Genesis 24:40

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:

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  • Gen 17:1 : 1 ¶ And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I [am] the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
  • Gen 24:7 : 7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
  • Gen 5:22 : 22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
  • Gen 5:24 : 24 And Enoch walked with God: and he [was] not; for God took him.
  • Exod 23:20 : 20 ¶ Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
  • Ps 16:8 : 8 ¶ I have set the LORD always before me: because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
  • Ps 91:11 : 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
  • Dan 3:28 : 28 ¶ [Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
  • Rev 22:8 : 8 And I John saw these things, and heard [them]. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
  • Rev 22:16 : 16 ‹I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David,› [and] ‹the bright and morning star.›
  • Exod 33:2 : 2 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
  • 1 Kgs 2:3 : 3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
  • 1 Kgs 8:23 : 23 And he said, LORD God of Israel, [there is] no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
  • 2 Kgs 20:3 : 3 I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done [that which is] good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
  • Ps 1:3 : 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
  • Gen 6:9 : 9 These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man [and] perfect in his generations, [and] Noah walked with God.
  • Gen 48:15 : 15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 24:3-8
    6 verses
    89%

    3And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

    4But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

    5And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

    6And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

    7The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

    8And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

  • Gen 24:36-39
    4 verses
    85%

    36And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.

    37And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

    38But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

    39And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

  • Gen 24:41-45
    5 verses
    84%

    41Then shalt thou be clear from [this] my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee [one], thou shalt be clear from my oath.

    42And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

    43Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw [water], and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

    44And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: [let] the same [be] the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son.

    45And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew [water]: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

  • Gen 24:48-51
    4 verses
    79%

    48And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.

    49And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.

    50Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

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

  • Gen 24:12-15
    4 verses
    78%

    12And 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.

    13Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:

    14And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

    15And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

  • Gen 24:27-28
    2 verses
    77%

    27And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I [being] in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.

    28And the damsel ran, and told [them of] her mother's house these things.

  • Gen 24:56
    75%

    56And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

  • Gen 28:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.

    3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

  • Gen 24:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    23And said, Whose daughter [art] thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room [in] thy father's house for us to lodge in?

    24And she said unto him, I [am] the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

  • Gen 44:34
    74%

    34For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad [be] not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.

  • Gen 20:13
    73%

    13And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This [is] thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He [is] my brother.

  • Gen 24:58
    73%

    58And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

  • Gen 28:15
    72%

    15And, behold, I [am] with thee, and will keep thee in all [places] whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done [that] which I have spoken to thee of.

  • Gen 24:34
    72%

    34And he said, I [am] Abraham's servant.

  • Gen 24:31
    72%

    31And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

  • Gen 33:12
    72%

    12And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.

  • Gen 30:30
    72%

    30For [it was] little which thou hadst before I [came], and it is [now] increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

  • Gen 26:24
    72%

    24And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I [am] the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I [am] with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

  • Gen 26:3
    72%

    3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

  • Gen 31:3
    72%

    3And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.