And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
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Interpretation
The making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah is told very particularly. We are to notice God's providence in the common events of human life, and in them to exercise prudence and other graces.
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This thought runs through Genesis 24:32-36.
Glossary
- Sarah Person
- Princess, the wife and at the same time the half-sister of Abraham ( Gen. 11:29 ; 20:12 ). This name was given to her at the time that it was announced to Abraham that she should be the mother of the promised child.