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Genesis
24:34-67
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary
and Divrei Torah. |
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Chapter
XXII, On Prayer,
Tertullian
(c. 199) |
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Chapter XI, On
The Veiling of Virgins,
Tertullian (c.
205) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "(24.48) He shows our duty when we have received any benefit from the
Lord." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "We are to notice God's providence in the common events of human life, and
in them to exercise prudence and other graces." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
| "Our walks in the field are then truly pleasant, when in them we apply
ourselves to meditation and prayer we there have a free and open prospect of the heavens
above us, and the earth around us, and the hosts and riches of both, by the view of which
we should he led to the contemplation of the Maker and Owner of all." |
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| I
Will Go, from The Poor Man's Portions, Robert Hawker, c. 1800.
| "It would be better for me to leave my own people and my father's house.
For my father's house is a house of bondage." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "The veil is an essential part of female dress. In country places it is
often thrown aside, but on the appearance of a stranger, it is drawn over the face, as to
conceal all but the eyes. In a bride it was a token of her reverence and subjection to her
husband." |
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| Contemporary References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Genesis 24:34-67, Pentecost
8, Commentary, Background, Insights from
Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna
Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "The trust that Abraham
displayed in Gen 22 is carried through in this chapter in that God will
lead (Heb: nahah) the servant to find the right wife for Isaac (vv.27 &
48)." |
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The Old Testament Readings:
Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67. Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
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"Here is a story of Rebekah's faith in the leading of God, and her
obedient commitment to the challenge God placed before her." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Desert
Scribblings, Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67, Geoff McElroy.
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"...maybe the test isn’t a test of God but a test of Rebekah and her
character." |
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"The Light in
Sarah's Tent...and In Mine," Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jane Rachel
Litman. BeliefNet.
| "As my daughter ruminates on Jewish
heroines in her bat mitzvah speech, I think of how far Jewish women have
come since I was 13." |
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| "How to
Find a Godly Wife," by Robert Deffinbaugh. At the Biblical
Studies Foundation.
| "Finding the right woman is
absolutely essential. But as important as this is, finding the right person does not
insure a godly marriage. As Ann Landers put it, 'It only gives us the right to
try'." |
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"Who Is Man's Best Friend?" Rabbi David Zauderer, Torah Portion,
Jewsweek, 2003.
| "Friends, in the Torah view, are not
only there to anticipate and respond to our physical and emotional needs,
but to respond to our spiritual needs as well. Which means that we might
sometimes hear constructive criticism or good advice from our spouse or
friend, if he/she really cares about us." |
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Parshah Chayei Sarah, text, commentary & articles from Chassidic
Masters, sermons, etc from Chabad Lubavitch. |
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Parshas Chayei Sarah,
Divrei Torah from The Project Genesis Torah Study. Index to numerous Orthodox
articles and studies on Genesis 23:1 - 25:18. |
| Parshat Chayei
Sarah, articles and commentary by the Jewish Community of Atlanta, at The Torah From Dixie.
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| Articles & Background:
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Aitken, Kenneth T., "The Wooing of
Rebekah: A Study in the Development of the Tradition," Journal for
the Study of the Old Testament, 1984.
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| Bompiani, Brian A., "Is Genesis 24 a
Problem for Source Criticism?" Bibliotheca Sacra, 2007.
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| Cohn, Robert L., "Negotiating (with)
the Natives: Ancestors and Identity in Genesis," Harvard Theological
Review, 2003.
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| Fuchs, Esther, "Structure and
Patriarchal Functions in the Biblical Betrothal Type-Scene: Some
Preliminary Notes," Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion,
1987.
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| Greenberg, Blu, "Marriage in the
Jewish Tradition," Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1985.
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| Guenther, Allen,
"A Typology of Israelite Marriage: Kinship, Socio-Economic, and Religious
Factors," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2005.
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| Holladay, William L., "Rebekah,
Mother of Thousands," The Christian Century, 1996.
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| Kaminsky, Joel S.,
"Humor and the Theology of Hope: Isaac as a Humorous Figure,"
Interpretation, 2000.
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| Langer, Daniel, "A Tikkun: Rebekah
and Eve," Tradition (Rabbinical Council of America), 1992.
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| Rendsburg, Gary A., "LASUAH in
Genesis 24:63," Vetus Testamentum, 1995.
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| Rendsburg, Gary,
"Some False Leads in the Identification of Late Biblical Hebrew Texts: The
Cases of Genesis 24 and 1 Samuel 2:27-36," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 2002.
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| Roth, Wolfgang M.W., "The Wooing of Rebekah, A
Tradition-Critical Study of Genesis 24," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1972.
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| Schein, Andrew, "The Test of Rebecca," Tradition
(Rabbinical Council of America), 1997.
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| Teugels, Lieve, "The Anonymous Matchmaker: An Enquiry
into the Characterization of the Servant of Abraham in Genesis 24,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1995.
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| Teugels, Lieve, "'A Strong Woman, Who Can Find?' A
Study of Characterization in Genesis 24, with Some Perspectives on the
General Presentation of Isaac and Rebekah in the Genesis Narratives,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1994.
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| Vall, Gregory, "What Was Isaac Doing in the Field
(Genesis 24:63)?" Vetus Testamentum, 1994.
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| Weinstein, Jacob J., "Isaac and Rebekah - The Jewish
Conception of Love and Marriage as Compared with the Western Romantic
Tradition," Reconstructionist, 1949.
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| Reviews:
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Review: R. Christopher Heard, Dynamics of Diselection: Ambiguity in
Genesis 12 - 36 and Ethnic Boundaries in Post-Exilic Judah. Society
of Biblical Literature, 2001. Reviewed by E.T. Mullen and Phillip Sherman (2
reviews) in SBL's Review of
Biblical Literature. |
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Review: Lothar Ruppert, Genesis, ein kritischer und theologischer
Kommentar: 11,27 - 25, 18. Echter Verlag, 2002. Reviewed by David L.
Petersen in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. (Review is in
English.) |
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Review:
Tammi J. Schneider, Sarah: Mother of Nations. Continuum, 2004. Review
by Carol Dempsey, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005. |
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Reviews:
Lieve M. Teugels, Bible and Midrash: The Story of 'The Wooing of Rebekah'
(Gen. 24). Peeters, 2004. Reviews by Phillip Sherman and Deborah Green,
Review of Biblical Literature, 2006. |
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| Sermons: |
| With Children:
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"Abraham -
Father of Many Nations,"
"Isaac," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"A Bride for
Isaac," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise
Christian Center. |
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"Isaac and
Rebekah," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com. |
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"Crossword on Genesis 24 & 25,"
Don Crownover's
Bible Puzzles. |
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| Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
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Clip Art: Abraham's
Servant Meets Rebekah, Rebekah Goes to Isaac, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld
woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
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