Genesis 14:24
I will take nothing except compensation for what the young men have eaten. As for the share of the men who went with me– Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre– let them take their share.”
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Referenced Verses
- Gen 14:13 : 13 A fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and Aner.(All these were allied by treaty with Abram.)
- Prov 3:27 : 27 Wisdom Demonstrated in Relationships with People Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help.
- Matt 7:12 : 12 In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.
- Rom 13:7-8 : 7 Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due. 8 Exhortation to Love Neighbors Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
- 1 Cor 9:14-15 : 14 In the same way the Lord commanded those who proclaim the gospel to receive their living by the gospel. 15 But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing these things so that something will be done for me. In fact, it would be better for me to die than– no one will deprive me of my reason for boasting!
- 1 Tim 5:18 : 18 For the scripture says,“Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and,“The worker deserves his pay.”
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- Gen 14:20-234 verses80%
20 Worthy of praise is the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram,“Give me the people and take the possessions for yourself.”
22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom,“I raise my hand to the LORD, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow
23 that I will take nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal. That way you can never say,‘It is I who made Abram rich.’
- Gen 14:11-133 verses73%
11 The four victorious kings took all the possessions and food of Sodom and Gomorrah and left.
12 They also took Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions when they left, for Lot was living in Sodom.
13 A fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and Aner.(All these were allied by treaty with Abram.)
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16 Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now do everything God has told you.”
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5 And let me get a bit of food so that you may refresh yourselves since you have passed by your servant’s home. After that you may be on your way.”“All right,” they replied,“you may do as you say.”
- Gen 24:5-84 verses71%
5 The servant asked him,“What if the woman is not willing to come back with me to this land? Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”
6 “Be careful never to take my son back there!” Abraham told him.
7 “The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and the land of my relatives, promised me with a solemn oath,‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ He will send his angel before you so that you may find a wife for my son from there.
8 But if the woman is not willing to come back with you, you will be free from this oath of mine. But you must not take my son back there!”
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9 Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself now from me. If you go to the left, then I’ll go to the right, but if you go to the right, then I’ll go to the left.”
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19 We have enough straw and grain for our donkeys, and there is enough food and wine for me, your female servant, and the young man who is with your servants. We lack nothing.”
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23 If we do so, won’t their livestock, their property, and all their animals become ours? So let’s consent to their demand, so they will live among us.”
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11 Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!”
- Gen 24:36-372 verses70%
36 My master’s wife Sarah bore a son to him when she was old, and my master has given him everything he owns.
37 My master made me swear an oath. He said,‘You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,
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17 So Abraham secured Ephron’s field in Machpelah, next to Mamre, including the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field and all around its border,
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54 After this, he and the men who were with him ate a meal and stayed there overnight. When they got up in the morning, he said,“Let me leave now so I can return to my master.”
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33 “Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us,‘This is how I will find out if you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for your hungry households and go.
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8 Abraham then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food before them. They ate while he was standing near them under a tree.
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13 that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and rescue us from death.”
14 The men said to her,“If you die, may we die too! If you do not report what we’ve been up to, then, when the LORD hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance to you.”
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35 We kept only the livestock and plunder from the cities for ourselves.
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23 But David said,“No! You shouldn’t do this, my brothers. Look at what the LORD has given us! He has protected us and has delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.
- Gen 24:2-32 verses69%
2 Abraham said to his servant, the senior one in his household who was in charge of everything he had,“Put your hand under my thigh
3 so that I may make you solemnly promise by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.
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33 When food was served, he said,“I will not eat until I have said what I want to say.”“Tell us,” Laban said.
34 “I am the servant of Abraham,” he began.
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5 The sons of Heth answered Abraham,
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28 Sell me food for cash so that I can eat and sell me water to drink. Just allow me to go through on foot,
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2 But Abram said,“O Sovereign LORD, what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus?”
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16 He retrieved all the stolen property. He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, as well as the women and the rest of the people.
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14 I will say to a young woman,‘Please lower your jar so I may drink.’ May the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac reply,‘Drink, and I’ll give your camels water too.’ In this way I will know that you have been faithful to my master.”
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30 He replied,“You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof that I dug this well.”
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27 Now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the servants who follow my lord.
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11 Please take my present that was brought to you, for God has been generous to me and I have all I need.” When Jacob urged him, he took it.