--- title: "Bullinger" description: "old. About 140 years old. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . eldest servant. Probably Eleazar of Dan 15:2 . thigh. According to the Midrash and ancie" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/genesis/24" --- ![Bullinger](/images/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes.jpg) The Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes Include 66 books Denomination: dispensationalism GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong Of SolomonIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950 **old.** About 140 years old. **the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 . **eldest servant.** Probably Eleazar of Dan 15:2 . **thigh.** According to the Midrash and ancient Jewish expositors, a *Euphemism* ( App-6 ) for the organs of generation, as most sacred. According to Ibn Ezra and present Indian custom, *on* the thigh is a token of subjection. **God.** Hebrew. *Elohim* . **Canaanites.** Mixed with the *Nephilim.* App-23 . **I.** Emph. in contrast with the Canaanites. Hence Abraham's horror of mixing the holy seed with that of the *Nephilim.* **my kindred.** Gentiles thus expressly excluded from this chapter, if regarded as a type. Compare verses: [Genesis 24:3](../../../kjv/genesis/24/3) , [Genesis 24:4](../../../kjv/genesis/24/4) , [Genesis 24:7](../../../kjv/genesis/24/7) , Gen 3:37 , Gen 3:38 . See also [Genesis 26:35](../../../kjv/genesis/26/35) ; [Genesis 27:46](../../../kjv/genesis/27/46) ; [Genesis 28:1](../../../kjv/genesis/28/1) , [Genesis 28:8](../../../kjv/genesis/28/8) . **heaven.** The Septuagint reads: "heaven, and God of the earth. "See App-4 . **father's house, and from the land of my kindred.** The Severus Codex reads: "from my house and from my country, "as in [Genesis 24:4](../../../kjv/genesis/24/4) . See App-34 . **arose** = amounted. **Mesopotamia** Hebrew. *Aram-naharaim,* i.e. Aram of the two rivers (the Tigris and Euphrates). The country of Haran. [Genesis 11:31](../../../kjv/genesis/11/31) . **well** = spring. Hebrew. *'ayin.* See note on [Genesis 21:19](../../../kjv/genesis/21/19) . **come out.** Hebrew are coming out. **pitcher.** Still used in Palestine as in [John 4:28](../../../kjv/john/4/28) . **before he had done speaking.** Compare [Isaiah 65:24](../../../kjv/isaiah/65/24) . **Rebekah.** Hebrew captivating. **born to Bethuel.** See App-29 . **Bethuel.** Hebrew separated of God. **virgin.** Hebrew. *bethulah.* Compare [Genesis 24:43](../../../kjv/genesis/24/43) . See note on [Genesis 24:43](../../../kjv/genesis/24/43) . **wondering:** or eagerly watching her. **to wit** = to know. **golden.** Hebrew of gold. Genitive of material. App-17 . **earring.** Probably a nose (or "face") ring. See [Genesis 24:47](../../../kjv/genesis/24/47) . **Nahor.** See App-29 . Rebekah his granddaughter; but old enough to marry Isaac, because Sarah was "well stricken in years" when Isaac was born ([Genesis 18:11](../../../kjv/genesis/18/11) , [Genesis 18:12](../../../kjv/genesis/18/12) ). Compare [Genesis 24:36](../../../kjv/genesis/24/36) . **Laban.** See App-29 . **when he saw.** Characteristic of Laban. Rebekah showed kindness before she saw. **he,** i.e. Laban. **And.** Note the Figure of speech *Polysyndeton,* App-6 , to emphasize all the items which went to make up Abraham's wealth. Twelve "ands" (3 x 4 = 12) = abundance of earthly wealth. See App-10 . **I walk** = I walk habitually. Hebrew verb in *Hithpael.* **said.** Eleazar repeats his prayer from memory, but inexactly. Who could have written the actual words (verses: [Genesis 24:12-21](../../../kjv/genesis/24/12-21) ) but the Holy Inspiring Spirit? He records both the prayer itself and Eleazar's remembrance of it. **virgin.** Hebrew. *'almah.* Every *bethulah* is an *'ahnah,* but every *'almah* is not a *bethulah* : *'almah* Occurs 7 times, [Genesis 24:43](../../../kjv/genesis/24/43) (first occurance). [Exodus 2:8](../../../kjv/exodus/2/8) . [Psalms 68:25](../../../kjv/psalms/68/25) .[Proverbs 30:19](../../../kjv/proverbs/30/19) . [Song of Solomon 1:3](../../../kjv/song-of-solomon/1/3) ; [Song of Solomon 6:8](../../../kjv/song-of-solomon/6/8) . [Isaiah 7:14](../../../kjv/isaiah/7/14) . *Bethulah* Occurs 49 times ( App-10 ). **face** or nose. Compare [Genesis 24:22](../../../kjv/genesis/24/22) . **led me in the right way.** Compare [Psalms 107:7](../../../kjv/psalms/107/7) . **daughter.** Figure of speech *Synecdoche* (of the Species), App-6 , daughter put for granddaughter. **raiment:** or garments; i.e. changes of raiment. **ten.** Seven days = a week, but ten or a *decad* (1/3 of a month) sometimes reckoned as a longer, but strictly defined period. Compare [Exodus 12:3](../../../kjv/exodus/12/3) .[Leviticus 16:29](../../../kjv/leviticus/16/29) . **well** = spring. Hebrew. *beer.* See note on [Genesis 21:19](../../../kjv/genesis/21/19) . **Lahai-roi.** Hebrew. *the well of life and vision.* **meditate.** Refers back to the historical context, [Genesis 23:19](../../../kjv/genesis/23/19) , the death and burial of Sarah, his mother. What follows this digression (of which Isaac as yet knew nothing) in [Genesis 24:1-67](../../../kjv/genesis/24/1-67) shows that Isaac went out, not to "meditate", or "to pray" (Authorized Version margin), or "take a walk" (Syriac), or "muster the flocks" (Gesenius), but *to mourn.* This is the meaning of the Hebrew *suach.* in [Psalms 44:25](../../../kjv/psalms/44/25) .[Lamentations 3:20](../../../kjv/lamentations/3/20) . **lighted off.** Hebrew. *fell,* or alighted hastily. **comforted after,** or consoled himself for. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/?s={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/genesis/24#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"/images/missing.jpg","contentUrl":"/images/missing.jpg","width":640,"height":370,"caption":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 24"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/genesis/24#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/genesis/24","name":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 24","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/genesis/24#primaryimage"},"datePublished":null,"dateModified":null,"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"old. 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