Genesis 24:60
60They blessed Rebekah with these words: ▼▼tn Heb “and said to her.”
“Our sister, may you become the mother ▼▼tn Heb “become thousands of ten thousands.”
▼▼sn May you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands. The blessing expresses their prayer that she produce children and start a family line that will greatly increase (cf.
Gen 17:16).
of thousands of ten thousands!
May your descendants possess the strongholds ▼▼tn Heb “gate,” which here stands for a walled city. In an ancient Near Eastern city the gate complex was the main area of defense (hence the translation “stronghold”). A similar phrase occurs in
Gen 22:17.
of their enemies.”
