Genesis 24:49
Now, 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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- Gen 47:29 : 29 The time for Israel to die approached, so he called for his son Joseph and said to him,“If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
- Josh 2:14 : 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.”
- Prov 3:3 : 3 Do not let mercy and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
- Num 20:17 : 17 Please let us pass through your country. We will not pass through the fields or through the vineyards, nor will we drink water from any well. We will go by the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or the left until we have passed through your region.’”
- Deut 2:27 : 27 “Let me pass through your land; I will keep strictly to the roadway. I will not turn aside to the right or the left.
- Gen 32:10 : 10 I am not worthy of all the faithful love you have shown your servant. With only my walking stick I crossed the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
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- Gen 24:47-482 verses81%
47 Then I asked her,‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied,‘The daughter of Bethuel the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to Nahor.’ I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
48 Then 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.
- Gen 24:37-459 verses79%
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,
38 but you must go to the family of my father and to my relatives to find a wife for my son.’
39 But I said to my master,‘What if the woman does not want to go with me?’
40 He 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.
41 You 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.’
42 When 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:
43 Here 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.”
44 Then 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.’
45 “Before I finished praying in my heart, along came Rebekah with her water jug on her shoulder! She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her,‘Please give me a drink.’
- Gen 24:27-282 verses79%
27 saying“Praised be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his faithful love for my master! The LORD has led me to the house of my master’s relatives!”
28 The young woman ran and told her mother’s household all about these things.
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12 He prayed,“O LORD, God of my master Abraham, guide me today. Be faithful to my master Abraham.
- Gen 24:50-512 verses78%
50 Then Laban and Bethuel replied,“This is the LORD’s doing. Our wishes are of no concern.
51 Rebekah 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.”
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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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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.”
- Gen 24:7-93 verses76%
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!”
9 So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes.
- Gen 24:23-242 verses76%
23 “Whose daughter are you?” he asked.“Tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
24 She said to him,“I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom Milcah bore to Nahor.
- Gen 24:4-52 verses75%
4 You must go instead to my country and to my relatives to find a wife for my son Isaac.”
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?”
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3 He said,“My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by and leave your servant.
- Gen 24:56-572 verses74%
56 But 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.”
57 Then they said,“We’ll call the girl and find out what she wants to do.”
- Gen 24:34-352 verses73%
34 “I am the servant of Abraham,” he began.
35 “The LORD has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
- Gen 30:27-293 verses73%
27 But Laban said to him,“If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me on account of you.”
28 He added,“Just name your wages– I’ll pay whatever you want.”
29 “You know how I have worked for you,” Jacob replied,“and how well your livestock have fared under my care.
- Gen 44:33-342 verses73%
33 “So now, please let your servant remain as my lord’s slave instead of the boy. As for the boy, let him go back with his brothers.
34 For 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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23 Now swear to me right here in God’s name that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. Show me, and the land where you are staying, the same loyalty that I have shown you.”
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42 If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”
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12 So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the LORD’s name. Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. Give me a solemn pledge
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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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66 The servant told Isaac everything that had happened.
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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
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34 “Agreed!” said Laban,“It will be as you say.”
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17 Gideon said to him,“If you really are pleased with me, then give me a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with me.
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19 Laban replied,“I’d rather give her to you than to another man. Stay with me.”
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29 I have the power to do you harm, but the God of your father told me last night,‘Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.’