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Genesis 24:32

And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him.

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And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

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And he said, I am Abraham's servant.

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And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, 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: 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 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 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, and prosper thy way; 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; 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, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

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Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, 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: 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, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

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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.

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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 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 master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.

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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.

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Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

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Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.

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And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped 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, and gave them to Rebekah: 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; 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, at the least ten; after that she shall go.

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And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; 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 Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

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And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

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And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

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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.

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And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.

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And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

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And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.

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For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: 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 Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

Genesis 24:36

24:36 all that he hath. The servant’s recitation of Isaac’s soon-to-be-inherited wealth (Genesis 24:35) no doubt appealed to Laban’s cupidity, which was later so clearly manifested in his dealings with Isaac’s son (Genesis 29–31).

Genesis 24:56

24:56 Hinder me not. This response might seem at first to indicate an unfeeling attitude on the part of the servant. However, once the LORD’s will is clearly revealed, as it had been here, any delay is dangerous, providing opportunity for second thoughts and even Satanic diversions.

Genesis 24:58

24:58 Wilt thou go. According to the customs of the times, as indicated in the Nuzi tablets, the father had the obligation to find a wife for his sons, as Abraham had done for Isaac, and also to approve an offer of marriage made for his daughter. If the father was dead or incapacitated, however, the eldest son and heir was supposed to approve any marriage offer for his sister. In this case, however, the sister also had the right to accept or reject the offer, as Laban and Rebecca did.

Genesis 24:67

24:67 he loved her. Although the New Testament does not specifically say that Isaac and Rebekah constitute a “type” of Christ and His Church, the numerous parallels are more than coincidental, and do follow naturally from the clear identification of Isaac himself as a type of Christ (note Galatians 3:16; Hebrews 11:17-19). In the symbolic parallel, the servant dispatched by Abraham to seek a bride for his son becomes the Holy Spirit, sent by the Heavenly Father to find and bring the heavenly Bride, the Church, to His Son (John 14:26; 16:13,14; Acts 15:14). After she accepts the invitation, the Spirit, like Abraham’s servant, guides the Bride through the wilderness to join the Bridegroom when he comes out to meet her at the end of the journey. There are numerous detailed parallels one can discern as the passage is studied in depth.

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