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He will send his angel ahead of you, and he will see to it that you find a wife there for my son. <a href="/esv/genesis/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. <a href="/bsb/genesis/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there. <a href="/kjv/genesis/24.htm">King James Bible</a> The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/24.htm">New King James Version</a> The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘To your descendants I give this land,’ He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, ‘To your descendants I will give this land’—He will send His angel ahead of you, and you will take a wife for my son from there. <a href="/nasb/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father&#8217s house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, &#8216To your descendants I will give this land,&#8217 He will send His angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, ‘To your descendants I will give this land,’ He will send His angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there. <a href="/lsb/genesis/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Yahweh, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my kin, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, ‘To your seed I will give this land,’ He will send His angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there. <a href="/amp/genesis/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, from the land of my family and my birth, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘To your descendants I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you [to guide you], and you will take a wife from there for my son [and bring her here]. <a href="/csb/genesis/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from my native land, who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘I will give this land to your offspring’ —he will send his angel before you, and you can take a wife for my son from there. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father&#8217s house and from my native land, who spoke to me and swore to me, &#8216I will give this land to your offspring—He will send His angel before you, and you can take a wife for my son from there. <a href="/asv/genesis/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence. <a href="/cev/genesis/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD who rules heaven brought me here from the land where I was born and promised that he would give this land to my descendants forever. When you go back there, the LORD will send his angel ahead of you to help you find a wife for my son. <a href="/erv/genesis/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> The LORD, the God of heaven, that took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and that spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence. <a href="/gwt/genesis/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "The LORD God of heaven took me from my father's home and the land of my family. He spoke to me and swore this oath: 'I will give this land to your descendants.' "God will send his angel ahead of you, and you will get my son a wife from there. <a href="/gnt/genesis/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD, the God of heaven, brought me from the home of my father and from the land of my relatives, and he solemnly promised me that he would give this land to my descendants. He will send his angel before you, so that you can get a wife there for my son. <a href="/isv/genesis/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> "The LORD God of heaven, who brought me from my father's house and from my family's land, who spoke to me and promised me 'I will give this land to your descendants,' will send his angel ahead of you, and you are to acquire a wife for my son from there. <a href="/msb/genesis/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father?s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ?To your offspring I will give this land??He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there. <a href="/net/genesis/24.htm">NET Bible</a> "The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and the land of my relatives, promised me with a solemn oath, 'To your descendants I will give this land.' He will send his angel before you so that you may find a wife for my son from there. <a href="/nheb/genesis/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now the God of heaven, who took me from my father?s household and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ?I will give this land to your offspring? -- he will send his angel before you, and you will get a wife for my son from there. <a href="/wbt/genesis/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, To thy seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence. <a href="/web/genesis/24.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh, the God of heaven—who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, ‘I will give this land to your offspring—he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> YHWH, God of the heavens, who has taken me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, and who has spoken to me, and who has sworn to me, saying, To your seed I give this land, He sends His messenger before you, and you have taken a wife for my son from there; <a href="/ylt/genesis/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Jehovah, God of the heavens, who hath taken me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, and who hath spoken to me, and who hath sworn to me, saying, To thy seed I give this land, He doth send His messenger before thee, and thou hast taken a wife for my son from thence; <a href="/slt/genesis/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Jehovah, God of the heavens, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my birth, and who spake to me, and who sware to me, saying, To thy seed will I give this land: he will send his messenger before thy face, and thou shalt take a wife to my son from thence.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The Lord God of heaven, who took me out of my father's house, and out of my native country, who spoke to me, and swore to me, saying: To thy seed will I give this land: he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The 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. <a href="/nabre/genesis/24.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and the land of my relatives, and who confirmed by oath the promise he made to me, ‘I will give this land to your descendants’—he will send his angel before you, and you will get a wife for my son there. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The LORD God of heaven, who took me from thence, from my father's household and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me, and who made a covenant with me, saying, To your descendants will I give this land; he shall send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife to my son from there. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> LORD JEHOVAH God of Heaven who led me from there, from the house of my father, from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and who made a covenant with me: “To your seed I shall give this land”, he will send His Angel before you and you will take a woman for my son from there.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spoke unto me, and who swore unto me, saying: Unto thy seed will I give this land; He will send His angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence. <a href="/sep/genesis/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> The Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land whence I sprang, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, I will give this land to thee and to thy seed, he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife to my son from thence. <a href="/parallel/genesis/24-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=5224" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/24.htm">A Wife for Isaac</a> …6Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there. 7<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of heaven,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lə·qā·ḥa·nî (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">brought me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">from my father’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: mib·bêṯ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house</a> <a href="/hebrew/4138.htm" title="4138: mō·w·laḏ·tî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Kindred, birth, offspring. From yalad; nativity; by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family.">and my native</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ū·mê·’e·reṣ (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber- (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to me</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘- (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">promised me on oath,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">‘To your offspring</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will give</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land’—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: yiš·laḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">will send</a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: mal·’ā·ḵōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">His angel</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qaḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">so that you can take</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">a wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nî (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">for my son</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">from there.</a> 8And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a> Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” <a href="/genesis/15-7.htm">Genesis 15:7</a> The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.” <a href="/genesis/22-15.htm">Genesis 22:15-18</a> And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time, / saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, / I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. ... <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-5</a> Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, / because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a> And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Exodus 3:6-8</a> Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. / The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a> And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’” <a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a> See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.” <a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Deuteronomy 6:10</a> And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, <a href="/deuteronomy/34-4.htm">Deuteronomy 34:4</a> And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.” <a href="/joshua/1-2.htm">Joshua 1:2-4</a> “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel. / I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses. / Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea. <a href="/nehemiah/9-7.htm">Nehemiah 9:7-8</a> You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham. / You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. <a href="/psalms/105-9.htm">Psalm 105:9-11</a> the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: / “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.” <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8-10</a> “But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend— / I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you. / Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. <a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2-5</a> And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spoke to me, and that swore to me, saying, To your seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife to my son from there.Lord.<a href="/ezra/1-2.htm">Ezra 1:2</a> Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.<a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a> And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.<a href="/jonah/1-9.htm">Jonah 1:9</a> And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.took.<a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-7</a> Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: … which spake.<a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15</a> For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a> In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:<a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a> And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.angel.<a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20-23</a> Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared… <a href="/exodus/33-2.htm">Exodus 33:2</a> And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:<a href="/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8</a> I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/22-15.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/genesis/22-24.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/genesis/20-13.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/genesis/24-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/24-4.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/genesis/11-28.htm">Nativity</a> <a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/genesis/20-1.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/genesis/24-4.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/24-40.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/genesis/24-36.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/genesis/24-23.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/genesis/26-4.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/genesis/24-23.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/24-38.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/genesis/31-13.htm">Nativity</a> <a href="/genesis/24-60.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/genesis/24-9.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/genesis/24-9.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/genesis/26-17.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/genesis/24-15.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 24</div>1. <a href="/genesis/24-1.htm">Abraham swears his servant.</a> 10. <a href="/genesis/24-10.htm">The servant's journey.</a> 12. <a href="/genesis/24-12.htm">His prayer.</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/24-14.htm">His sign.</a> 15. <a href="/genesis/24-15.htm">Rebekah meets him;</a> 18. <a href="/genesis/24-18.htm">fulfils his sign;</a> 22. <a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">receives jewels;</a> 23. <a href="/genesis/24-23.htm">shows her kindred;</a> 25. <a href="/genesis/24-25.htm">and invites him home.</a> 26. <a href="/genesis/24-26.htm">The servant blesses God.</a> 29. <a href="/genesis/24-29.htm">Laban entertains him.</a> 34. <a href="/genesis/24-34.htm">The servant shows his message.</a> 50. <a href="/genesis/24-50.htm">Laban and Bethuel approve it.</a> 58. <a href="/genesis/24-58.htm">Rebekah consents to go, and departs.</a> 62. <a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Isaac meets and marries her.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The title "God of heaven" underscores His authority over all creation, aligning with passages like <a href="/psalms/115-3.htm">Psalm 115:3</a>, which speaks of God's dominion. It reflects the monotheistic belief central to the faith of Abraham and his descendants.who brought me from my father’s house and my native land This refers to God's call to Abraham to leave Ur of the Chaldeans, as recorded in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1</a>. It highlights Abraham's obedience and faith in God's promises. The journey from Ur to Canaan was significant, marking a transition from a life of idolatry to one of covenant relationship with God. This act of leaving symbolizes a break from past ties and a commitment to God's plan.who spoke to me and promised me on oath God's communication with Abraham was direct and personal, establishing a covenant relationship. The promise made on oath signifies the seriousness and unchangeable nature of God's word, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">Hebrews 6:13-18</a>, where God's oath is described as a guarantee of His promises. This covenant is foundational to the narrative of the Israelites.saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’ This promise is central to the Abrahamic Covenant, first articulated in <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> and reiterated throughout Genesis. It establishes the land of Canaan as the inheritance of Abraham's descendants, a theme that recurs throughout the Old Testament. This promise is both a physical and spiritual inheritance, foreshadowing the ultimate fulfillment in the coming of Christ and the establishment of God's kingdom.He will send His angel before you The mention of God's angel indicates divine guidance and protection, a recurring theme in the patriarchal narratives. This angelic presence assures success in the mission, as seen in other instances like <a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20</a>, where God promises to send an angel to lead the Israelites. It reflects God's active involvement in fulfilling His promises.so that you can take a wife for my son from there This task underscores the importance of maintaining the covenant lineage through Isaac, Abraham's son. The choice of a wife from Abraham's own people, rather than the Canaanites, reflects the need to preserve the faith and values of the covenant community. This action prefigures the New Testament teaching on being "unequally yoked" (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a>) and highlights the importance of shared faith in marriage.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Abraham, who guides and fulfills His promises. 2. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> The patriarch who is speaking in this verse, recalling God's promises and guidance. 3. <a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a> Abraham's son, for whom a wife is being sought. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_angel_of_the_lord.htm">The Angel of the LORD</a> A divine messenger sent by God to ensure the success of Abraham's servant's mission. 5. <a href="/topical/a/abraham's_homeland.htm">Abraham's Homeland</a> The land from which Abraham was called by God, representing his past and God's faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a> Abraham's confidence in God's promise serves as a model for believers to trust in God's faithfulness and guidance in their own lives. <a href="/topical/d/divine_guidance.htm">Divine Guidance</a> The sending of God's angel illustrates the importance of seeking and relying on divine guidance in making significant life decisions. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> Abraham's relationship with God is based on a covenant, reminding believers of the importance of maintaining a covenant relationship with God through faith and obedience. <a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a> Abraham's actions are motivated by a desire to secure a godly legacy for his son, encouraging believers to consider the spiritual legacy they are leaving for future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 24</a> <a href="/q/how_are_we_captives_in_your_parade.htm">What are spiritual beings?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_objectivism.htm">What defines a covenant?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_spiritual_beings.htm">Why not cast all your cares on Him?</a> <a href="/q/does_psalm_7_8_contradict_romans_3_10.htm">If Psalm 7:8 claims personal righteousness, does this contradict the broader biblical teaching of universal sinfulness (e.g., Romans 3:10)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/genesis/24-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The LORD, יְהוָ֣ה ׀ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of heaven, הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky who אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that brought me לְקָחַ֜נִי (lə·qā·ḥa·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take from my father’s אָבִי֮ (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father house מִבֵּ֣ית (mib·bêṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house and my native מֽוֹלַדְתִּי֒ (mō·w·laḏ·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4138.htm">Strong's 4138: </a> Nativity, lineage, native country, offspring, family land, וּמֵאֶ֣רֶץ (ū·mê·’e·reṣ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land who וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר (wa·’ă·šer) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that spoke דִּבֶּר־ (dib·ber-) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to me לִ֜י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> and וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר (wa·’ă·šer) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that promised me on oath, נִֽשְׁבַּֽע־ (niš·ba‘-) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear saying, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘To your offspring לְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔ (lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity I will give אֶתֵּ֖ן (’et·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set this הַזֹּ֑את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, land’— הָאָ֣רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land He ה֗וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will send יִשְׁלַ֤ח (yiš·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out His angel מַלְאָכוֹ֙ (mal·’ā·ḵōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> A messenger, of God, an angel before you לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face so that you can take וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ (wə·lā·qaḥ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take a wife אִשָּׁ֛ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female for my son לִבְנִ֖י (liḇ·nî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son from there. מִשָּֽׁם׃ (miš·šām) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/24-7.htm">Genesis 24:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/24-7.htm">Genesis 24:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/24-7.htm">Genesis 24:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/24-7.htm">Genesis 24:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/24-7.htm">Genesis 24:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/24-7.htm">Genesis 24:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/24-7.htm">Genesis 24:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/24-7.htm">Genesis 24:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/24-7.htm">Genesis 24:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/24-7.htm">Genesis 24:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/24-7.htm">OT Law: Genesis 24:7 Yahweh the God of heaven who took (Gen. 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