Genesis 24:38
but you must go to the family of my father and to my relatives to find a wife for my son.’
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Referenced Verses
- Gen 24:4 : 4 You must go instead to my country and to my relatives to find a wife for my son Isaac.”
- Gen 31:19 : 19 While Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols that belonged to her father.
- Gen 12:1 : 1 The Obedience of Abram Now the LORD said to Abram,“Go out from your country, your relatives, and your father’s household to the land that I will show you.
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- Gen 24:2-87 verses92%
2Abraham said to his servant, the senior one in his household who was in charge of everything he had,“Put your hand under my thigh
3so 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.
4You must go instead to my country and to my relatives to find a wife for my son Isaac.”
5The 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.
8But 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!”
- Gen 24:36-372 verses87%
36My master’s wife Sarah bore a son to him when she was old, and my master has given him everything he owns.
37My 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,
- Gen 24:39-446 verses85%
39But I said to my master,‘What if the woman does not want to go with me?’
40He answered,‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you. He will make your journey a success and you will find a wife for my son from among my relatives, from my father’s family.
41You will be free from your oath if you go to my relatives and they will not give her to you. Then you will be free from your oath.’
42When I came to the spring today, I prayed,‘O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if you have decided to make my journey successful, may events unfold as follows:
43Here I am, standing by the spring. When the young woman goes out to draw water, I’ll say,“Please give me a little water to drink from your jug.”
44Then she will reply to me,“Drink, and I’ll draw water for your camels too.” May that woman be the one whom the LORD has chosen for my master’s son.’
- Gen 28:1-33 verses83%
1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him,“You must not marry a Canaanite woman!
2Leave immediately for Paddan Aram! Go to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father, and find yourself a wife there, among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.
3May the Sovereign God bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants! Then you will become a large nation.
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51Rebekah stands here before you. Take her and go so that she may become the wife of your master’s son, just as the LORD has decided.”
- Gen 24:48-492 verses78%
48Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD. I praised the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me on the right path to find the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
49Now, if you will show faithful love to my master, tell me. But if not, tell me as well, so that I may go on my way.”
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58So they called Rebekah and asked her,“Do you want to go with this man?” She replied,“I want to go.”
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19Why did you say,‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to be my wife? Now, here is your wife. Take her and go!”
- Gen 24:14-152 verses75%
14I 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.”
15Before he had finished praying, there came Rebekah with her water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah(Milcah was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor).
- Gen 24:23-242 verses75%
23“Whose daughter are you?” he asked.“Tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
24She said to him,“I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom Milcah bore to Nahor.
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6Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him off to Paddan Aram to find a wife there. As he blessed him, Isaac commanded him,“You must not marry a Canaanite woman.”
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28The young woman ran and told her mother’s household all about these things.
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34For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see my father’s pain.”
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12What’s more, she is indeed my sister, my father’s daughter, but not my mother’s daughter. She became my wife.
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9Intermarry with us. Let us marry your daughters, and take our daughters as wives for yourselves.
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16He turned aside to her along the road and said,“Come, please, I want to sleep with you.”(He did not realize it was his daughter-in-law.) She asked,“What will you give me so that you may sleep with me?”
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8Then Judah said to Onan,“Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her so that you may raise up a descendant for your brother.”
- Gen 24:55-562 verses73%
55But Rebekah’s brother and her mother replied,“Let the girl stay with us a few more days, perhaps ten. Then she can go.”
56But he said to them,“Don’t detain me– the LORD has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return to my master.”
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2Her father said,“I really thought you absolutely despised her, so I gave her to your best man. Her younger sister is more attractive than she is. Take her instead!”
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30You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it.
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27“Then your servant my father said to us,‘You know that my wife gave me two sons.
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3But his father and mother said to him,“Certainly you can find a wife among your relatives or among all our people! You should not have to go and get a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines.” But Samson said to his father,“Get her for me, because she is the right one for me.”