Genesis 24:61 NASB,NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 24:54-61

Rebekah is here taking leave of her father's house; and 1. Abraham's servant presses for a dismission. Though he and his company were very welcome, and very cheerful there, yet he said, Send me away (Gen. 24:54), and again, Gen. 24:56. He knew his master would expect him home with some impatience; he had business to do at home which wanted him, and therefore, as one that preferred his work before his pleasure, he was for hastening home. Note, Lingering and loitering no way become a wise and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 24:61

And Rebekah arose, and her damsels ,.... Her maids that were given her by her parents to wait upon her, as was usual in those times and countries: and they rode upon the camels ; that Abraham's servant had brought with him: and followed the man ; who rode before and directed the way; the sense is only, that she went along with him: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way ; took her under his care, and to be the wife of his master's son, at the hands of her friends, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 24:1-67

The unfolding of the Divine purpose. I. THE EXPANDED BLESSING . The first line of the web of sacred history stretches itself out to Mesopotamia. The aged patriarch, blessed of Jehovah in all things, is fading from our sight. We must look on a new generation and see the blessing expanded. II. THE DIVINE GUIDANCE . The angel shall be sent before Isaac, and he will overrule the events and wills which seem to stand in the way. The marriage of Isaac was a matter of most solemn... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 24:61

And Rebekah arose , and her damsels, —probably a company, at least two, though Laban afterwards only gave each of his daughters one ( Genesis 29:24 , Genesis 29:29 )— and they rode upon camels (most likely those which Abraham's servant had brought), and followed the man (not in fear, but in hope): and the servant took (in the sense of undertook the charge of) Rebekah (who, in his eyes, would now he invested with additional charms, as his young master's intended bride), and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 24:61-67

A bride for the heir.-4. Rebekah and Isaac, or the wedding of the bride. I. THE PENSIVE BRIDEGROOM . 1. Mourning for his mother . Isaac's meditation clearly includes this. Good mothers, when they die, should be deeply and affectionately sorrowed for by grateful and loving sons. A son who loves his mother living forgets not to lament her dead. The best testimonial of filial piety is to know that a son tenderly regards his mother while she lives, and cherishes her memory when... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 24:1-67

- The Marriage of Isaac26. קרד qādad, “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh, “bow the body.”29. לבן lābān, “Laban, white.”In this circumstantial account of the marriage of Isaac, we have a beautiful picture of ancient manners in the East, the living original of which the present customs of that cradle of mankind are a striking copy.Genesis 24:1-9Abraham binds the chief servant of his house to seek a wife for his son Isaac among his kindred. The first movement in this matrimonial arrangement is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 24:61

Genesis 24:61. And her damsels It seems then, when she went to the well for water, it was not because she had no servants at command, but because she took pleasure in these instances of humanity and industry. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 24:1-67

A wife for Isaac (24:1-67)Since Isaac would succeed Abraham as heir to the land of Canaan and ancestor of the promised nation, Abraham required two things concerning him. First, he was not to leave Canaan; second, he was not to marry one of the Canaanites, as they were under God’s judgment. Abraham therefore sent his chief servant (possibly Eliezer; see 15:2) on a long journey to Paddan-aram in north-western Mesopotamia to find a wife for Isaac among Abraham’s relatives there (24:1-9).The... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 24:61-67

VII. The Servant Brings the Bride to the Bridegroom"And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahairoi, for he dwelt in the land of the South. And Isaac went to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel. And she... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 24:29-61

"Another striking feature of this story is that after introducing the new characters of Laban and his household, the writer allows the servant again to retell the narrative (Genesis 24:34-39). But as with most repetitions in biblical narrative, the retelling is not a mere repeating. It is rather a reassertion of the central points of the first narrative. . . . As we overhear the servant recount more details, we see that the miracle of God’s provision was even more grand than that suggested in... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 24:54-61

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 24:61

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 24:1-67

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 24:61

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 24:61-67

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 24:1-67

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 24:61

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 24:1-67

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 24:61-67

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 24:29-61

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