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Genesis - ch 24 v 21 - 40
- And the man, looking at her, said nothing, waiting to see if the Lord had given his journey a good outcome.
- And when the camels had had enough, the man took a gold nose-ring, half a shekel in weight, and two ornaments for her arms of ten shekels weight of gold;
- And said to her, Whose daughter are you? is there room in your father's house for us?
- And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, Nahor's wife.
- And she said, We have a great store of dry grass and cattle-food, and there is room for you.
- And with bent head the man gave worship to the Lord;
- And said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has given a sign that he is good and true to my master, by guiding me straight to the house of my master's family.
- So the girl went running and took the news of these things to her mother's house
- Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he came out quickly to the man at the water-spring.
- And when he saw the nose-ring and the ornaments on his sister's hands, and when she gave him word of what the man had said to her, then he went out to the man who was waiting with the camels by the water-spring.
- And he said to him, Come in, you on whom is the blessing of the Lord; why are you waiting outside? for I have made the house ready for you, and a place for the camels.
- Then the man came into the house, and Laban took their cords off the camels and gave them dry grass and food, and he gave to him and the men who were with him water for washing their feet.
- And meat was put before him, but he said, I will not take food till I have made my business clear to you. And they said, Do so.
- And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
- The Lord has given my master every blessing, and he has become great: he has given him flocks and herds and silver and gold, and men-servants and women-servants and camels and asses.
- And when Sarah, my master's wife, was old, she gave birth to a son, to whom he has given all he has.
- And my master made me take an oath, saying, Do not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;
- But go to my father's house and to my relations for a wife for my son.
- And I said to my master, What if the woman will not come with me?
- And he said, The Lord, whom I have ever kept before me, will send his angel with you, who will make it possible for you to get a wife for my son from my relations and my father's house;
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