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Genesis 24:51

Genesis 24:51
Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he said unto them, hinder me not,.... Do not detain me, let me set forward on my journey:

seeing, the Lord hath prospered my way; succeeded him in what he came about; and by his being succeeded…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 24:1-67

- 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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 24:29-53

We have here the making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah. It is related very largely and particularly, even to the minute circumstances, which, we should think, might have been spared,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

take … and go The betrothal is thus summarily settled. The bride is not consulted!

as the Lord hath spoken Referring to the manner in which the will Jehovah had evidently been made known. Events, not…

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