And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
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Gill's Exposition
And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham,.... He does not call the Lord his God, though no doubt he was, since he appears throughout the whole to be a good man; but the God of Abraham, because God…
- 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…
Adam Clarke
And he said, O Lord God, etc. - "The conduct of this servant," says Dr. Dodd, "appears no less pious than rational. By supplicating for a sign, he acknowledges God to be the great superintendent and…
Abraham's servant now begins to make a figure in this story; and, though he is not named, yet much is here recorded to his honour, and for an example to all servants, who shall be honoured if, by…
Cambridge Bible
O Lord, the God of my master Referring to Gen 24:24. The servant, though possibly (Gen 15:2) a native of Damascus, worships the God of Abraham; cf. Gen 24:24.
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