KJV ORIGINAL
But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Instead, you must go to my father's house and to my relatives, and find a wife for my son from among them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Abraham is instructing his servant to find a wife for Isaac specifically from Abraham's own family rather than from the local Canaanite people.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs when Abraham is sending his trusted servant back to Mesopotamia to find a wife for Isaac. In ancient Near Eastern culture, marriages within extended family groups were common and preferred to maintain cultural and religious identity. Abraham wanted to ensure Isaac would marry someone who shared their faith in God rather than someone from the pagan Canaanite tribes surrounding them.
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