Genesis 24:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: ”

Genesis 24:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Marriage of Isaac 26. קרד qādad , “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh , “bow the body.” 29. לבן lābān , “Laban, white.” In this circumstantial account of the marriage of Isaa...
Genesis 24:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, (a) Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: (a) Which ceremony declared, the servants obedience towards his...
Genesis 24:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 24. At his Master's Command, Abraham's Slave Brings Rebekah to Canaan as a Wife for Isaac. The chapter has generally been assigned to J, but it is probably composite, and has been put toget...
Genesis 24:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

eldest servant. Probably Eleazar of Dan 15:2. thigh. According to the Midrash and ancient Jewish expositors,. Euphemism (App-6) for the organs of generation, as most sacred. According to Ibn E...
Genesis 24:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. And Abraham said unto his eldest servant. Abraham here fulfils the common duty of parents, in laboring for and being solicitous about the choice of a wife for his son: but he looks somewha...
Genesis 24:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 39 MARRIAGE OF ISAAC Genesis 24:2-4 . And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: and I will mak...
Genesis 24:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: Eldest servant - As this eldest servant is stated to have been the r...
Genesis 24:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

His eldest servant— It is generally believed that this was Eliezer, mentioned in ch. Genesis 15:2 . And as the Hebrew word זקן zaken, rendered eldest, signifies a governor, intendant, or stewa...
Genesis 24:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: No JFB commentary on this verse.
Genesis 24:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah A charming picture of patriarchal marriage customs. It is very characteristic of the Primitive source.
Genesis 24:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Unto his eldest servant of his house. — Heb., his servant, the elder of his house. It is the name of an office; and though one holding so confidential a post would be a man of ripe years, yet it...
Genesis 24:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ISAAC'S MARRIAGE Genesis 24:1-67 "Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised."- Proverbs 31:30 . "WHEN a son has attained the age of twen...
Genesis 24:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Wife Sought for Isaac Genesis 24:1-9 It is all-important that the children of God's people should marry only in the Lord. See 1 Corinthians 7:39 . So only can we hope to perpetuate, as Malac...
Genesis 24:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This chapter is complete in itself and is a perfect idyll. Abraham was well stricken in years. Sarah was dead. Isaac, the son of Abraham, was still unmarried. In the interest of the divine program Is...
Genesis 24:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the G...
Genesis 24:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house ,.... To Eliezer his servant, according to the Targum of Jonathan, and as is generally thought; and who may well be called an old servant, and h...
Genesis 24:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: Ver. 2. Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh. ] Either as...
Genesis 24:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

His eldest servant Probably Eliezer of Damascus. Abraham spake of him, sixty years before this, as the steward of his house. He was, therefore, far advanced in years; and he appears, in this chap...
Genesis 24:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ISAAC'S BRIDE FROM HIS FATHER'S FAMILY Only after Sarah has died does Isaac receive a wife. When Israel, after the death of the Lord Jesus, was set aside as the vessel of God's testimony in the wo...
Genesis 24:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Abraham's Charges to His Servant. B. C. 1857. 1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken...
Genesis 24:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

His eldest servant of his house; viz. Eliezer, Genesis 15:2 . This ceremony was used in swearing, as now, so anciently in the eastern parts, as Genesis 47:29 , either as a testimony of subj...
Genesis 24:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house who ruled over all that he had, “Put, I pray you, your hand under my thigh, and I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God...
Genesis 24:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 24:1 . And Abraham was old.] He was now in his hundred and fortieth year. (See ch. Genesis 25:20 .) Genesis 24:2 . Eldest servant of his house. ] Heb. “His servant...
Genesis 24:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Our subject is the value of divine guidance, and we shall, therefore, read two passages of Scripture illustrating the truth which we hope to enforce. Genesis 24:1 . And Abraham was old, and well s...
Genesis 24:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 24:1 . The Lord had blessed Abraham with all the four patriarchal blessings: viz. length of days, a promising issue, vast riches, and victory over his oppressors. Genesis 24:2 . Under...
Genesis 24:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: but thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac Abraham’s pr...
Genesis 24:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 24:1 And Abraham was old and well stricken in age :—literally, [ lone into days (cf. Genesis 18:11 ), being now about 140 ( vide Genesis 25:20 )— and the Lord —Jeho...
Genesis 24:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Preparation for the Journey
Genesis 24:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

eldest. Genesis 15:2 1 Timothy 5:17 ruled. Genesis 24:10 Genesis 39:4-6 Genesis 39:8 Genesis 39:9 Genesis 44:1 Put. Genesis 24:9 Genesis 47:29 1 Chronicles 29:24
Genesis 24:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Seeking a Wife for Isaac Genesis 24:1-26 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A remarkable co-incidence. As the Word of God tells the story of Sarah's death, it tells, also, the story of Rebekah's birth. Ge...
Genesis 24:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

His eldest servant — Probably Eliezer of Damascus, one whose conduct and affection he had had long experience of: he trusted him with this great affair, and not Isaac himself, because he would not...

Genesis 24:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Genesis 24:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Genesis 24:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 24:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 24:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 24:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 24:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 24:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 24:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 24:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 24:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Genesis 24:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 24:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 24:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 24:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 24:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 24:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Genesis 24:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes