Hi and welcome back
to His Words Are Life.
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I'm Kelly Mowrer, and today
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we're to continue to read in
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Genesis. But before we do
that, let's pray together.
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Dear Jesus, thank you so much
for blessing us and keeping us
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and giving us life and bringing
us again to this time when we
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can come and read Your
words and be strengthened,
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have our faith increased through
the hearing of Your guidance
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and Your counsel and the stories
that You have left for us
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as an example. Please
be with us now as we read
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and guide our hearts
and minds closer to You.
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We love You so much, and
thank you for loving us. Amen.
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I'm reading today from
Genesis, and when we left off
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we had just read
the story of Abraham
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and his obedience to God even
to the point of being willing
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to sacrifice his only son
when God told him to do so.
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But God stopped him at the point
that Abraham had fully displayed
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his obedience, and
then God blessed him...
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and through him He's blessed us.
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As we read together now, we
continue with Abraham's story
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in Genesis chapter 23, and
this is the King James version.
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And Sarah was a hundred
and seven and twenty years old:
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these were the years
of the life of Sarah.
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And Sarah died in Kirjatharba;
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the same is Hebron
in the land of Canaan:
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and Abraham came to mourn
for Sarah, and to weep for her.
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And Abraham stood up
from before his dead,
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and spake unto the
sons of Heth, saying,
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"I am a stranger and a sojourner
with you: give me a possession
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of a burying place with
you, that I may bury my dead
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out of my sight. "
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And the children of
Heth answered Abraham,
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saying unto him,
"Hear us, my lord:
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thou art a
mighty prince among us:
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in the choice of our
sepulchers bury thy dead;
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none of us shall withhold
from thee his sepulcher,
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but that thou
mayest bury thy dead. "
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And Abraham stood
up, and bowed himself
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to the people of the land,
even to the children of Heth.
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And he communed
with them, saying,
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"If it be your mind
that I should bury my dead
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out of my sight; hear me,
and entreat for me to Ephron
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the son of Zohar, That he may
give me the cave of Machpelah,
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which he hath, which is
in the end of his field;
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for as much money as it
is worth he shall give it me
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for a possession of a
burying place amongst you. "
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And Ephron dwelt
among the children of Heth:
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and Ephron the Hittite
answered Abraham in the audience
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of the children of Heth,
even of all that went in at the
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gate of his city,
saying, "Nay, my lord, hear me:
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the field give I thee,
and the cave that is therein,
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I give it thee; in the presence
of the sons of my people
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give I it thee: bury thy dead. "
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And Abraham bowed down himself
before the people of the land.
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And he spake unto Ephron
in the audience of the people
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of the land, saying,
"But if thou wilt give it,
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I pray thee, hear me:
I will give thee money
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for the field: take it of me,
and I will bury my dead there. "
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And Ephron answered
Abraham, saying unto him,
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"My lord, hearken unto me:
the land is worth four hundred
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shekels of silver; what
is that betwixt me and thee?
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bury therefore thy dead. "
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And Abraham hearkened unto
Ephron; and Abraham weighed
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to Ephron the silver, which
he had named in the audience
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of the sons of Heth, four
hundred shekels of silver,
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current money with the merchant.
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And the field of
Ephron, which was in Machpelah,
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which was before
Mamre, the field, and the cave
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which was therein, and all the
trees that were in the field,
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that were in all the borders
round about, were made sure
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unto Abraham for a possession
in the presence of the children
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of Heth, before all that
went in at the gate of his city.
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And after this, Abraham buried
Sarah his wife in the cave
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of the field of
Machpelah before Mamre:
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the same is Hebron
in the land of Canaan.
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And the field, and
the cave that is therein,
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were made sure unto Abraham
for a possession of a burying
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place by the sons of Heth.
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We are continuing
to read in Genesis.
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This is chapter 24, and this
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is the King James version.
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And Abraham was old,
and well stricken in age:
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and the Lord had
blessed Abraham in all things.
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And Abraham said unto his
eldest servant of his house,
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that ruled over all that he had,
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"Put, I pray thee,
thy hand under my thigh:
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And I will make
thee swear by the Lord,
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the God of heaven,
and the God of the earth,
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that thou shalt not take a wife
unto my son of the daughters
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of the Canaanites,
among whom I dwell:
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But thou shalt go unto my
country, and to my kindred,
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and take a wife
unto my son Isaac. "
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And the servant said unto him,
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"Peradventure the women
will not be willing to follow me
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unto this land: must I
needs bring thy son again unto
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the land from
whence thou camest? "
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And Abraham said unto him,
"Beware thou that thou bring not
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my son thither again.
The Lord God of heaven,
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which took me from my father's
house, and from the land
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of my kindred, and which spake
unto me, and that sware unto me,
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saying, 'Unto thy seed
will I give this land; '
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He shall send His angel before
thee, and thou shalt take a wife
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unto my son from thence.
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And if the women will not
be willing to follow thee,
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then thou shalt be
clear from this my oath:
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only bring not my
son thither again. "
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And the servant put his
hand under the thigh of Abraham
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his master and sware to
him concerning that matter.
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And the servant took ten camels
of the camels of his master,
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and departed; for all the goods
of his master were in his hand:
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and he arose, and
went to Mesopotamia,
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unto the city of Nahor.
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And he made his camels to
kneel down without the city
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by a well of water at
the time of the evening,
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even the time that
women go out to draw water.
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And he said, "O Lord
God of my master Abraham,
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I pray thee, send me good speed
this day, and show kindness
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unto my master Abraham.
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Behold, I stand here by the well
of water; and the daughters of
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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,
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'Let down thy pitcher, I
pray thee, that I may drink; '
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and she shall say, 'Drink,
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and I will give thy
camels drink also: '
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let the same be she that Thou
has appointed for thy servant
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Isaac; and thereby shall I know
that Thou has showed kindness
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unto my master. "
And it came to pass,
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before he had done speaking,
that, behold, Rebekah came out,
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who was born to Bethuel, son
of Milcah, the wife of Nahor,
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Abraham's brother, with
her pitcher upon her shoulder.
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And the damsel was very
fair to look upon, a virgin,
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neither had any man known her;
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and she went down to the
well, and filled her pitcher,
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and came up. And the servant
ran to meet her, and said,
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"Let me, I pray thee, 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,
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and gave him drink. And when
she had done giving him drink,
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she said, "I will draw
water for thy camels also,
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until they have done drinking. "
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And she hasted, and emptied
her pitcher into the through,
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and ran again unto
the well to draw water,
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and drew for all his camels.
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And the man wondering
at her held his peace,
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to wit whether the Lord had made
his journey prosperous or not.
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And it came to pass, as
the camels had done drinking,
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that the man took a golden
earring of half a shekel weight,
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and two bracelets for her hands
of ten shekels weight of gold;
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And said, "Whose daughter
art thou? tell me, I pray thee:
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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
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the son of Milcah,
which she bare unto Nahor. "
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She said moreover unto
him, "We have both straw and
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provender enough,
and room to lodge in. "
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And the man bowed down his
head, and worshiped the Lord.
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And he said, "Blessed be the
Lord God of my master Abraham,
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who hath not left
destitute my master of His mercy
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and His truth: I being in
the way, the Lord led me to the
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house of my master's brethren. "
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And the damsel ran, and
told them of her mother's house
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these things. And
Rebekah had a brother,
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and his name was Laban:
and Laban ran out unto the man,
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unto the well. And it came
to pass, when he saw the earring
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and the bracelets
upon his sister's hands,
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and when he heard the words
of Rebekah his sister, saying,
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"Thus spake the man unto me; "
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that he came unto the man; and,
behold, he stood by the camels
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at the well. And he said,
"Come in, thou blessed of the
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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,
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and gave straw and
provender for the camels,
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and water to wash his feet,
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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,
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"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
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blessed my master
greatly; and he is become great:
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and He hath given him flocks,
and herds, and silver, and gold,
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and menservants, and maid-
servants, and camels, and asses.
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And Sarah my master's
wife bare a son to my master
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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
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a wife to my son of the
daughters of the Canaanites,
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in whose land I dwell: But thou
shalt go unto my father's house,
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and to my kindred, and
take a wife unto my son. "
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And I said unto my master,
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"Peradventure the
woman will not follow me. "
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And he said unto me,
"The Lord, before whom I walk,
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will send His angel with
thee, and prosper thy way;
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and thou shalt take a
wife for my son of my kindred,
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and of my father's
house: Then shalt thou be clear
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from this my oath, when
thou comest to my kindred;
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and if they give not thee one,
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thou shalt be
clear from my oath. "
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And I came this day
unto the well, and said,
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"O Lord God of my master
Abraham, if now Thou do prosper
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my way which I go:
Behold, I stand by the well
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of water; and it
shall come to pass,
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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
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of thy pitcher to
drink; ' And she say to me,
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'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
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out for my master's son. "
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And before I had done
speaking in mine heart, behold,
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Rebekah came forth with
her pitcher on her shoulder;
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and she went down unto
the well, and drew water:
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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,
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and said, '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,
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whom Milcah bare unto him: '
and I put the earring upon her
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face, and the
bracelets upon her hands.
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And I bowed down my
head, and worshiped the Lord,
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and blessed the Lord
God of my master Abraham,
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which hath led me in the
right way to take my master's
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brother's daughter unto his son.
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And now if ye will deal
kindly and truly with my master,
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tell me: and if not, tell me;
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that I may turn to the
right hand, or to the left. "
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Then Laban and
Bethuel answered and said,
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"The thing proceedeth from the
Lord: we cannot speak unto thee
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bad or good. Behold,
Rebekah is before thee,
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take her, and go, and let
her be thy master's son's wife,
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as the Lord hath spoken. "
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And it came to pass, that,
when Abraham's servant heard
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their words, he
worshiped the Lord,
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bowing himself to the earth.
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And the servant
brought forth jewels of silver,
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and jewels of gold, and raiment,
and gave them to Rebekah:
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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
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with him, and tarried all night;
and they rose up in the morning,
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and he said, "Send me
away unto my master. "
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And her brother and her mother
said, "Let the damsel abide
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with us a few
days, at the least ten;
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after that she shall go. "
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And he said unto
them, "Hinder me not,
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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
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at her mouth. " And
they called Rebekah,
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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 Rebekah
their sister, and her nurse,
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and Abraham's
servant, and his men.
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And they blessed
Rebekah, and said unto her,
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"Thou art our sister, be
thou the mother of thousands
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of millions, and let thy
seed possess the gate of those
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which hate them.
" And Rebekah arose,
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and her damsels, and
they rode upon the camels,
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and followed the man:
and the servant took Rebekah,
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and went his way.
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And Isaac came from the way
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of the well Lahairoi; for he
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dwelt in the south 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,
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and behold, the
camels were coming.
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And Rebekah lifted up her eyes,
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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
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that walketh in
the field 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,
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and took Rebekah,
and she became his wife;
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and he loved her;
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and Isaac was comforted
after his mother's death.
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