KJV King James Version
And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 24:1
And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
WEB World English Bible
Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.
ASV American Standard Version
And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Abraham is old, he hath entered into days, and Jehovah hath blessed Abraham in all things;
Surrounding context — Genesis 24
1 And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
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Psalm 112:1-3Praise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments.Genesis 13:2And Abram [was] very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.Galatians 3:9So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.Genesis 18:11Now Abraham and Sarah [were] old [and] well stricken in age; [and] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:Ephesians 1:3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:1 Timothy 4:8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.Genesis 24:35And 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.Isaiah 51:2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah [that] bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.1 Kings 1:1Now king David was old [and] stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.Luke 1:7And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.Genesis 25:20And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.Genesis 21:5And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.Genesis 49:25[Even] by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
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