Genesis 24:59

Translations

Modern

So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.

Traditional

And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.

Literal

And they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and the servant of Abraham and his men.

Latin

Dimiserunt ergo eam, et nutricem illius, servumque Abraham, et comites ejus,

Original

Hebrew

English

So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.

Notes

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 Blessing Symbolic Numbers

Related verses

Genesis 35:8
Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth.
1 Thessalonians 2:5
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
Genesis 24:60
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
Genesis 24:50
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
Numbers 11:12
Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers?
Genesis 24:53
Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.

People

Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people Rebekah: Wife of Isaac; mother of Jacob and Esau

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Deborah Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of Hospitality Isaac Marriage, Marriage Customs Patriarchs, Period of the Rebecca, Rebekah

Topics

Bride: Maids of Deborah: Nurse to Rebecca Marriage: The Bride: Given a Handmaid At Nurse: General Scriptures Concerning Rebekah (Rebecca): Becomes Isaac's Wife Servants: Good: Deborah Servants: Good: Eliezer

Genesis 24:59

Translations?

Original?

Notes?

Related verses?