John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 24:1
And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age ,.... Being now one hundred and forty years of age, for as he was an hundred years old when Isaac was born, and Isaac was forty years of age when he married Rebekah, which was at this time, Abraham must be of the age mentioned, see Genesis 21:5 , and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things ; with all kind of blessings, with temporal and spiritual blessings; the former seems chiefly designed here, because of what follows; God had... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 24:1-9
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, 18, 22, 24. Abraham believed the promise of the building up of his family, and therefore did not make haste; not more haste than good speed. Two considerations moved him to think of it now (Gen. 24:1):?1. That he... read more