Tree of Life Version
Genesis 24:1
1Now Abraham was old, advanced in years, and Adonai blessed Abraham in everything.
Genesis 24:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
- New International Version (NIV)Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
Context of Genesis 24:1
Now Abraham was old, advanced in years, and Adonai blessed Abraham in everything. 2Then Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household who managed everything that belonged to him, “Now put your hand under my thigh, 3so that I may make you take an oath by Adonai, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from among the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling.
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וְאַבְרָהָ֣ם זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּיָּמִ֑ים וַֽיהוָ֛ה בֵּרַ֥ךְ אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֖ם בַּכֹּֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Genesis 24:1
- Genesis 18:11Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years—Sarah had stopped having the way of women.
- Genesis 21:5Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac his son was born to him.
- Genesis 25:20Isaac was 40 years old when he took for himself Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife.
- 1 Kings 1:1Now King David was old, advanced in years. Though they covered him with clothes, he could not keep warm.
- Luke 1:7But they were childless, because Elizabeth was barren and both of them were elderly.
- Genesis 24:35Adonai has blessed my master very much so that he has become great, and He has given to him flocks of sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male slaves and female slaves, camels and donkeys.
- Genesis 12:2My heart’s desire is to make you into a great nation, to bless you, to make your name great so that you may be a blessing.
- Genesis 13:2Now Abram was very rich in livestock, silver and gold.
- Genesis 49:25from the God of your father who helps you, and Shaddai who blesses you, with blessings of heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of breasts and womb.
- Psalms 112:1Halleluyah! Happy is the man who fears Adonai, who delights greatly in His mitzvot.
- Proverbs 10:22The blessing of Adonai brings wealth and He adds no trouble with it.
- Isaiah 51:2Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you. For when I called him, he was but one, then I blessed him and multiplied him.”
- Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
- Galatians 3:9So then, the faithful are blessed along with Abraham, the faithful one.
- Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Messiah.
- 1 Timothy 4:8For physical exercise has some benefit; but godliness is beneficial for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the one to come.
Commentaries on Genesis 24:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And Abraham was old - He was now about one hundred and forty years of age, and consequently Isaac was forty, being born when his father was one hundred years old. See Genesis 21:5; Genesis 25:20.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-67Verses 1-67 - 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 Isaac, we have a beautiful picture of ancient manners in the East, the living original of which the present customs of that cradle of mankind are a striking copy. Genesis 24:1-9 Abraham binds the chief servant of his house to seek a wife for his son Isaac among his kindred…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Abraham's care for Isaac's marriage. (1-9) The journey of Abraham's servant to Mesopotamia, His meeting with Rebekah. (10-28) Rebekah and her relatives consent to her marriage. (29-53) The happy meeting and marriage of Isaac and rebekah. (54-67) Verses 1-9 The effect of good example, good teaching, and the worship of God in a family, will generally appear in the piety, faithfulness, prudence, and affection of the servants. To live in such families, or to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9Trusting in the Lord's promise, Abraham had his main servant promise to find a wife for Isaac (probably Eliezer, 15:2). Abraham told his servant to return to his relatives in his homeland, 724 kilometers away (about 450 miles). Abraham was faithful to the covenant by planning for Isaac's future.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91. And Abraham was old ... take a wife--His anxiety to see his son married was natural to his position as a pastoral chief interested in preserving the honor of his tribe, and still more as a patriarch who had regard to the divine promise of a numerous posterity.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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