Genesis 24:10

Translations

Modern

Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.

Traditional

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

Literal

And the servant took ten camels from the camels of his lord, and he went—with all the goods of his lord in his hand—and he arose and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.

Latin

Tulitque decem camelos de grege domini sui, et abiit, ex omnibus bonis ejus portans secum, profectusque perrexit in Mesopotamiam ad urbem Nachor.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.

Notes

Genesis 24:10

Aram-naharaim means "Aram of the two rivers." It was also known as Paddan-aram, which means "the field of Aram" (compare 25:20).

The journey took two weeks each way. So, the servant took 10 of his master’s camels and departed with all kinds of gifts (24:22, 53).

Genesis 24:10–27

The servant obeyed his master’s instructions and trusted God to lead him to the right woman.

Genesis 24:10–60

The servant faithfully completed his mission. God showed his faithful covenant love to Abraham's family by bringing all these details together. God was working quietly through these events to carry out his will through people who acted responsibly and in faith.

Genesis 24:1–67

Isaac's marriage to Rebekah made it certain that God's plan would continue for the next generation. God showed his covenant faithfulness by working through his faithful people (24:12, 27, 49).

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham Rebekah God Works through Prayer Symbolic Numbers

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1 Chronicles 19:6
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
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Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.
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People

Nahor: Son of Terah, Abraham's brother; father of Bethuel

Places

Mesopotamia: The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Glossary

Aram-Naharaim Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of Haran (Place) Isaac Mesopotamia Nahor (Person) Nahor (Place) Paddan, Paddan-Aram Patriarchs, Period of the Rebecca, Rebekah

Topics

Camel: Uses of for Carrying Burdens Camel: Uses of for Riding Mesopotamia: Nahor Lived In Servants: Good: Eliezer Servants: when Good: Deserve the Confidence of Their Masters Syria: During the Time of Abraham It Seems to Have Embraced the Region Between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River

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