Genesis 24:7
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The Lord God of heaven, which took from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred,.... Jarchi distinguishes…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 24:1-67
- The Marriage of Isaac 26. קרד qādad, “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh, “bow the body.” 29. לבן lābān, “Laban,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The Lord God, etc. - He expresses the strongest confidence in God, that the great designs for which he had brought him…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 24:1-9
Three things we may observe here concerning Abraham: -
I. The care he took of a good son, to get him married, well…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the God of heaven The LXX adds "and the God of the earth," from Gen 24:24. The phrase "the God of heaven" occurs in Ezr…
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