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The Canaanites were an idolatrous people who did not serve God. They were perverse (Leviticus ch.18).
They were a cursed nation (Genesis ch.9) and Abraham was blessed (Genesis ch.12). Blessings and curses don't mix (Rashi commentary on Genesis ch.24).
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∙ 13y agoMarrying a woman of pegan religion had only led to turmoil and chaos in the history of the Israelites. By Isaac doing so, he can easily fall victim to false religions and their culture. Abraham forbids this marriage not because of his personal opinion, but because God specifically told him so.
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∙ 14y agoAbraham wanted a wife for isaac from his own country Canaan.
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Why didn't Abraham want Isaac to marry a Canaanite?
Because a canaanite women would not be a servant of the Most High God, and she might lead Isaac away from the faith.
Who was rebecca in the Old Testament?
Rebecca was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau in the Old Testament. She played a pivotal role in the story of the patriarchs, including helping Jacob receive his father's blessing by deceiving Isaac.
Why is the story of Abraham's sacrifice important today?
Apparently you're referring to Genesis 22, in which Abraham demonstrated readiness to sacrifice his son but did not, in the end, need to do so. The importance of this is that it shows Abraham's unquestioning obedience. After having his aged and long-barren wife, Sarah, give birth to Isaac (whom God had promised him), Abraham put his service of God ahead of his love for Isaac, despite knowing that it was Isaac who would carry on his traditions. This has served as a model for those Jews who gave up their lives rather than abandon God.See also:How did Abraham show his faith in God?How did Abraham get rewarded for his faithfulness?Why did God want to test Abraham?
How did Isaac feel when his father was going to sacrifice him?
He felt sad and didn't want to lose Isaac. Actually, human, God didn't want Abraham to kill Isaac.. He just wanted to have him back. Since he want to kill him, an angel stooped him from killing Isaac but God had him back.
Where is saint rebecca wife of Isaac mother of Jacob from?
Rebekah is from the city of Nahor.Abraham did not want his son Isaac to marry a woman from the city they lived in, Canaan, but from his own home town (Nohar).If you want to read the story with more details, see related link or (in a bible) Genesis 24-27.
How does Abraham Lincoln's life influence our life?
Abraham Lincoln was the president of the people who did not want slaves and won the war therefor blacks and whites are now allowed to go to school together and marry each other
Where did Abraham go to find a wife for his son Isaac?
A:Like Abraham before him, and then Jacob, Isaac could not marry any of the mortals in the land, so Abraham sent a servant to his former city of Haran to find a wife for Isaac. The servant found a young maiden at the nearby town of Nahor. Rebekah, the chosen wife, was the daughter of Bethuel and Milcah, which in Akkadian was a title given to Ishtar, the moon god's daughter. Genesis 24:15 says that Bethuel was Abraham's nephew and Genesis 11:29 says that Milcah was the daughter of Haran, and therefore Abraham's niece. According to Genesis, Rebekah was a surprisingly close relative to Isaac. Haran was the city of the moon-god Sin and Nahor means "Light or lamp", suggestive of the moon, but is also the name of the Abraham's brother. As many of the family had names closely associated with the moon, the family of the Hebrew patriarchs were, at the very least, devout followers of the moon god.Another Answer:In Genesis 24:10, it says Isaac was sent to the Mesopotamian cith of Nahor. He did not want to mix the now called line of his descendants to those of the unrighteous peoples of Canaan. He was following God's promise.Genesis 24:1-4New King James Version (NKJV) A Bride for Isaac24 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please, put your hand under my thigh, 3 and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell; 4 but you shall go to my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac."
Who are Issac and Ishmael?
Ishmael is the son of Abraham and Hagar, Sarah's maidservant. He also had to live in a desert with his mother because Sarah didn't want them to be with them especially after she just conceived her own son, Isaac.
Why do you want to marry at this time?
i want to marry at this time becasue i want to
I want to marry you in different languages?
Will you marry me
Who was asked to sacrifice his son in the bible?
God did not ask anyone to kill His Son, but He asked His Son to die for the sin of the world. Jesus (God's Son) said, "The reason my Father [God] loves me is that I lay down my life-only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father" (John 10:17-18). So even though God used humans to kill Jesus, God Himself was the One Who sacrificed His only Son (and then rose him from the dead) because He loved the world. John 3:16 says "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." God loves you and that He has a wonderful plan for your life. God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. Abraham bound Isaac and was going to kill him, but an angel intervened and Isaac was not killed. God did this so Abraham could better understand how much love God has by giving his only begotten son to be cruelly killed to save mankind.
Where did Jacob in the Bible want to be buried?
Jacob's final request before he died, was to be buried in the cave in the field of Machpelah, in the land of Canaan, which his bought by his grandfather Abraham. He wanted to be buried there because his family was buried there. His grandfather Abraham and Sarah his grandmother, his father Isaac and his mother Rebekkah, and his wife (Jacob's) Leah.
