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A Wife for Isaac

24 Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in everything he did. He said to his oldest servant, who was in charge of all that he had, “Place your hand between my thighs[a] and make a vow. I want you to make a vow in the name of the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the people here in Canaan.

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  1. Genesis 24:2 This was the way in which a vow was made absolutely unchangeable.

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