Genesis 24:38
But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
Cross-references
Genesis 24:4
Citation
In Genesis 24:4, the servant was told to go to Abraham's homeland and family for a wife — the same instruction he now quotes as the reason he came to this country.
Genesis 12:1
Contrast
In Genesis 12:1, God called Abraham away from that same father's house and kindred. The servant's journey reverses Abraham's — returning to the very place God told Abraham to leave.