Genesis 24:61-63
Amplified Bible
61 Then Rebekah and her attendants [a]stood, and they mounted camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and went on his way.
Isaac Marries Rebekah
62 Now Isaac had returned from going to Beer-lahai-roi (Well of the Living One Who Sees Me), for he was living in the [b]Negev.(A) 63 Isaac went out to bow down [in prayer] in the field in the [early] evening; he raised his eyes and looked, and camels were coming.
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- Genesis 24:61 The Hebrew verb “to stand” or “arise” is often used as an instruction to prepare to fulfill a command, somewhat similar to the military command “attention.”
- Genesis 24:62 The South country, south and west of the Dead Sea.
Genesis 24:61-63
New International Version
61 Then Rebekah and her attendants(A) got ready and mounted the camels and went back with the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.
62 Now Isaac had come from Beer Lahai Roi,(B) for he was living in the Negev.(C) 63 He went out to the field one evening to meditate,[a](D) and as he looked up,(E) he saw camels approaching.
Footnotes
- Genesis 24:63 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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