Genesis 24:3

3 that I may make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that 1you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,

Genesis 24:3 In-Context

1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, "Put your hand under my thigh,
3 that I may make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,
4 but will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac."
5 The servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?"

Cross References 1

  • 1. Genesis 26:34, 35; Genesis 27:46; Deuteronomy 7:3; [2 Corinthians 6:14]
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