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Chapter 24 And Abraham was old and well
stricken in age, and the Lord had blessed

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Abraham in all things.

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And Abraham said unto his eldest servant
of his house that ruled over all that he

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had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my
thigh, and I will make thee swear by the

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Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the
earth, that thou shalt not take a wife

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unto my son of the daughters of the
Canaanites, among whom I dwell.

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But thou shalt go unto my country,
and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my

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son Isaac.

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And the servant said unto him,
Peradventure the woman will not be willing

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to follow me unto this land.

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Must thy needs bring thy son again unto
the land from whence thou camest?

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And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou
that thou bring not my son thither again.

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The Lord God of heaven, which took me from
my father's house, and from the land of my

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kindred, and which spake unto me,
and that swear unto me, saying,

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Unto thy seed will I give this land,
he shall send his angel before thee,

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and thou shalt take a wife unto my son
from thence.

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And if the woman will not be willing to
follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from

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this my oath, only bring not my son
thither again.

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And the servant put his hand under the
thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to

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him concerning that matter.

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And the servant took ten camels of the
camels of his master, and departed.

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For all the goods of his master were in
his hand.

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And he arose and went to Mesopotamia,
unto the city of Nahor.

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And he made his camels to kneel down
without the city by a well of water at the

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time of the evening, even the time that
women go out to draw water.

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And he said, O Lord God of my master
Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed

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this day, and show kindness unto my master
Abraham.

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Behold, I stand here by the well of water,
and the daughters of the men of the city

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come out to draw water.

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And let it come to pass, that the damsel
to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher,

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I pray thee, that I may drink,
and she shall say, Drink, and I will give

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thy camels drink also.

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Let the same be she that thou hast
appointed for thy servant Isaac.

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And thereby shall I know that thou hast
showed kindness unto my master.

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And it came to pass, before he had done
speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out,

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who was born of Bethul, son of Milcah,
the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother,

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with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

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And the damsel was very fair to look upon,
a virgin, neither had any man known her.

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And she went down to the well,
and filled her pitcher, and came up.

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And the servant ran to meet her,
and said, Let me, I pray thee,

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drink a little water of thy pitcher.

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And she said, Drink, my lord.

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And she hasted, and let down her pitcher
upon her hand, and gave him drink.

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And when she had done giving him drink,
she said, I will draw water for thy camels

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also, until they have done drinking.

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And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher
into the trough, and ran again unto the

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well to draw water, and drew for all his
camels.

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And the man wandering at her held his
peace, to wit whether the Lord had made

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his journey prosperous or not.

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And it came to pass, as the camels had
done drinking, that the man took a golden

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earring of half a shekel weight,
and two bracelets for her hands,

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of ten shekels weight of gold,
and said, Whose daughter art thou?

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Tell me, I pray thee, is there room in thy
father's house for us to lodge in?

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And she said unto him, I am the daughter
of Bethuel, the son of Milcah,

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which you bear unto Nahor.

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She said moreover unto him, We have both
straw and provender enough, and room to

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lodge in.

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And the man bowed down his head,
and worshipped the Lord, and he said,

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Blessed be the Lord God of my master
Abraham, who hath not left destitute my

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master of his mercy and his truth.

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I being in the way, the Lord led me to the
house of my master's brethren.

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And the damsel ran, and told them of her
mother's house these things.

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And Rebekah had a brother, and his name
was Laban.

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And Laban ran out unto the man,
unto the well.

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And it came to pass, when he saw the
earring and bracelets upon his sister's

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hands, and when he heard the words of
Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the

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man unto me, that he came unto the man.

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And behold, he stood by the camels at the
well, and he said, Come in, thou blessed

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of the Lord, wherefore standest thou
without?

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For I have prepared the house and room for
the camels.

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And the man came into the house,
and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw

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and provender for the camels, and water to
wash his feet, and the men's feet that

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were with him.

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And there was set meat before him to eat.

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But he said, I will not eat until I have
told mine errand.

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And he said, Speak on.

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And he said, I am Abraham's servant,
and the Lord hath blessed my master

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greatly.

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And he is become great, and he hath given
him flocks, and herds, and silver,

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and gold, and menservants, and
maidservants, and camels, and asses.

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And Sarah, my master's wife, bare a son to
my master when she was old.

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And unto him hath he given all that he
hath.

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And my master made me swear, saying,
Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of

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the daughters of the Canaanites,
in whose land I dwell.

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But thou shalt go unto my father's house,
and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my

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son.

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And I said unto my master, Peradventure,
the woman will not follow me.

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And he said unto me, The Lord before whom
I walk will send his angel with thee,

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and prosper thy way.

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And thou shalt take a wife for my son of
my kindred, and of my father's house.

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Then shalt thou be clear from this my
oath, when thou comest to my kindred.

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And if they give not thee one,
thou shalt be clear from my oath.

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And I came this day unto the well,
and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham,

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if now thou do prosper my way which I go,
behold, I stand by the well of water.

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And it shall come to pass, that when the
virgin cometh forth to draw water,

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and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee,
a little water of thy pitcher to drink.

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And she say to me, Both drink thou,
and I will also draw for thy camels.

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Let the same be the woman whom the Lord
hath appointed out for my master's son.

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And before I had done speaking in mine
heart, behold, Rebecca came forth with her

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pitcher on her shoulder.

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And she went down unto the well,
and drew water, and I said unto her,

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Let me drink, I pray thee.

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And she made haste, and let down her
pitcher from her shoulder, and said,

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Drink, and I will give thy camels drink
also.

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So I drank, and she made the camels drink
also.

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And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter
art thou?

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And she said, The daughter of Bethuel,
Nahor's son, whom Milcah bear unto him.

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And I put the earring upon her face,
and the bracelets upon her hands,

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and I bowed down my head, and worshipped
the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my

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master Abraham, which had led me in the
right way to take my master's brother's

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daughter unto his son.

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And now, if ye will deal kindly and truly
with my master, tell me.

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And if not, tell me, that I may turn to
the right hand, or to the left.

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Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said,
The thing proceedeth from the Lord.

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We cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

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Behold, Rebecca is before thee.

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Take her, and go, and let her be thy
master's son's wife, as the Lord hath

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spoken.

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And it came to pass, that when Abraham's
servant heard their words, he worshipped

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the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.

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And the servant brought forth jewels of
silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment,

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and gave them to Rebecca.

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He gave also to her brother and to her
mother precious things.

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And they did eat and drink, he and the men
that were with him, and tarried all night.

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And they rose up in the morning,
and he said, Send me away unto my master.

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And her brother and her mother said,
Let the damsel abide with us a few days,

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at least ten.

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After that she shall go.

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And he said unto them, Hinder me not,
seeing the Lord hath prospered my way.

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Send me away, that I may go to my master.

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And they said, We will call the damsel,
and inquire at her mouth.

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And they called Rebecca, and said unto
her, Wilt thou go with this man?

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And she said, I will go.

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And they sent away Rebecca their sister,
and her nurse, and Abraham's servant,

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and his men.

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And they blessed Rebecca, and said unto
her, Thou art our sister.

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Be thou the mother of thousands of
millions, and let thy seed possess the

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gait of those which hate them.

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And Rebecca arose and her damsels,
and they rode upon the camels,

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and followed the man.

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And the servant took Rebecca, and went his
way.

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And Isaac came from the way of the well of
Lehiroi, for he dwelt in the south

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country.

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And Isaac went out to meditate in the
field at the eventide.

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And he lifted up his eyes, and saw,
and behold, the camels were coming.

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And Rebecca lifted up her eyes,
and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off

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the camel.

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For she had said unto the servant,
What man is this that walketh in the field

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to meet us?

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And the servant had said, It is my master.

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Therefore she took a veil, and covered
herself.

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And the servant told Isaac all things that
he had done.

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And Isaac brought her into his mother
Sarah's tent, and took Rebecca,

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and she became his wife.

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And he loved her, and Isaac was comforted
after his mother's death.