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Genesis 24

Genesis 24:23

Rebekah Is Chosen · Genesis 24:15–61
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Translations

Modern
“Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
Traditional
And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
Literal
And he said, “Whose daughter are you? Tell me, please. Is there a place in the house of your father for us to lodge?”
Latin
Dixitque ad eam: Cujus es filia? indica mihi, est in domo patris tui locus ad manendum?

Original

Hebrew
English
“Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”

Notes

Genesis 24:23–24

God guided the servant to Abraham's relatives.

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 Symbolic Numbers

Glossary

Bethuel (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Family Life and Relations Genesis, Book of Hospitality Isaac Jewelry, Jewels Laban (Person) Milcah Miracle Nahor (Person) Patriarchs, Period of the Rebecca, Rebekah

Topics

Answers To Prayer: Abraham's Servant Prayer: Answered: Abraham's Servant, for Guidance Rebekah (Rebecca): Becomes Isaac's Wife Servants: Good: Eliezer