Genesis 24:47

47 "¹Then I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' And she said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him'; and I put the ²ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists.

Genesis 24:47 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:47

And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter [art] thou?
&c.] (See Gill on Genesis 24:23). And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare
unto him: (See Gill on Genesis 24:24). and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
(See Gill on Genesis 24:22).

Genesis 24:47 In-Context

45 "Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder, and went down to the spring and drew, and I said to her, 'Please let me drink.'

46 "She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will water your camels also '; so I drank, and she watered the camels also.

47 "Then I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' And she said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him'; and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists.

48 "And I bowed low and worshiped the LORD , and blessed the LORD , the God of my master Abraham, who had guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son.

49 "So now if you are going to deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, let me know, that I may turn to the right hand or the left."

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 24:23, 24
• 2. Ezekiel 16:11, 12

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "hands"