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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 hath blessed my master greatly, and he is become great; and he hath 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• 1Praise ye Jah.{HR}Blessed [is] the man fearing Jehovah,{HR}In his commandments delighting greatly.
 2Mighty on the earth shall be his seed;{HR}The generation of the upright shall be blessed.
 3Wealth and riches [shall be] in his house,{HR}And his righteousness standeth forever. (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 an hundred years old when his son Isaac was born unto him. (Gen. 21:5)
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Gen. 25:20• 20And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebecca as wife, daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-Aram, 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 Elisabeth 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 hath blessed my master greatly, and he is become great; and he hath 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 I will bless thee, and make thy name great, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (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, he will help thee, and from the Almighty, he will bless thee, with blessings of heaven above, with blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath, with blessings of the breast and of the womb. (Gen. 49:25)
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Psa. 112:1‑3• 1Praise ye Jah.{HR}Blessed [is] the man fearing Jehovah,{HR}In his commandments delighting greatly.
 2Mighty on the earth shall be his seed;{HR}The generation of the upright shall be blessed.
 3Wealth and riches [shall be] in his house,{HR}And his righteousness standeth forever. (Psa. 112:1‑3)
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Prov. 10:22• 22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich,{HR}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] bare you: for when he was alone I called him, and blessed him, and made him many. (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 to you. (Matt. 6:33)
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Gal. 3:9• 9So that they that are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham. (Gal. 3:9)
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Eph. 1:3• 3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ that blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] 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 all things, having promise of life that is now 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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