Genesis 24:8
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If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again."
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageMesopotamia, especially the region around Nahor in Aram, was Abraham’s ancestral homeland, where his kin remained; Abraham therefore directs his servant there to seek a wife for Isaac rather than among the Canaanites. The Negeb was the dry southern land of Canaan where Abraham and Isaac’s household lived, underscoring Isaac’s continued connection to the promised land.
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Genesis 24:8 mentions Mesopotamia, Nahor and Negeb.
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