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Genesis 24 — Sermon Preparation
Abraham's servant travels to Mesopotamia, identifies Rebekah as God's choice for Isaac, and brings her back to Canaan. Below is a research summary for Genesis 24, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Genesis 24 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָדוֹן | ʼâdôwn | H113 | 24 | sovereign, controller |
| גָּמָל | gâmâl | H1581 | 18 | camel |
| רִבְקָה | Ribqâh | H7259 | 13 | Ribkah |
| אַבְרָהָם | ʼAbrâhâm | H85 | 14 | Abraham |
| כַּד | kad | H3537 | 9 | pail, jar |
| עֶבֶד | ʻebed | H5650 | 15 | servant |
| אִשָּׁה | ʼishshâh | H802 | 14 | woman |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 24, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah is told very particularly. We are to notice God's providence in the common events of human life, and in them to exercise prudence and other graces. Laban went to ask Abraham's servant in, but not till he saw the ear-ring, and bracelet upon his sister's hands. We know Laban's character, by his conduct afterwards, and may think that he would not have been so free to entertain him, if he had not hoped to be well rewarded for it. The servant was intent upon his business. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 24:29–53 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Mesopotamia— Gen 24:10
- Nahor— Gen 24:10
- Beer-lahai-roi— Gen 24:62
- Negeb— Gen 24:62
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