The servant brought out jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and her mother.
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The servant brought out jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and her mother.
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And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
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And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah; he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
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Passages linked to Genesis 24:53 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 24:10 The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master’s with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
- Genesis 24:22 As the camels had done drinking, the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
- Exodus 3:22 But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her who visits her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and clothing. You shall put them on your sons, and on your daughters. You shall plunder the Egyptians.”
- Exodus 11:2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man ask of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.”
- Exodus 12:35 The children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing.
- Deuteronomy 33:13-16 About Joseph he said, “His land is blessed by Yahweh, for the precious things of the heavens, for the dew, for the deep that couches beneath, for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, for the precious things that the moon can yield, for the best things of the ancient mountains, for the precious things of the everlasting hills, for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let this come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.
- 2 Chronicles 21:3 Their father gave them great gifts of silver, of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.
- Ezra 1:6 All those who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with animals, and with precious things, in addition to all that was willingly offered.
- Song of Solomon 4:13 Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits, henna with spikenard plants,
- Isaiah 39:2 Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah didn’t show them.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 24:53 And the servant brought forth jewels of…
Gen 24:53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave [them] to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
Ver. 53. And gave them to Rebekah: he gave also.] Note, that the custom was then, to give gifts to the bride and her friends. Now it is otherwise. Yet in Hungary their women have no portion, they say, {a} but a new coat at their wedding. Moris est apud Thraces (saith Solinus, cap. 14), ut nupturae non parentum arbitratu transeant ad matiros; sed quae prae coeteris specie valent, subhastari volunt; et licentia taxationis admissa, non moribus nubunt, sed proemiis.
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{a} Heyl., Geog.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The precious fruits of the land from which he…
The precious fruits of the land from which he came; see Deu 33:13, &c.; or in general, other rare and excellent things. In those days men gave portions for their wives, as now they have portions with them.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they called Rebekah,.... Or ordered her to be…
And they called Rebekah,.... Or ordered her to be called by one of the servants:
and said unto her, wilt thou go with this man? that is, directly; the question was not about her marriage of Isaac, that was agreed upon, and she had doubtless given her consent, and which she tacitly did by accepting of the presents, but about taking the journey immediately:
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and she said, I will go; the note of Jarchi is,"of myself, and even if you are not willing,''which seems to make her answer rude, as well as resolute; but it must be interpreted consistent with her decent and modest behaviour, and as expressive of her agreeing to go with the man directly, having no manner of objection on her mind to it; but on the contrary found a strong inclination to it, and was determined on it; and perhaps was under a divine impulse, which strongly wrought upon her, and caused her to be so willing to leave her own people, and her father's house.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 53. Jewels of silver, and jewels of gold]…
Verse 53. Jewels of silver, and jewels of gold] The word כלי keley, which we here translate jewels signifies properly vessels or instruments; and those presented by Eliezer might have been of various kinds. What he had given before, Ge 24:22, was in token of respect, what he gave now appears to have been in the way of dowry.
Precious things.] מגדנת migdanoth. This word is used to express exquisite fruits or delicacies, De 33:13-16; precious plants or flowers, Cant. Son 4:16; Son 7:13. But it may mean gifts in general, though rather of an inferior kind to those mentioned above.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Present. Thus ratifying what he had already done, (ver.…
Present. Thus ratifying what he had already done, (ver. 22,) and obtaining full consent, both of the virgin, and of her father and brother.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and…
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and . . . gold--These are the usual articles, with money, that form a woman's dowry among the pastoral tribes. Rebekah was betrothed and accompanied the servant to Canaan.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 53. Jewels of silver — Rather, vessels of silver.…
53. Jewels of silver — Rather, vessels of silver. Costly presents from the great accumulations of Abraham, amassed through many years. Comp. Gen_13:2; Gen_20:16.
Precious things — Choice gifts of various kinds, such as he knew would be pleasing.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 53. jewels … silver … gold … raiment] The…
53. jewels … silver … gold … raiment] The word “jewels” in the original is indefinite, and might be rendered “vessels,” as LXX σκεύη and Lat. vasa. The servant’s first act is to ratify the betrothal by making the betrothal gifts to the bride. Oriental custom required that, at the betrothal, gifts should be made to the parents or nearest representative relations of the bride. Mention of marriage gifts (mohar) to the bride’s family is found also in Gen_34:12; Exo_22:16-17; Deu_22:19; 1Sa_18:25. The custom must be regarded as a remnant of still earlier times, when the bride was purchased, and the marriage ceremony consisted chiefly of a financial transaction. In this verse, the “precious things,” given by the servant to Rebekah’s brother and mother, constitute the customary mohar to the bride’s family. This custom is also mentioned in the Code of Hammurabi, §§ 159–161.
It is noticeable that the “precious things” are given, not to Rebekah’s father, Bethuel, but to her brother and mother. This is an important point in favour of the view, mentioned above, that Bethuel’s name in Gen_24:50 is an interpolation (see note on Gen_24:15).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (53) Jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.—Heb., vessels.…
(53) Jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.—Heb., vessels. In ancient times a wife had to be bought (Gen_34:12), and the presents given were not mere ornaments and jewellery, but articles of substantial use and value. Quickly indeed in a country of such ceremonial politeness the purchase took a more honourable form, but Orientals do not let their courtesy interfere with their interests, and the relatives would take care that the freewill offerings did not fall below the usual standard. These went partly to the bride, and partly to her relatives: and as they are described here as going exclusively to the brother and mother, Jewish tradition has invented the story that Bethuel was ill at the time, and died on the day of the servant’s arrival. But the manner in which Isaac speaks of him in Gen_28:2 does not allow us to suppose that he was either dead at the time of her departure, or that he was a person of no ability or importance. Possibly, therefore, polygamy had led to the custom of the purchase presents going to the mother’s tent.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 53, 54. And the servant brought forth jewels…
Vers. 53, 54. And the servant brought forth jewels literally, vessels (skeuh, LXX.), the idea being that of things finished or completed; from hlK to finish (cf. Gen_31:37 Gen_45:20) of silver, and jewels (or vessels) of gold, and raiment, covering garments, e.g. the outer robes of Orientals; (Gen_20:11, Gen_20:12, Gen_20:13, 15 41:42) especially precious ones (1Ki_22:10) and gave them to Rebekah as betrothal presents, which are absolutely essential, and usually given with much ceremony before witnesses (vide "Land and Book," p. 593). He gave also to her brother and to her mother (here mentioned for the first time) precious things, tnOD; gmi from dg,m, precious, occurring only elsewhere in 2Ch_21:3 and Eze_1:6; both times as here, in connection with gold and silver probably describes valuable articles in general. And (having thus formally concluded the engagement) they did eat and drink, i.e. partook of the victims which had been set before them at an earlierstage (ver. 33)he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; literally, and passed the night (cf. Gen_19:2 Gen_24:25) and they rose up in the morning (indicative of alacrity and zeal), and he said, Send me away unto my master being impatient to report to Abraham the success of his expedition.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 24:53 The servant gave expensive gifts to Rebekah, her…
24:53 The servant gave expensive gifts to Rebekah, her mother, and her brother to conclude the arrangements.
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