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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.

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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.
well stricken in age.
Heb. gone into days.
blessed.
Gen. 24:35• 35And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses. (Gen. 24:35)
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Gen. 12:2• 2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will 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• 25Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: (Gen. 49:25)
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Psa. 112:1‑3• 1Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
2His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
3Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
(Psa. 112:1‑3)
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Prov. 10:22• 22The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. (Prov. 10:22)
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Isa. 51:2• 2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased 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 then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. (Gal. 3:9)
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Eph. 1:3• 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: (Eph. 1:3)
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1 Tim. 4:8• 8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is 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.