Genesis Chapter 24

Genesis Chapter 24
1 Now Abraham was old, and stricken
in years, and the Lord had blessed
Abraham in all things.
2 Therefore Abraham said unto his
eldest servant of his house, which had
the rule over all that he had, Put now
thine hand under my thigh,
3 And I will make thee swear by the
Lord God of the heaven, and God of the
earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto
my son of the daughters of the
Canaanites among who I dwell.
4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and
to my kindred, and take a wife unto my
son Isaac.
5 And the servant said to him, What if
the woman will not come with me to this
land? shall I bring thy son again unto the
land from whence thou camest?
6 To whom Abraham answered, Beware
that thou bring not my son thither again.
7 The Lord God of heaven, who took me
from my father’s house, and from the
land where I was born, and that spake
unto me, and that swear 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.
8 Nevertheless if the woman will not
follow thee, then shalt thou be
discharged of this mine oath: only bring
not my son thither again. 9 Then the
servant put his hand under the thigh of
Abraham his master, and swear to him
for this matter.
10 So the servant took ten camels of the
camels of his master, and departed: for
he had all his master’s goods in his
hand: and so he arose, and went to
Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
11 And he made his camels to lie down
without the city by a well of water, at
eventide about the time that the women
come out to draw water.
12 And he said, O Lord God of my
master Abraham, I beseech thee, send
me good speed this day, and show mercy
unto my master Abraham.
13 Lo, I stand by the well of water,
whiles the men’s daughters of this city
come out to draw water.
14 Grant that the maid, to whom I say,
Bow down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I
may drink: if she say, Drink, and I will
give thy camels drink also: may be she
that thou hast ordained for thy servant
Isaac: and thereby shall I know that thou
hast showed mercy on my master.
15 Now yer he had left speaking,
behold, Rebekah came out, the daughter
of Bethuel, son of Milcah the wife of
Nahor Abraham’s brother, and her
pitcher upon her shoulder.
16 (And the maid was very fair to look
upon, a virgin and unknown of man) and
she went down to the well, and filled her
pitcher, and came up. 17 Then the
servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me
drink, I pray thee a little water of thy
pitcher.
18 And she said, Drink sir: and she
hasted, and let down her pitcher upon
her hand and gave him drink.
19 And when she had given him drink,
she said, I will draw water for thy
camels also until they have drunken
enough.
20 And she poured out her pitcher into
the trough speedily; and ran again unto
the well to draw water, and she drew for
all his camels.
21 So the man wondered at her, and held
his peace, to wit whether the Lord had
made his journey prosperous or not.
22 And when the camels had left
drinking, the man took a golden
habiliment of half a shekel weight, and
two bracelets for her hands, of ten
shekels weight of gold:
23 And he said, Whose daughter art
thou? Tell me, I pray thee, Is there room
in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
24 Then she said to him, I am the
daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah
whom she bear unto Nahor.
25 Moreover she said unto him, We
have litter also and provender enough,
and room to lodge in.
26 And the man bowed himself and
worshiped the Lord,
27 And said, Blessed be the Lord God
of my master Abraham, which hath not
withdrawn his mercy and his truth from
my master: for when I was in the way,
the Lord brought me to my master’s
brethren’s house.
28 And the maid ran and told them of her
mother’s house according to these
words.
29 Now Rebekah had a brother called
Laban, and Laban ran unto the man to the
well.
30 For when he had seen the earrings
and the bracelets in his sister’s hands,
and when he heard the words of
Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus said the
man unto me, then he went to the man,
and lo, he stood by the camels at the
well.
31 And he said, Come in thou blessed of
the Lord: wherefore standest thou
without, seeing I have prepared the
house, and room for the camels?
32 Then the man came into the house,
and he unsaddled the camels, and
brought litter and provender for the
camels, and water to wash his feet, and
the men’s feet that were with him.
33 Afterward the meat was set before
him: but he said, I will not eat, until I
have said my message: And he said,
Speak on.
34 Then he said, I am Abraham’s
servant,
35 And the Lord hath blessed my master
wonderfully, that he is become great: for
he hath given him sheep, and beeves, and
silver, and gold, and menservants, and
maidservants, and camels, and asses.
36 And Sarah my master’s wife hath
born a son to my master, when she was
old, and unto him hath he given all that
he hath.
37 Now 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:
38 But thou shalt go unto my father’s
house and to my kindred, and take a wife
unto my son.
39 Then I said unto my master, What if
the woman will not follow me?
40 Who answered me, The Lord, before
whom I walk, will send his angel with
thee, and prosper thy journey, and thou
shalt take a wife for my son of my
kindred and my father’s house.
41 Then shalt thou be discharged of mine
oath, when thou comest to my kindred:
and if they give thee not one, thou shalt
be free from mine oath. 42 So I came
this day to the well, and said, O Lord,
the God of my master Abraham, if thou
now prosper my journey which I go,
43 Behold, I stand by the well of water:
when a virgin cometh forth to draw
water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray
thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink,
44 And she say to me, Drink thou, and I
will also draw for thy camels, let her be
the wife, which the Lord hath prepared
for my master’s son.
45 And before I had made an end of
speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah
came forth, and her pitcher on her
shoulder, and she went down unto the
well, and drew water. Then I said unto
her, Give me drink, I pray thee. 46 And
she made haste, and took down her
pitcher from her shoulder, and said,
Drink, and I will give thy camels drink
also. So I drank, and she gave the camels
drink also.
47 Then I asked her, and said, Whose
daughter art thou? And she answered,
The daughter of Bethuel Nahor’s son,
whom Milcah bear unto him. Then I put
the habiliment upon her face, and the
bracelets upon her hands: 48 And I
bowed down and worshiped the Lord,
and blessed the Lord God of my master
Abraham, which had brought me the
right way to take my master’s brother’s
daughter unto his son.
49 Now therefore, if ye will deal
mercifully and truly with my master, tell
me: and if not, tell me that I may turn me
to the right hand or to the left. 50 Then
answered Laban and Bethuel, and said,
This thing is proceeded of the Lord: we
cannot therefore say unto thee, neither
evil nor good. 51 Behold, Rebekah is
before thee, take her and go, that she
may be thy master’s son’s wife, even as
the Lord hath said.
52 And when Abraham’s servant heard
their words, he bowed himself toward
the earth unto the Lord.
53 Then the servant took forth jewels of
silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment,
and gave to Rebekah: also unto her
brother and to her mother he gave gifts.
54 Afterward they did eat and drink,
both he, and the men that were with him,
and tarried all night. And when they rose
up in the morning, he said, Let me depart
unto my master.
55 Then her brother and her mother
answered, Let the maid abide with us, at
the least ten days: then shall she go.
56 But he said unto them, Hinder you me
not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my
journey: send me away, that I may go to
my master.
57 Then they said, We will call the
maid, and ask her consent.
58 And they called Rebekah, and said
unto her, Wilt thou go with this man?
And she answered, I will go.
59 So they let Rebekah their sister go,
and her nurse, with Abraham’s servant
and his men.
60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said
unto her, Thou art our sister, grow into
thousand thousands, and thy seed
possess the gate of his enemies. 61 Then
Rebekah arose, and her maids, and rode
upon the camels, and followed the man.
and the servant took Rebekah, and
departed.
62 Now Isaac came from the way of
Beer-lahai-roi, (for he dwelt in the south
country)
63 And Isaac went out to pray in the
field toward the evening: who lift up his
eyes and looked, and behold, the camels
came.
64 Also Rebekah lift up her eyes, and
when she saw Isaac, she lighted down
from the camel.
65 (For she had said to the servant, Who
is yonder man, that cometh in the field to
meet us? And the servant had said, It is
my master) So she took a veil, and
covered her.
66 And the servant told Isaac all things,
that he had done.
67 Afterward Isaac brought her into the
tent of Sarah his mother, and he took
Rebekah, and she was his wife, and he
loved her: So Isaac was comforted after
his mother’s death.