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Abraham's Servant Finds Rebekah

Genesis 24:10-20

24:10. Then he took ten camels of his master's herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forward and went on to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nachor.

24:11. When he had made the camels lie down outside the town, near a well of water, in the evening, at the time when women are wont to come out to draw water, he said,

24:12. "O Lord, the God of my master, Abraham, meet me today, I beseech you, and show kindness to my master, Abraham.

24:13. "Behold, I stand near the spring of water, and the daughters of the inhabitants of this city will come out to draw water,

24:14. "Now, therefore, the maid to whom I shall say, 'Let down your pitcher that I may drink," and she shall answer, 'Drink, and I will give your camels drink also,' let it be the same whom you have provided for your servant Isaac, and by this I shall understand that you have shown kindness to my master."

24:15. He had not yet ended these words within himself, and behold Rebekah came out, the daughter of Bathuel, son of Melcha, wife of Nachor the brother of Abraham, having a pitcher on her shoulder,

24:16. An exceeding comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man, and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher, and was coming back.

24:17. The servant ran to meet her, and said, "Give me a little water to drink of your pitcher."

'''24:18. She answered, "Drink, my lord." She quickly let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him a drink.'''

24:19. When he had drunk, she said, "I will draw water for your camels also, until they all drink."

24:20. Pouring out the pitcher into the troughs, she ran back to the well to draw water, and having drawn, she gave to all the camels.

Treasures of the Bible by Henry Davenport Northrop, D.D. published by International Publishing Company, 1894