The Strand Study Bible

GENESIS 24:53

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GENESIS 25:8

the earth. 53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. 54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master. 55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. 56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master. 57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth. 58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. 59 And they sent away Rebekah their sis- ter, 1 and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou 2 the mother of thousands of millions, 3 and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. 61 And Rebekah arose, and her dam- sels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

well 4 Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country. 63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. 65 For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. 67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and 5 took Rebekah, 6 and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted 7 after his mother’s death. Genesis 25 Abraham weds Keturah (S/A - I Chro 1:29-31) 1 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. 2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and 8 Shuah. 3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. 4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Ep- her, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country. Historical Note - Egyptian history continued c. 1843 BC with the Middle Kingdom Period in which Sesostris III (c. 1843-1805 BC) assumed Egypt’s throne. Sesostris III’s reign began around one year before the death of Shem (Gen 11:11) and twenty-six years before the death of Abraham. The death of Abraham (175 years) 7 And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. 8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and (Note - This event took place when Isaac was 75 and Jacob and Esau were 15 years old) Date - 1817 BC/AM 2183

1. Gen 35:8 2. Gen 17:16 3. Gen 22:17

4. meaning, “well of the Living One who sees me”

5. Gen 25:20 6. Prov 18:22 7. Gen 35:8 8. Job 2:11

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• Beer-sheba

Abraham’s servant brings Rebekah to Isaac in Beer-sheba - Map #24 Isaac weds Rebekah 62 And Isaac came from the way of the