Genesis 24:7 — For the Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and my nati… — NLT | maBible

Read Genesis 24:7 (New Living Translation) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 24.7, Genesis 24v7, Gen. 24:7. For the Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and my native land, solemnly promised to give this land to my descendants. He will send his an…

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7 For the Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and my native land, solemnly promised to give this land to my descendants. He will send his angel ahead of you, and he will see to it that you find a wife there for my son.

Passage themes

The God of heaven — The LORD God of heaven
The call to leave — which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred
The oath of the land — which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land
The angel sent ahead — he shall send his angel before thee

Notes and references

Hebrew seed; also in 24:60.

Events in this chapter

24.1 — Mariage d'Isaac, mort d'Abraham

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Le premier signe d'alliance L'arc-en-ciel apparaît pour la première fois dans la Bible comme un signe d'alliance : Dieu le place dans le ciel après le déluge pour promettre qu'il ne détruira plus jamais la terre par les eaux (Genèse 9:13-15).

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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