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Genesis 24:1 KJV
Genesis · chapter 24 · verse 1
And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.Genesis 24:1 · King James Version
Genesis 24:1 in context
1And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
3And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- strickenbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- AbrahamʼAbrâhâmAbraham, the later name of AbramH85 →
- blessedbârakto kneelH1288 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- oldzâqênto be oldH2204 →
- ageyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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Three things we may observe here concerning Abraham: - I. The care he took of a good son, to get him married, well married. It was high time to think of it now, for Isaac was about forty years old, and it had been customary with his ancestors to marry at thirty, or sooner, Gen 11:14, Gen 11:18, Gen 11:22, Gen 11:24.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9