Genesis 24:1-10

Isaac and Rebekah

1Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the Lord ahad blessed Abraham in all things. 2And Abraham said to his servant, bthe oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, cPut your hand under my thigh, 3that I may make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that dyou will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell, 4 ebut will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.” 5The servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” 6Abraham said to him, “See to it that you do not take my son back there. 7The Lord, the God of heaven, fwho took me from my father’s house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, g‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ hhe will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. 8But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then iyou will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there.” 9So the servant jput his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter.

10Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed, taking all sorts of choice gifts from his master; and he arose and went to kMesopotamia
Hebrew Aram-naharaim
to the city of Nahor.

Genesis 24:52

52When Abraham’s servant heard their words, mhe bowed himself to the earth before the Lord.

Judges 7:10

10But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant.

1 Samuel 14:6-7

6Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these nuncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, ofor nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.” 7And his armor-bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Do as you wish.
Septuagint  Do all that your mind inclines to
Behold, I am with you heart and soul.”

Acts 10:2

2a devout man qwho feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.

1 Timothy 6:2

2Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are rbrothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved.

False Teachers and True Contentment

sTeach and urge these things.

Philemon 16

16 tno longer as a bondservant
Or slave; twice in this verse (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
but more than a bondservant, as va beloved brotherespecially to me, but how much more to you, wboth in the flesh and in the Lord.

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