And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
Parallel translations
- WEB They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men.
- BSB So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.
- NKJV So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant and his men.
- NASB So they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham’s servant and his men.
- NLT So they said good-bye to Rebekah and sent her away with Abraham’s servant and his men. The woman who had been Rebekah’s childhood nurse went along with her.
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Quick answer
The family sends Rebekah away with her nurse and the servant's company.
Overview
Rebekah departs with her attendants, beginning the journey to her new life. The mention of her nurse shows the care surrounding her departure. Her leaving home parallels the pattern of God's people being called to leave the familiar in trust of his promise.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Gen 35:8But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.
- Gen 24:60And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
- Gen 24:53And 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.
- Num 11:12Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?
- 1 Th 2:5For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
- Gen 24:50Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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