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So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother&#8217s death. <a href="/nlt/genesis/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> And Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah’s tent, and she became his wife. He loved her deeply, and she was a special comfort to him after the death of his mother. <a href="/esv/genesis/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. <a href="/bsb/genesis/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death. <a href="/kjv/genesis/24.htm">King James Bible</a> And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/24.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent; and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her; so Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. <a href="/nasb/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah&#8217s tent, and he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her; thus Isaac was comforted after his mother&#8217s death. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and he took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her; thus Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. <a href="/lsb/genesis/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. Thus, Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. <a href="/amp/genesis/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and he took Rebekah [in marriage], and she became his wife, and he loved her; therefore Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. <a href="/csb/genesis/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah to be his wife. Isaac loved her, and he was comforted after his mother’s death. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah to be his wife. Isaac loved her, and he was comforted after his mother&#8217s death. <a href="/asv/genesis/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. <a href="/cev/genesis/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Isaac took Rebekah into the tent where his mother had lived before she died, and Rebekah became his wife. He loved her and was comforted over the loss of his mother. <a href="/erv/genesis/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. <a href="/gwt/genesis/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Isaac took her into his mother Sarah's tent. He married Rebekah. She became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. <a href="/gnt/genesis/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then Isaac brought Rebecca into the tent that his mother Sarah had lived in, and she became his wife. Isaac loved Rebecca, and so he was comforted for the loss of his mother. <a href="/isv/genesis/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> Later, Isaac brought Rebekah into the tent that had belonged to his mother Sarah and married her. Isaac loved her, and that's how he was comforted following the loss of his mother. <a href="/msb/genesis/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother?s death. <a href="/net/genesis/24.htm">NET Bible</a> Then Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah's tent. He took her as his wife and loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. <a href="/nheb/genesis/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah?s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. And he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother?s death. <a href="/wbt/genesis/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. <a href="/web/genesis/24.htm">World English Bible</a> Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Isaac brings her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he takes Rebekah, and she becomes his wife, and he loves her, and Isaac is comforted after [the death of] his mother. <a href="/ylt/genesis/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Isaac bringeth her in unto the tent of Sarah his mother, and he taketh Rebekah, and she becometh his wife, and he loveth her, and Isaac is comforted after the death of his mother. <a href="/slt/genesis/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Isaak will come into Sarah's his mother's tent, and will take Rebekah and she will be to him for a wife; and he will love her: and Isaak will be comforted after that for his mother.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Who brought her into the tent of Sara his mother, and took her to wife: and he loved her so much, that it moderated the sorrow which was occasioned by his mother's death. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he led her into the tent of Sarah his mother, and he accepted her as wife. And he loved her so very much, that it tempered the sorrow which befell him at his mother’s death. <a href="/nabre/genesis/24.htm">New American Bible</a> Then Isaac brought Rebekah into the tent of his mother Sarah. He took Rebekah as his wife. Isaac loved her and found solace after the death of his mother. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent. He took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Isaaq brought her to the tent of Sara his mother, and he took Raphqa, and she was his wife, and he loved her and Isaaq was comforted after his mother had died. <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her. And Isaac was comforted for his mother. <a href="/sep/genesis/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Isaac went into the house of his mother, and took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted for Sarrha his mother. <a href="/parallel/genesis/24-67.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=5746" 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">Isaac Marries Rebekah</a> …66Then the servant told Isaac all that he had done. 67<a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">And Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·ḇi·’e·hā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: hā·’ō·hĕ·lāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">her into the tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">of his mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/8283.htm" title="8283: śā·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- Princess, a wife of Abraham. The same as sarah; Sarah, Abraham's wife.">Sarah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and took</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/7259.htm" title="7259: riḇ·qāh (N-proper-fs) -- Wife of Isaac. From an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock; fettering; Ribkah, the wife of Isaac.">Rebekah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wat·tə·hî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">his</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: lə·’iš·šāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wife.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">And Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: way·ye·’ĕ·hā·ḇe·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">loved her</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: way·yin·nā·ḥêm (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">and was comforted</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">his mother’s death.</a> <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/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a> For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. <a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm">Ephesians 5:31-33</a> “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” / This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church. / Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. <a href="/proverbs/18-22.htm">Proverbs 18:22</a> He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-2.htm">1 Corinthians 7:2-3</a> But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. / The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. <a href="/ruth/4-13.htm">Ruth 4:13</a> So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. <a href="/1_peter/3-7.htm">1 Peter 3:7</a> Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. <a href="/songs/4-9.htm">Song of Solomon 4:9-10</a> You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck. / How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices. <a href="/matthew/19-5.htm">Matthew 19:5-6</a> and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” <a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm">1 Timothy 5:14</a> So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander. <a href="/colossians/3-18.htm">Colossians 3:18-19</a> Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. / Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-11.htm">1 Corinthians 11:11-12</a> In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. / For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God. <a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a> Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-4.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:4</a> each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, <a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Malachi 2:14-15</a> Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. / Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. <a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">1 Corinthians 13:4-7</a> Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. / Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.his mother.<a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6,9,10</a> And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth… <a href="/songs/8-2.htm">Song of Solomon 8:2</a> I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.<a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Isaiah 54:1-5</a> Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD… Sarah's tent.and took.<a href="/genesis/2-22.htm">Genesis 2:22-24</a> And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man… <a href="/2_corinthians/11-1.htm">2 Corinthians 11:1,2</a> Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me… <a href="/ephesians/5-22.htm">Ephesians 5:22-33</a> Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord… comforted.<a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35</a> And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.<a href="/genesis/38-12.htm">Genesis 38:12</a> And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13,15</a> But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-7.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/24-40.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/genesis/24-66.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/jude/1-20.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Loveth</a> <a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Married</a> <a href="/genesis/24-60.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/genesis/24-28.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/genesis/24-64.htm">Rebecca</a> <a href="/genesis/24-64.htm">Rebekah</a> <a href="/genesis/24-36.htm">Sarah</a> <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Sarah's</a> <a href="/genesis/18-11.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/genesis/24-51.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/26-15.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/genesis/25-5.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/judges/16-4.htm">Loveth</a> <a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Married</a> <a href="/genesis/25-2.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/genesis/27-29.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Rebecca</a> <a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Rebekah</a> <a href="/genesis/25-10.htm">Sarah</a> <a href="/genesis/25-12.htm">Sarah's</a> <a href="/genesis/26-17.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/genesis/25-1.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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah This phrase signifies the transfer of matriarchal authority and the continuation of the family lineage. The tent of Sarah represents the household and the legacy of Abraham's family. Sarah, as the first matriarch, held a significant role, and her tent symbolizes the nurturing and leadership responsibilities now passed to Rebekah. This act also signifies the acceptance of Rebekah into the family, highlighting the importance of family continuity in the Abrahamic covenant. The tent is a symbol of domestic life and the private sphere, where family and faith are nurtured.and took Rebekah as his wife. The taking of Rebekah as his wife marks the formalization of the marriage covenant. In ancient Near Eastern culture, marriage was a covenantal act that involved not just the individuals but their families and communities. This union fulfills Abraham's servant's mission to find a suitable wife for Isaac from his own kin, ensuring the purity and continuation of the covenantal line. The marriage of Isaac and Rebekah is a pivotal moment in the Genesis narrative, as it ensures the continuation of God's promises to Abraham through his descendants.And Isaac loved her This expression of love is significant in the biblical narrative, as it highlights the emotional and relational aspect of marriage, which is not always explicitly mentioned in ancient texts. Isaac's love for Rebekah sets a precedent for marital relationships based on affection and mutual respect. This love can be seen as a reflection of God's love for His people, a theme that runs throughout Scripture. The love between Isaac and Rebekah also prefigures the love Christ has for the Church, as described in <a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25</a>.and was comforted after his mother’s death. The comfort Isaac finds in Rebekah after Sarah's death underscores the role of marriage as a source of companionship and solace. Sarah's death left a void in Isaac's life, and Rebekah's presence brings healing and continuity. This reflects the biblical principle that marriage is designed to provide support and companionship, as seen in <a href="/genesis/2-18.htm">Genesis 2:18</a>, where God declares it is not good for man to be alone. The comfort Isaac receives can also be seen as a type of the comfort believers find in Christ, who provides solace and peace in times of loss and transition.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a> The son of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac is a key patriarch in the lineage of Israel. In this verse, he takes Rebekah as his wife, signifying the continuation of God's covenant promise through Abraham's descendants. 2. <a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a> The wife of Isaac, chosen by Abraham's servant as a suitable partner for Isaac. Her introduction into Isaac's life brings comfort and love, marking the beginning of a new family unit. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sarah.htm">Sarah</a> Isaac's mother, whose death left a void in Isaac's life. Her tent symbolizes her presence and legacy, and Rebekah's entry into it signifies her taking on the role of matriarch. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_sarah.htm">The Tent of Sarah</a> Represents the household and legacy of Sarah. Bringing Rebekah into this tent signifies the continuation of Sarah's role and the establishment of a new family. 5. <a href="/topical/m/marriage.htm">Marriage</a> The event of Isaac taking Rebekah as his wife is central to this verse, highlighting the importance of marriage in God's plan for family and covenant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_marriage_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Marriage in God's Plan</a> Marriage is a divine institution designed to fulfill God's purposes, including companionship, love, and the continuation of His covenant promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_love_and_comfort_in_relationships.htm">The Importance of Love and Comfort in Relationships</a> Isaac's love for Rebekah and the comfort he finds in her presence highlight the emotional and spiritual support that marriage provides. <a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_continuation_of_faith.htm">Legacy and Continuation of Faith</a> Rebekah entering Sarah's tent symbolizes the continuation of faith and family legacy, reminding us of the importance of passing down spiritual heritage. <a href="/topical/h/healing_from_loss_through_new_beginnings.htm">Healing from Loss through New Beginnings</a> Isaac's comfort after his mother's death through his marriage to Rebekah illustrates how God can bring healing and new beginnings after loss.<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/who_is_rebekah_in_the_bible.htm">Who is Rebekah in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_arranged_marriages.htm">What does the Bible say about arranged marriages?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_child_marriage.htm">What does the Bible say about child marriage?</a> <a href="/q/does_the_bible_mention_preaching_plagiarism.htm">What is the significance of Beer Lahai Roi?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(67) Sarah's tent.--So Leah and Rachel had each her own tent (<a href="/genesis/31-33.htm" title="And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.">Genesis 31:33</a>; but see on <a href="/genesis/24-28.htm" title="And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.">Genesis 24:28</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 67. - And Isaac - receiving an account (ver. 66) from his father's faithful ambassador of all things that he had done - brought her into his mother Sarah's tent (which must have been removed from Hebron as a precious relic of the family, if by this time they had changed their abode), and took Rebekah, and she became his wife - the primitive marriage ceremony consisting solely of a taking before witnesses (vide <a href="/ruth/4-13.htm">Ruth 4:13</a>). And he loved her. And he had every reason; for, besides being beautiful and kindly and pious, she had for his sake performed a heroic act of self-sacrifice, and, better still, had been both selected for and bestowed upon him by his own and his father's God. And Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. Literally, after his mother; the word death not being in the original, "as if the Holy Spirit would not conclude this beautiful and joyful narrative with a note of sorrow" (Wordsworth). <a href="/commentaries/genesis/24-67.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And Isaac יִצְחָ֗ק (yiṣ·ḥāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah brought וַיְבִאֶ֣הָ (way·ḇi·’e·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go her into the tent הָאֹ֙הֱלָה֙ (hā·’ō·hĕ·lāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent of his mother אִמּ֔וֹ (’im·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) Sarah שָׂרָ֣ה (śā·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8283.htm">Strong's 8283: </a> Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham and took וַיִּקַּ֧ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take Rebekah רִבְקָ֛ה (riḇ·qāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7259.htm">Strong's 7259: </a> Rebekah -- wife of Isaac as וַתְּהִי־ (wat·tə·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be his wife. לְאִשָּׁ֖ה (lə·’iš·šāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female And Isaac יִצְחָ֖ק (yiṣ·ḥāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah loved her וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֑הָ (way·ye·’ĕ·hā·ḇe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> To have affection f and was comforted וַיִּנָּחֵ֥ם (way·yin·nā·ḥêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge after אַחֲרֵ֥י (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part his mother’s death. אִמּֽוֹ׃ (’im·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/24-67.htm">OT Law: Genesis 24:67 Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's (Gen. 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