Genesis 24:37 meaning and explanation

My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell,

Genesis 24:37, Berean Standard Bible

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Abraham's servant is retelling his mission to Rebekah's family in Aram-naharaim, quoting the charge Abraham gave him. Isaac's wife must not come from the Canaanites among whom Abraham lives as a resident alien.

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