And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter [art] thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
First he asks who she was, then he gives the gifts to her; which is the right order, and is here observed in the repetition; which was inverted in the first relation, Gen 24:22,23.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter [art] thou?….
[See comments on Ge 24:23].
And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: [See comments on Ge 24:24].
and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
[See comments on Ge 24:22].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(47) Upon her face.Heb., upon her nose. This mistranslation explains the strange rendering jewel for the forehead in the margin of Gen. 24:22.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Gen 24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter [art] thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
Ver. 47. And I put the earring upon her face. ] So did Christ put upon his spouse his own comeliness, a which was as a jewel on her forehead, an earring in her ear, and a beautiful crown upon her head; Eze 16:12-14 – whence she is called Callah, of the perfection of her beauty and bravery; and Jer 2:32 Hephzibah, Isa 62:4 of his delight in her; since he hath purified her, as Esther; sanctified her; Eph 5:26 and so beautified her, that now he “rejoiceth over her as a bridegroom doth over his bride”. Isa 62:5 Yea, he “resteth in his love,” and will seek no further; he “joyeth over her with singing,” as well paid for his choice. Zep 3:17
a “Uxor splendet radiis mariti.” A maxim in the civil law.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
face or nose. Compare Gen 24:22.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
I put: Gen 24:22, Gen 24:53, Psa 45:9, Psa 45:13, Psa 45:14, Isa 62:3-5, Eze 16:10-13, Eph 5:26, Eph 5:27
Reciprocal: Gen 22:23 – Bethuel Exo 32:2 – General Son 1:10 – thy cheeks Isa 3:21 – nose jewels Eze 16:11 – I put 1Pe 3:3 – that