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Rebekahרִבְקָהlifted upוַתִּשָּׂאher eyesאֶת עֵינֶיהָand sawוַתֵּרֶאIsaac,אֶת יִצְחָקand she got downוַתִּפֹּלfromמֵעַלthe camel.הַגָּמָל
Genesis 24:64
Study it in the app“Rebekah lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac, and she got down from the camel.”
Isaac and Rebekah see each other for the first time at duskDating and Marriage
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:64, word by word
- Rebekahרִבְקָהrivka
Rebekah
Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, wife of Isaac; mother of Esau and Jacob.
Where else “rivka” appears- lifted upתִּשָּׂאtisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “tisa” appears- her eyesעֵינֶיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- and sawתֵּרֶאtere
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “tere” appears- Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak
Isaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appears- and she got downתִּפֹּלtipol
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “tipol” appears- the camelגָּמָלgamal
camel
Camel.
Where else “gamal” appears
The context
63Isaac went out to meditate in the field as evening drew near; he lifted up his eyes and saw, and look, camels were coming.
64 · This verse (above)
65She said to the servant, “Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “He is my lord.” So she took the veil and covered herself.
To study Genesis 24 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abraham’s servant ask of YHWH by the well, and what did Rebekah do (vv. 12-20)?
2. What it means
What does it show about the servant’s prayer that he asks YHWH for guidance in his task (vv. 12-14, 26-27)?
3. How I live it
In what pending decision can you ask Elohim for guidance and pay attention to what happens?