Genesis 24:67
in Genesis 24And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
KJV
And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
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This verse in Genesis 24
Commentary
7 notes on this verseBy the joy [which he received] from Rebekah, who came three years later, Isaac was comforted from the mourning of his mother with which he had been shrouded for three years.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Therefore Isaac took Rebekah "and led her into the tent of his mother." Christ also took the church and established it in place of the synagogue.
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
What an affectionate son he was to his mother: it was about three years since her death, and yet he was not, till now, comforted concerning it; the wound which that affliction gave to his tender spirit bled so long, and was never healed till God brought him into this new relation.
) shows us that as "one generation passes away another generation comes;" and thus the entail both of the human nature, and of the covenant, is preserved.
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And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent,....
What an affectionate son he was to his mother: it was about three years since her death, and yet he was not, till now, comforted concerning it; the wound which that affliction gave to his tender spirit bled so long, and was never healed till God brought him into this new relation.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Sarah’s tent - Sarah being dead, her tent became now appropriated to the use of Rebekah. And took Rebekah, etc. - After what form this was done we are not told; or whether there was any form used on the occasion, more than solemnly receiving her as the person whom God had chosen to be his wife; for it appears from Gen 24:66 that the servant told him all the especial providential circumstances which had marked his journey.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְבִאֶ֣הָ | vayvieha | and he brought her | H935 → | 2568 times |
| יִצְחָ֗ק | yitzchak | Isaac | H3327 → | 108 times |
| הָאֹ֙הֱלָה֙ | haohelah | the tent of towards | H168 → | 345 times |
| שָׂרָ֣ה | sarah | Sarah | H8283 → | 38 times |
| אִמּ֔וֹ | ʾimo | mother his | H517 → | 220 times |
| וַיִּקַּ֧ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| רִבְקָ֛ה | rivkah | Rebekah | H7259 → | 30 times |
| וַתְּהִי־ | vatehi- | and she became | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| ל֥וֹ | lo | of him | ||
| לְאִשָּׁ֖ה | leishah | <into> a wife | H802 → | 781 times |
| וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֑הָ | vaiyeehaveha | and he loved her | H157 → | 211 times |
| וַיִּנָּחֵ֥ם | vaiyinachem | and he was comforted | H5162 → | 108 times |
| יִצְחָ֖ק | yitzchak | Isaac | H3327 → | 108 times |
| אַחֲרֵ֥י | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| אִמּֽוֹ׃ פ | ʾimo | mother his | H517 → | 220 times |
וַיְבִאֶ֣הָand he brought her
vayviehaH935 →2568 times
יִצְחָ֗קIsaac
yitzchakH3327 →108 times
הָאֹ֙הֱלָה֙the tent of towards
haohelahH168 →345 times
שָׂרָ֣הSarah
sarahH8283 →38 times
אִמּ֔וֹmother his
ʾimoH517 →220 times
וַיִּקַּ֧חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
רִבְקָ֛הRebekah
rivkahH7259 →30 times
וַתְּהִי־and she became
vatehi-H1961 →3559 times
ל֥וֹof him
lo
לְאִשָּׁ֖ה<into> a wife
leishahH802 →781 times
וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֑הָand he loved her
vaiyeehavehaH157 →211 times
וַיִּנָּחֵ֥םand he was comforted
vaiyinachemH5162 →108 times
יִצְחָ֖קIsaac
yitzchakH3327 →108 times
אַחֲרֵ֥יafter
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
אִמּֽוֹ׃ פmother his
ʾimoH517 →220 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Song of Solomon 8:2I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.
it leads to
- Song of Solomon 3:4
I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the…
- Song of Solomon 4:10
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
- Song of Solomon 7:12
Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love.
- Galatians 4:26
But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
- John 5:39
You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
- Song of Solomon 3:4
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies4
About Genesis
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsSarahAbraham's wife — barren, then bearing Isaac by promise “past age” through faith; Paul's allegory of the covenant of promise (Gal 4…
- PersonPatriarchsRebekahIsaac's bride, drawn from Abraham's kindred by providence (ch. 24); mother of the twins, who receives the oracle “the elder shall…
- PersonPatriarchsIsaacThe son of promise and of laughter — bound on Moriah, the quiet inheritor of the covenant.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 85.5; Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON GENESIS 21:4; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.