Gênesis 24:3

3 e jure pelo Senhor, o Deus dos céus e o Deus da terra, que não buscará mulher para meu filho entre as filhas dos cananeus, no meio dos quais estou vivendo,

Gênesis 24:3 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:3

And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and
the God of earth
The Maker and possessor of heaven and earth, by whom Abraham used to swear whenever he did, and by whom only men should swear, see ( Genesis 14:22 ) . The Targum of Jonathan is,

``I will make thee swear by the name of the Word of the Lord God,''

which strengthens the sense given of the rite before observed: that thou wilt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the
Canaanites, among whom I dwell;
these being not only idolaters, and very wicked people, degenerated yet more and more, but were the seed of the accursed Canaan; and who in process of time would be dispossessed of the land, and be destroyed. Now though Isaac was forty years of age, and one would think at an age sufficient to have chosen a wife for himself; but as Abraham knew that he had a great respect for this servant, and would be influenced by him in such a choice, and especially as this affair was now about to be committed to his care, and no doubt with the consent of Isaac, therefore he thus charges and adjures him.

Gênesis 24:3 In-Context

1 Abraão já era velho, de idade bem avançada, e o SENHOR em tudo o abençoara.

2 Disse ele ao servo mais velho de sua casa, que era o responsável por tudo quanto tinha: “Ponha a mão debaixo da minha coxa

3 e jure pelo Senhor, o Deus dos céus e o Deus da terra, que não buscará mulher para meu filho entre as filhas dos cananeus, no meio dos quais estou vivendo,

4 mas irá à minha terra e buscará entre os meus parentes uma mulher para meu filho Isaque”.

5 O servo lhe perguntou: “E se a mulher não quiser vir comigo a esta terra? Devo então levar teu filho de volta à terra de onde vieste?”