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24 Abraham was now a very old man, and God blessed him in every way. One day Abraham said to his household administrator, who was his oldest servant,

“Swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not let my son marry one of these local girls, these Canaanites.

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Isaac and Rebekah

24 Abraham was now very old,(A) and the Lord had blessed(B) him in every way.(C) He said to the senior servant(D) in his household, the one in charge of all that he had,(E) “Put your hand under my thigh.(F) I want you to swear(G) by the Lord, the God of heaven(H) and the God of earth,(I) that you will not get a wife for my son(J) from the daughters of the Canaanites,(K) among whom I am living,(L)

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