Genesis 24:4

World English Bible (2000)

But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."

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  • Gen 28:2 : 2 Arise, go to Paddan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father. Take a wife from there from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
  • Gen 11:25-12:1 : 25 Nahor lived one hundred nineteen years after he became the father of Terah, and became the father of sons and daughters. 26 Terah lived seventy years, and became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27 Now this is the history of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran became the father of Lot. 28 Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29 Abram and Nahor took wives. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran who was also the father of Iscah. 30 Sarai was barren. She had no child. 31 Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife. They went forth from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran and lived there. 32 The days of Terah were two hundred five years. Terah died in Haran. 1 Now Yahweh said to Abram, "Get out of your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.
  • Gen 12:7 : 7 Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your seed." He built an altar there to Yahweh, who appeared to him.
  • Gen 22:20-23 : 20 It happened after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, "Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor: 21 Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel." 23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

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  • Gen 24:37-41
    5 verses
    92%

    37My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,

    38but you shall go to my father's house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.'

    39I asked my master, 'What if the woman will not follow me?'

    40He said to me, 'Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son of my relatives, and of my father's house.

    41Then will you be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don't give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.'

  • Gen 24:5-8
    4 verses
    86%

    5The servant said to him, "What if the woman isn't willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?"

    6Abraham said to him, "Beware that you don't bring my son there again.

    7Yahweh, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, 'I will give this land to your seed.' He will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

    8If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again."

  • Gen 28:1-6
    6 verses
    85%

    1Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, "You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

    2Arise, go to Paddan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father. Take a wife from there from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.

    3May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples,

    4and give you the blessing of Abraham, to you, and to your seed with you, that you may inherit the land where you travel, which God gave to Abraham."

    5Isaac sent Jacob away. He went to Paddan Aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, Rebekah's brother, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

    6Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take him a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a command, saying, "You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan,"

  • Gen 24:2-3
    2 verses
    84%

    2Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh.

    3I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.

  • Gen 24:51
    80%

    51Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as Yahweh has spoken."

  • Gen 24:14-15
    2 verses
    79%

    14Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, 'Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,' and she will say, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink,'--let her be the one you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."

    15It happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.

  • Gen 24:58
    77%

    58They called Rebekah, and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will go."

  • Gen 24:43-44
    2 verses
    76%

    43behold, I am standing by this spring of water. Let it happen, that the maiden who comes forth to draw, to whom I will say, "Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,"

    44and she will tell me, "Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,"--let her be the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for my master's son.'

  • Gen 24:48
    76%

    48I bowed my head, and worshiped Yahweh, and blessed Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.

  • Gen 24:66
    75%

    66The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.

  • Gen 24:61
    75%

    61Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

  • Gen 27:45-46
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    75%

    45until your brother's anger turn away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send, and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?"

    46Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good will my life do me?"

  • Gen 25:20
    75%

    20Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.

  • Gen 12:19
    74%

    19Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now therefore, see your wife, take her, and go your way."

  • Josh 24:3
    74%

    3I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

  • Gen 24:23
    74%

    23and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?"

  • Gen 24:10
    74%

    10The servant took ten camels, of his master's camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master's with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

  • Gen 26:2
    74%

    2Yahweh appeared to him, and said, "Don't go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.