35And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
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And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 29-53)We have here the making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah. It is related very largely and particularly, even to the minute circumstances, which, we should think, might have been spared, while other things of great moment and mystery (as the story of Melchizedek) are related in few words. Thus God conceals that which is curious from the wise and prudent, reveals to babes that which is co…
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