Genesis 24:7   (Read all of Genesis 24)

"The Lord, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father's household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, 'To your offspring I will give this land'-he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there.

Genesis 24:8   (Read all of Genesis 24)

If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there."

Genesis 24:9   (Read all of Genesis 24)

So the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

Genesis 24:10   (Read all of Genesis 24)

Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master's camels loaded with all kinds of good things from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim and made his way to the town of Nahor.

Genesis 24:12   (Read all of Genesis 24)

Then he prayed, "Lord, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

Genesis 24:13   (Read all of Genesis 24)

See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.

Genesis 24:14   (Read all of Genesis 24)

May it be that when I say to a young woman, 'Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I'll water your camels too'-let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."

Genesis 24:15   (Read all of Genesis 24)

Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, who was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor.

Genesis 24:16   (Read all of Genesis 24)

The woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again.

Genesis 24:17   (Read all of Genesis 24)

The servant hurried to meet her and said, "Please give me a little water from your jar."

Genesis 24:18   (Read all of Genesis 24)

"Drink, my lord," she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.

Genesis 24:19   (Read all of Genesis 24)

After she had given him a drink, she said, "I'll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink."

Genesis 24:20   (Read all of Genesis 24)

So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.

Genesis 24:21   (Read all of Genesis 24)

Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful.

Genesis 24:22   (Read all of Genesis 24)

When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels.

Genesis 24:23   (Read all of Genesis 24)

Then he asked, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"

Genesis 24:24   (Read all of Genesis 24)

She answered him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milkah bore to Nahor."

Genesis 24:25   (Read all of Genesis 24)

And she added, "We have plenty of straw and fodder, as well as room for you to spend the night."

Genesis 24:27   (Read all of Genesis 24)

saying, "Praise be to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master's relatives."

Genesis 24:29   (Read all of Genesis 24)

Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he hurried out to the man at the spring.

Genesis 24:30   (Read all of Genesis 24)

As soon as he had seen the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and had heard Rebekah tell what the man said to her, he went out to the man and found him standing by the camels near the spring.

Genesis 24:31   (Read all of Genesis 24)

"Come, you who are blessed by the Lord," he said. "Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels."

Genesis 24:32   (Read all of Genesis 24)

So the man went to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and fodder were brought for the camels, and water for him and his men to wash their feet.

Genesis 24:33   (Read all of Genesis 24)

Then food was set before him, but he said, "I will not eat until I have told you what I have to say." "Then tell us," Laban said.