Genesis 24:47

Then I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said Daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom, Milcah, bare to him,—Then put I the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.

In Context

46So she hastened and lowered her pitcher from off her, and said. Drink! and to thy camels also, will I give to drink,—So I drank and the camels also, she let drink.

48and bowed my head and bent myself down unto Yahweh,—and I blessed Yahweh God of my lord Abraham, who had led me in a way of faithfulness, to take the daughter of the brother of my lord for his son.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:53Then the servant brought forth jewels of silver and jewels of gold and raiment, and gave unto Rebekah,—and precious things, gave he to her brother and to her mother.

Psalms 45:13All glorious—the daughter of a king [sitteth] within, Brocades, wrought with gold, [are] her clothing!

Isaiah 62:3Then shalt thou become—A crown of adorning, in the hand of Yahweh, and A royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

Ephesians 5:26That, her, he might sanctify, having purified [her] with the bath of water, in declaration,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:30-54

Abraham's Servant Entertained by Laban; Errand of Abraham's Servant. ( b. c. 1857.) 29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well. 31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord ; wherefore standest thou without?… Read the whole commentary →

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