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Title: Old Testament, The
Book: Genesis
Author: Various
Date: 1885
Chapter 24
And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and Jehovah had blessed
Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his
house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my
thigh: and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of
the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the
Canaanites, among whom I dwell: but thou shalt go unto my country, and to my
kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac. 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? And Abraham
said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again. Jehovah,
the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my
nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed
will I give this land; he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take
a wife for my son from thence. And if the woman be not willing to follow
thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my
son thither again. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham
his master, and sware to him concerning this matter.
And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and
departed, ^1 having all goodly things of his master's in his hand: and he
arose, and went to ^2 Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. And he made the
camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of
evening, the time that women go out to draw water. And he said, O Jehovah,
the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and
show kindness unto my master Abraham. Behold, I am standing by the fountain
of water; and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw
water: 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. And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that,
behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife
of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. And the
damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her:
and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up. And
the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little
water from thy pitcher. And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let
down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. And when she had done
giving him drink, she said, I will draw for thy camels also, until they have
done drinking. And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and
ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels. And the man
looked stedfastly on her, holding his peace, to know whether Jehovah had made
his journey prosperous or not. And it came to pass, as the camels had done
drinking, that the man took a golden ring of ^1 half a shekel weight, and two
bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold, and said, Whose
daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house
for us to lodge in? And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the
son of Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor. She said moreover unto him, We have
both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. And the man bowed his
head, and worshipped Jehovah. And he said, Blessed bt Jehovah, the God of my
master Abraham, who hath not forsaken his lovingkindness and his truth toward
my master: as for me, Jehovah hath led me in the way to the house of my
master's brethren.
[Footnote 1: Or, for all the goods of his master were in his hand]
[Footnote 2: Heb. Aram-naharaim, that is, Aram of the two rivers.]
[Footnote 1: Heb. a beka. See Ex. 38. 26.]
And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words.
And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the
man, unto the fountain. And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the
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 was standing by the camels at the fountain. And he said, Come in,
thou blessed of Jehovah; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared
the house, and room for the camels. And the man came into the house, and he
ungirded the camels; and he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water
to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him. And there was
set food before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told
mine errand. And he said, Speak on. And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
And Jehovah hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he
hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and
maid-servants, and camels and asses. 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. And
my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the
daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell: but thou shalt go unto my
father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son. And I said
unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me. And he said unto
me, Jehovah, 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: then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my
kindred: and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my
master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go: behold, I am
standing by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the maiden
that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little
water from thy pitcher to drink; and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and
I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom Jehovah hath
appointed for my master's son. And before I had done speaking in my heart,
behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down
unto the fountain, and drew: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
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. 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 ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands. And I bowed
my head, and worshipped Jehovah, and blessed Jehovah, the God of my master
Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's
daughter for his son. 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.
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from
Jehovah: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. Behold, Rebekah is before
thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as Jehovah
hath spoken. And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their
words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto Jehovah. 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.
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. 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. And he said unto them,
Hinder me not, seeing Jehovah hath prospered my way; send me away that I may
go to my master. And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her
mouth. And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this
man? And she said, I will go. And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and
her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. And they blessed Rebekah, and
said unto her, Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands,
and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.
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. And Isaac
came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of the South.
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up
his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming. And Rebekah lifted
up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel. And she
said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us?
And the servant said, It is my master: and she took her veil, and covered
herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 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.