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Genesis 24

Gen. 24:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Abraham
'Abraham (Hebrew #85)
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram
KJV usage: Abraham.
Pronounce: ab-raw-hawm'
Origin: contracted from 1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous)
was old
zaqen (Hebrew #2204)
to be old
KJV usage: aged man, be (wax) old (man).
Pronounce: zaw-kane'
Origin: a primitive root
, and κwell stricken
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
in age
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
: and the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
had blessed
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
z Abraham
'Abraham (Hebrew #85)
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram
KJV usage: Abraham.
Pronounce: ab-raw-hawm'
Origin: contracted from 1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous)
in all things.
κ
gone into days.
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Gen. 24:35• 35And Jehovah has blessed my master greatly, and he is become great; and he has given him sheep and cattle, and silver and gold, and bondmen and bondwomen, and camels and asses. (Gen. 24:35)
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Gen. 13:2• 2And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. (Gen. 13:2)
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Psa. 112:1‑3• 1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
 2His seed shall be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
 3Wealth and riches shall be in his house; and his righteousness abideth for ever. (Psa. 112:1‑3)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-9:  Abraham swears his servant.
10-11:  The servant's journey.
12-13:  His prayer.
14:  His sign.
15-17:  Rebekah meets him;
18-21:  fulfils his sign;
22:  receives jewels;
23-24:  shows her kindred;
25:  and invites him home.
26-28:  The servant blesses God.
29-33:  Laban entertains him.
34-49:  The servant shows his message.
50-57:  Laban and Bethuel approve it.
58-61:  Rebekah consents to go, and departs.
62-67:  Isaac meets and marries her.
was old.
Gen. 18:11• 11Now Abraham and Sarah were old and advanced in age: it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. (Gen. 18:11)
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Gen. 21:5• 5And Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. (Gen. 21:5)
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Gen. 25:20• 20And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebecca as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian. (Gen. 25:20)
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1 Kings 1:1• 1And king David was old and advanced in age; and they covered him with clothes, but he obtained no warmth. (1 Kings 1:1)
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Luke 1:7• 7And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years. (Luke 1:7)
well stricken in age.
Heb. gone into days.
blessed.
Gen. 24:35• 35And Jehovah has blessed my master greatly, and he is become great; and he has given him sheep and cattle, and silver and gold, and bondmen and bondwomen, and camels and asses. (Gen. 24:35)
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Gen. 12:2• 2And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing. (Gen. 12:2)
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Gen. 13:2• 2And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. (Gen. 13:2)
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Gen. 49:25• 25From the *God of thy father, and he will help thee; And from the Almighty, and he will bless thee--With blessings of heaven from above, With blessings of the deep that lieth under, With blessings of the breast and of the womb. (Gen. 49:25)
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Psa. 112:1‑3• 1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
 2His seed shall be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
 3Wealth and riches shall be in his house; and his righteousness abideth for ever. (Psa. 112:1‑3)
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Prov. 10:22• 22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow to it. (Prov. 10:22)
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Isa. 51:2• 2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bore you; for I called him when he was alone, and blessed him, and multiplied him. (Isa. 51:2)
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Matt. 6:33• 33But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matt. 6:33)
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Gal. 3:9• 9So that they who are on the principle of faith are blessed with believing Abraham. (Gal. 3:9)
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Eph. 1:3• 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ; (Eph. 1:3)
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1 Tim. 4:8• 8for bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for everything, having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come. (1 Tim. 4:8)
• The connection of this chapter, with the two which precede it, is worthy of notice. In chapter 22 the son is offered up; in chapter 23 Sarah is laid aside; and in chapter 24 the servant is sent forth to procure a bride for him who had been, as it were, received from the dead in a figure. This connection, in a very striking manner, coincides with the order of events connected with the calling out of the Church. (“Genesis 24” by C.H. Mackintosh)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Abraham was old, and advanced in age; and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.