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Genesis 24:59–60

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Genesis 24:59

59And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.

Genesis 24:60

60And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

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DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 24:59

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

nurse

A woman that has the care of infants, or a woman employed to tend the children of others.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

servant

One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Genesis 24:60

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

blessed

Favored by God; happy or spiritually prosperous; or praised, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

mother

A female parent; figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

possess

To have, hold, occupy, obtain, or take as one's own.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hate

To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 59

  1. Genesis 35:8
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  2. 1 Thessalonians 2:5
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  3. Genesis 24:50
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  4. Genesis 24:53
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  5. Genesis 24:60
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From verse 60

  1. Genesis 22:17
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  2. Genesis 17:16
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  3. Ruth 4:11–12
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  4. Genesis 28:3
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  5. Genesis 1:28
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