Genesis 24:60

And 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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
blessed	וַיְבָרֲכ֤וּ vay.va.ra.Khu	H1288	to kneel · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Rebekah	רִבְקָה֙ riv.Kah	H7259	Ribkah · proper noun, a woman's name
said	וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ vai.Yo.me.ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Thou	אַ֥תְּ 'at	H859	thou and thee · personal pronoun, 2nd person feminine singular
sister	אֲחֹתֵ֕נוּ 'a.cho.Te.nu	H269	a sister (used very widely (like brother) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
thou	הֲיִ֖י ha.Yi	H1961	to exist · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular
thousands	לְאַלְפֵ֣י le.'al.Fei	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · preposition + cardinal number, both genders plural construct
millions	רְבָבָ֑ה re.va.Vah	H7233	abundance (in number) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
seed	זַרְעֵ֔ךְ zar.'Ekh	H2233	seed · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
possess	וְיִירַ֣שׁ ve.yi.Rash	H3423	to occupy (by driving out previous tenants · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine singular
gate	שַׁ֥עַר Sha.'ar	H8179	an opening · noun, common masculine singular construct
hate	שֹׂנְאָֽיו so.ne.'Av	H8130	to hate (personally) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Genesis 22:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon th…
Genesis 17:16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be…
Ruth 4:11-12 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like…
Genesis 28:3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the…
Genesis 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Genesis 48:15-16 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day…
Genesis 48:20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim befor…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 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 good man; when we have despatched our business abroad we must not delay our return to our business at home, nor be longer from it than needs must; for as a bird that wanders from her nest so is he that wand…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:53

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.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:60

Be thou the mother of thousands of millions - לאלפי רבבה lealphey rebabah, for thousands ten thousand, or for myriads of thousands, a large family being ever considered, in ancient times, as a proof of the peculiar blessing and favor of God. Similar addresses to a daughter, when she is going from her father's house to live with her husband, are very common among the Hindoos; such as, "Be thou the mother of a son," "Be thou the wife of a king," etc. See Ward.

John Gill on Genesis 24:60

And they blessed Rebekah,.... That is, her parents and her friends, they wished the best and choicest of blessings might descend upon her: and said unto her, thou art our sister; the Targum of Jonathan is,"hitherto thou hast been our sister,''as if the relation now ceased, having entered into another; and especially as she was going away from them into a distant country, and might never see her more, it was as if she was no more to them or to be enjoyed by them: be thou the mother of thousands of millions; as she was, the Edomites and Israelites both springing from her: and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them; exercise dominion and authority over their enemies: let them…

The Church Fathers

FAREWELL MADE TO REBEKAH BY HIS BROTHERS. — The fact that her brothers told Rebekah when she left, you are our sister; you shall become thousands of myriads, and let your seed possess the cities of their enemies ; they did not prophesy; nor are these magnificent wishes inspired by pride; but they could not ignore the promises God had made to Abraham. [
— Augustine of Hippo, QUESTIONS ON GENESIS, Q. 67 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

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Dictionary and topics

Abraham — Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred…
Bless — (1.) God blesses his people when he bestows on them some gift temporal or spiritual (Gen. 1:22; 24:35; Job 42:12; Ps. 45:2; 104:24, 35). (2.) We bless God when we thank him for his mercies (Ps.…
Eliezer — God his help. (1.) “Of Damascus,” the “steward” (R.V., “possessor”) of Abraham’s house (Gen. 15:2, 3). It was probably he who headed the embassy sent by Abraham to the old home of his family in…
Gate — (1.) Of cities, as of Jerusalem (Jer. 37:13; Neh. 1:3; 2:3; 3:3), of Sodom (Gen. 19:1), of Gaza (Judg. 16:3). (2.) Of royal palaces (Neh. 2:8). (3.) Of the temple of Solomon (1 Kings 6:34, 35; 2…
Isaac — Laughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes (Amos 7:9, 16). (2.) The only son of Abraham by Sarah. He was the longest lived of the three patriarchs (Gen. 21:1-3). He was circumcised when…
Laban — White. (1.) The son of Bethuel, who was the son of Nahor, Abraham’s brother. He lived at Haran in Mesopotamia. His sister Rebekah was Isaac’s wife (Gen. 24). Jacob, one of the sons of this marriage,…
Rebekah — A noose, the daughter of Bethuel, and the wife of Isaac (Gen. 22:23; 24:67). The circumstances under which Abraham’s “steward” found her at the “city of Nahor,” in Padan-aram, are narrated in Gen.…
Salutation — “Eastern modes of salutation are not unfrequently so prolonged as to become wearisome and a positive waste of time. The profusely polite Arab asks so many questions after your health, your happiness,…
Benedictions · .By Bethuel’s household, upon Rebekah — .By Bethuel’s household, upon Rebekah
Marriage · A benediction pronounced after — A benediction pronounced after

Genesis 24:60

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:54-61

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:53

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:60

John Gill on Genesis 24:60

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 24:60

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:54-61

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:53

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:60

John Gill on Genesis 24:60

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 24:59-62

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 24:54-60

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 24:60

Rashi on Genesis 24:16