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the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same
is
Hebron in the land of Canaan.
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And
the field, and the cave that
is
therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a
buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
CHAPTER 24
And Abraham was old,
and
well stricken in age: and the L
ORD
had blessed Abraham in all things.
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:
3
And I will make thee swear by the L
ORD
, 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:
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 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?
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And
Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
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The L
ORD
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.
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.
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And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his
master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
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.
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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.
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And he said, O L
ORD
God of my master
Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew 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 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,
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
shewed kindness unto my master.
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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.
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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.
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And the servant ran to meet
her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
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And she said, Drink, my
lord: 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 also, until they have done
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