
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 →