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 24:1  And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and the
LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
 24:2  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:
 24:3  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:
 24:4  But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred,
and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
 24:5  And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman
will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs
bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
 24:6  And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring
not my son thither again.
 24:7  The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's
house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto
me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give
this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt
take a wife unto my son from thence.
 24:8  And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee,
then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my
son thither again.
 24:9  And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham
his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
 24:10  And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his
master, and departed; for all the goods of his master [were] in
his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city
of Nahor.
 24:11  And he made his camels to kneel down without the city
by a well of water at the time of the evening, [even] the time
that women go out to draw [water].
 24:12  And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray
thee, send me good speed this day, and show kindness unto my
master Abraham.
 24:13  Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water; and the
daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
 24:14  And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I
shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink;
and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink
also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy
servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed
kindness unto my master.
 24:15  And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that,
behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of
Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher
upon her shoulder.
 24:16  And the damsel [was] very fair to look upon, a virgin,
neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well,
and filled her pitcher, and came up.
 24:17  And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I
pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
 24:18  And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let
down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
 24:19  And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I
will draw [water] for thy camels also, until they have done
drinking.
 24:20  And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the
trough, and ran again unto the well to draw [water], and drew
for all his camels.
 24:21  And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit
whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
 24:22  And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking,
that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and
two bracelets for her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold;
 24:23  And said, Whose daughter [art] thou? tell me, I pray
thee: is there room [in] thy father's house for us to lodge in?
 24:24  And she said unto him, I [am] the daughter of Bethuel
the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
 24:25  She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and
provender enough, and room to lodge in.
 24:26  And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the
LORD.
 24:27  And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of my master
Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and
his truth: I [being] in the way, the LORD led me to the house
of my master's brethren.
 24:28  And the damsel ran, and told [them of] her mother's
house these things.
 24:29  And Rebekah had a brother, and his name [was] Laban:
and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
 24:30  And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and
bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words
of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that
he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at
the well.
 24:31  And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD;
wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house,
and room for the camels.
 24:32  And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his
camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water
to wash his feet, and the men's feet that [were] with him.
 24:33  And there was set [meat] before him to eat: but he
said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he
said, Speak on.
 24:34  And he said, I [am] Abraham's servant.
 24:35  And 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.
 24:36  And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when
she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
 24:37  And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not
take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in
whose land I dwell:
 24:38  But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my
kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
 24:39  And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will
not follow me.
 24:40  And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will
send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt
take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:
 24:41  Then shalt thou be clear from [this] my oath, when thou
comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee [one], thou
shalt be clear from my oath.
 24:42  And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God
of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
 24:43  Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come
to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw [water], and
I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy
pitcher to drink;
 24:44  And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also
draw for thy camels: [let] the same [be] the woman whom the
LORD hath appointed out for my master's son.
 24:45  And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold,
Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she
went down unto the well, and drew [water]: and I said unto her,
Let me drink, I pray thee.
 24:46  And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her
[shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink
also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
 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.
 24:48  And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and
blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in
the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his
son.
 24:49  And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my
master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the
right hand, or to the left.
 24:50  Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing
proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or
good.
 24:51  Behold, Rebekah [is] before thee, take [her], and go,
and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath
spoken.
 24:52  And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard
their words, he worshipped the LORD, [bowing himself] to the
earth.
 24:53  And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and
jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave [them] to Rebekah: he
gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
 24:54  And they did eat and drink, he and the men that [were]
with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the
morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
 24:55  And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel
abide with us [a few] days, at the least ten; after that she
shall go.
 24:56  And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD
hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
 24:57  And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at
her mouth.
 24:58  And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou
go with this man? And she said, I will go.
 24:59  And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse,
and Abraham's servant, and his men.
 24:60  And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou [art]
our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions, and
let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
 24:61  And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon
the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah,
and went his way.
 24:62  And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for
he dwelt in the south country.
 24:63  And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the
eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the
camels [were] coming.
 24:64  And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac,
she lighted off the camel.
 24:65  For she [had] said unto the servant, What man [is] this
that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant [had]
said, It [is] my master: therefore she took a veil, and covered
herself.
 24:66  And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
 24:67  And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and
took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and
Isaac was comforted after his mother's [death].