Genesis 24:42

“And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:”

"And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:" - Genesis 24:42
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What does Genesis 24:42 mean?

Genesis 24:42 (KJV) – “And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go.” The book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, holds significant importance in both Judaism and Christianity. It serves as the…

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Trusting in Divine Guidance: The Journey to the Well

In Genesis 24:42, we find a remarkable moment of dependence on God, encapsulated in the prayer of Abraham's servant. The verse reads: "And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go." This verse takes us to…

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A Prayer for Divine Guidance and Favor

O Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I reflect upon the words from Genesis 24:42, where the servant of Abraham approached the well and earnestly sought Your divine guidance. "And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do…

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Genesis 24-42
Genesis 24:42 - "And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:"
Genesis 42:24 - "And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes."
Luke 24:42
Genesis 42:29
Genesis 42:1-2
Luke 24:42 - "And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb."
Genesis 42:26 - "And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence."
Genesis 42:8 - "And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him."
Genesis 36:42 - "Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,"
Matthew 24:42 - "¶ Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come."
Genesis 42:17 - "And he put them all together into ward three days."
Genesis 42:3 - "¶ And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt."
Genesis 42:31 - "And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:"
Genesis 42:23 - "And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter."
Genesis 41:41-42 focus on signet ring
Genesis 42:12 - "And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come."
Genesis 24:24
"And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes." - Genesis 42:24
Genesis 42:11 - "We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies."
Genesis 42:14 - "And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:"
Genesis 42:5 - "And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan."
Genesis 42:30 - "The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country."
Genesis 42:18 - "And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:"
Genesis 42:10 - "And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come."
"And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb." - Luke 24:42
"And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence." - Genesis 42:26
Genesis 30:42 - "But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's."
Genesis 42:32 - "We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan."