Isaac and Rebekah

Genesis 24

1 Now Abraham a was old, well advanced in age; and the LORD b had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 So Abraham said c to the oldest servant of his house, who d ruled over all that he had, "Please, e put your hand under my thigh, 3 "and I will make you f swear 1 by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that g you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell; 4 h "but you shall go i to my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac." 5 And the servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?" 6 But Abraham said to him, "Beware that you do not take my son back there. 7 "The LORD God of heaven, who j took me from my father's house and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, k 'To your 2 descendants I give this land,' l He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. 8 "And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then m you will be released from this oath; only do not take my son back there." 9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

10 Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, n for all his master's goods were in his hand. And he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to o the city of Nahor. 11 And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time p when women go out to draw water. 12 Then he q said, "O LORD God of my master Abraham, please r give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham. 13 "Behold, here s I stand by the well of water, and t the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. 14 "Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink' - let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And u by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."

15 And it happened, v before he had finished speaking, that behold, w Rebekah, 3 who was born to Bethuel, son of x Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. 16 Now the young woman y was very beautiful to behold, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up. 17 And the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher." 18 z So she said, "Drink, my lord." Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand, and gave him a drink. 19 And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking." 20 Then she quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough, ran back to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. 21 And the man, wondering at her, remained silent so as to know whether a the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

22 So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden b nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold, 23 and said, "Whose daughter are you? Tell me, please, is there room in your father's house for us 4 to lodge?" 24 So she said to him, c "I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah's son, whom she bore to Nahor." 25 Moreover she said to him, "We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge." 26 Then the man d bowed down his head and worshiped the LORD. 27 And he said, e "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken f His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the LORD g led me to the house of my master's brethren." 28 So the young woman ran and told her mother's household these things.

29 Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was h Laban, and Laban ran out to the man by the well. 30 So it came to pass, when he saw the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister's wrists, and when he heard the words of his sister Rebekah, saying, "Thus the man spoke to me," that he went to the man. And there he stood by the camels at the well. 31 And he said, "Come in, i O blessed of the LORD! Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels." 32 Then the man came to the house. And he unloaded the camels, and j provided straw and feed for the camels, and water to k wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him. 33 Food was set before him to eat, but he said, l "I will not eat until I have told about my errand." And he said, "Speak on."

34 So he said, "I am Abraham's servant. 35 "The LORD m has blessed my master greatly, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys. 36 "And Sarah my master's wife n bore a son to my master when she was old; and o to him he has given all that he has. 37 "Now my master p made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell; 38 q 'but you shall go to my father's house and to my family, and take a wife for my son.' 39 r "And I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not follow me.' 40 s "But he said to me, 'The LORD, t before whom I walk, will send His angel with you and 5 prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my family and from my father's house. 41 u 'You will be clear from this oath when you arrive among my family; for if they will not give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.'

42 "And this day I came to the well and said, v 'O LORD God of my master Abraham, if You will now prosper the way in which I go, 43 w 'behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass that when the virgin comes out to draw water, and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink," 44 'and she says to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also," - let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.'

45 x "But before I had finished y speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah, coming out with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her, 'Please let me drink.' 46 "And she made haste and let her pitcher down from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also.' So I drank, and she gave the camels a drink also. 47 "Then I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' And she said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the nose ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. 48 z "And I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the way of truth to a take the daughter of my master's brother for his son. 49 "Now if you will b 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."

50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, c "The thing comes from the LORD; we cannot d speak to you either bad or good. 51 e "Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the LORD has spoken."

52 And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that f he worshiped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth. 53 Then the servant brought out g jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave h precious things to her brother and to her mother. 54 And he and the men who were with him ate and drank and stayed all night. Then they arose in the morning, and he said, i "Send me away to my master." 55 But her brother and her mother said, "Let the young woman stay with us a few days, at least ten; after that she may go." 56 And he said to them, "Do not 6 hinder me, since the LORD has prospered my way; send me away so that I may go to my master." 57 So they said, "We will call the young woman and ask her personally." 58 Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go." 59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister j and her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men.

60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her:
Our sister, may you become
k The mother of thousands of ten thousands;
l And may your descendants possess
The gates of those who hate them."

61 Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and they rode on the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed.

62 Now Isaac came from the way of m Beer La-hai' Roi, for he dwelt in the South. 63 And Isaac went out n to meditate in the field in the evening; and he lifted his eyes and looked, and there, the camels were coming. 64 Then Rebekah lifted her eyes, and when she saw Isaac o she dismounted from her camel; 65 for she had said to the servant, "Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." So she took a veil and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he p took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac q was comforted after his mother's death.

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 18:11
    Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
    Genesis 21:5
    Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
  2. Cross References
    Genesis 12:2
    I will make you a great nation; I will bless yo...
    Genesis 13:2
    Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, an...
    Genesis 24:35
    The LORD has blessed my master greatly, and he ...
    Psalms 112:3
    Wealth and riches will be in his house, And his...
    Proverbs 10:22
    The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, And He...
    Galatians 3:9
    So then those who are of faith are blessed with...
  3. Cross References
    Genesis 15:2
    But Abram said, "Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?
  4. Cross References
    Genesis 24:10
    Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, for all his master's goods were in his hand. And he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
    Genesis 39:4 - 6
    So Joseph found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.
  5. Cross References
    Genesis 47:29
    When the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "Now if I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt.
    1 Chronicles 29:24
    All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, submitted themselves to King Solomon.
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 14:19
    And he blessed him and said: Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth.
    Genesis 14:22
    But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth.
  7. Cross References
    Genesis 26:35
    And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah.
    Genesis 28:2
    Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.
    Exodus 34:16
    And you take of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters play the harlot with their gods and make your sons play the harlot with their gods.
    Deuteronomy 7:3
    Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son.
    2 Corinthians 6:14 - 17
    Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?
  8. Cross References
    Genesis 28:2
    Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.
  9. Cross References
    Genesis 12:1
    Now the LORD had said to Abram: Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you.
    Hebrews 11:15
    And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return.
  10. Cross References
    Genesis 12:1
    Now the LORD had said to Abram: Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you.
    Genesis 24:3
    And I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.
  11. Cross References
    Genesis 12:7
    Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To y...
    Genesis 13:15
    For all the land which you see I give to you an...
    Genesis 15:18
    On the same day the LORD made a covenant with A...
    Genesis 17:8
    "Also I give to you and your descendants after ...
    Exodus 32:13
    "Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your serv...
    Deuteronomy 1:8
    'See, I have set the land before you; go in and...
    Deuteronomy 34:4
    Then the LORD said to him, "This is the land of...
    Acts 7:5
    And God gave him no inheritance in it, not even...
  12. Cross References
    Genesis 16:7
    Now the Angel of the LORD found her by a spring...
    Genesis 21:17
    And God heard the voice of the lad. Then the an...
    Genesis 22:11
    But the Angel of the LORD called to him from he...
    Exodus 23:20
    Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you ...
    Exodus 23:23
    For My Angel will go before you and bring you i...
    Exodus 33:2
    And I will send My Angel before you, and I will...
    Hebrews 1:4
    Having become so much better than the angels, a...
    Hebrews 1:14
    Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth...
  13. Cross References
    Joshua 2:17 - 20
    So the men said to her: "We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have made us swear.
  14. Cross References
    Genesis 24:2
    So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please, put your hand under my thigh.
    Genesis 24:22
    So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold.
  15. Cross References
    Genesis 11:31
    And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.
    Genesis 11:32
    So the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.
    Genesis 22:20
    Now it came to pass after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, "Indeed Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
    Genesis 27:43
    Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: arise, flee to my brother Laban in Haran.
    Genesis 29:5
    Then he said to them, "Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?" And they said, "We know him.
  16. Cross References
    Exodus 2:16
    Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. And they came and drew water, and they filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
    1 Samuel 9:11
    As they went up the hill to the city, they met some young women going out to draw water, and said to them, "Is the seer here?
  17. Cross References
    Genesis 24:27
    And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of my mas...
    Genesis 24:42
    And this day I came to the well and said, 'O LO...
    Genesis 24:48
    And I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD, and...
    Genesis 26:24
    And the LORD appeared to him the same night and...
    Genesis 32:9
    Then Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham an...
    Exodus 3:6
    Moreover He said, "I am the God of your father ...
    Exodus 3:15
    Moreover God said to Moses, "Thus you shall say...
  18. Cross References
    Genesis 27:20
    But Isaac said to his son, "How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?" And he said, "Because the LORD your God brought it to me.
    Nehemiah 1:11
    O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." For I was the king's cupbearer.
    Psalms 37:5
    Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
  19. Cross References
    Genesis 24:43
    'behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass that when the virgin comes out to draw water, and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,"
  20. Cross References
    Exodus 2:16
    Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. And they came and drew water, and they filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
  21. Cross References
    Judges 6:17
    Then he said to Him, "If now I have found favor...
    Judges 6:37
    "look, I shall put a fleece of wool on the thre...
    1 Samuel 14:10
    "But if they say thus, 'Come up to us,' then we...
    1 Samuel 16:7
    But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at hi...
    1 Samuel 20:7
    If he says thus: ' It is well,' your servant wi...
    2 Kings 20:9
    Then Isaiah said, "This is the sign to you from...
    Proverbs 16:33
    The lot is cast into the lap, But its every dec...
    Acts 1:26
    And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on M...
  22. Cross References
    Isaiah 65:24
    It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear.
  23. Cross References
    Genesis 24:45
    "But before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah, coming out with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her, 'Please let me drink.'
    Genesis 25:20
    Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian.
  24. Cross References
    Genesis 22:20
    Now it came to pass after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, "Indeed Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
    Genesis 22:23
    And Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
  25. Cross References
    Genesis 12:11
    And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "Indeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful countenance.
    Genesis 26:7
    And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, "She is my sister"; for he was afraid to say, " She is my wife," because he thought, "lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to behold.
    Genesis 29:17
    Leah's eyes were delicate, but Rachel was beautiful of form and appearance.
  26. Cross References
    Genesis 24:14
    "Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink' - let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."
    Genesis 24:46
    And she made haste and let her pitcher down from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also.' So I drank, and she gave the camels a drink also.
    1 Peter 3:8
    Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous.
    1 Peter 3:9
    Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
  27. Cross References
    Genesis 24:12 - 14
    Then he said, "O LORD God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
    Genesis 24:27
    And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
    Genesis 24:52
    And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he worshiped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.
  28. Cross References
    Genesis 24:47
    Then I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' And she said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the nose ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
    Exodus 32:2
    And Aaron said to them, "Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.
    Exodus 32:3
    So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
    Isaiah 3:19 - 21
    The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils.
  29. Cross References
    Genesis 22:23
    And Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
    Genesis 24:15
    And it happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her pitcher on her shoulder.
  30. Cross References
    Genesis 24:48
    And I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the way of truth to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.
    Genesis 24:52
    And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he worshiped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.
    Exodus 4:31
    So the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel and that He had looked on their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.
  31. Cross References
    Genesis 24:12
    Then he said, "O LORD God of my master Abraham,...
    Genesis 24:42
    And this day I came to the well and said, 'O LO...
    Genesis 24:48
    And I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD, and...
    Exodus 18:10
    And Jethro said, "Blessed be the LORD, who has ...
    Ruth 4:14
    Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the L...
    1 Samuel 25:32
    Then David said to Abigail: "Blessed is the LOR...
    1 Samuel 25:39
    So when David heard that Nabal was dead, he sai...
    2 Samuel 18:28
    So Ahimaaz called out and said to the king, "Al...
    Luke 1:68
    Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has v...
  32. Cross References
    Genesis 32:10
    I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I have become two companies.
    Psalms 98:3
    He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
  33. Cross References
    Genesis 24:21
    And the man, wondering at her, remained silent so as to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
    Genesis 24:48
    And I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the way of truth to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.
  34. Cross References
    Genesis 29:5
    Then he said to them, "Do you know Laban the son of Nahor?" And they said, "We know him.
    Genesis 29:13
    Then it came to pass, when Laban heard the report about Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house. So he told Laban all these things.
  35. Cross References
    Genesis 26:29
    'that you will do us no harm, since we have not touched you, and since we have done nothing to you but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the LORD."'
    Judges 17:2
    And he said to his mother, "The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, and on which you put a curse, even saying it in my ears - here is the silver with me; I took it." And his mother said, " May you be blessed by the LORD, my son!
    Ruth 3:10
    Then he said, "Blessed are you of the LORD, my daughter! For you have shown more kindness at the end than at the beginning, in that you did not go after young men, whether poor or rich.
    Psalms 115:15
    May you be blessed by the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.
  36. Cross References
    Genesis 43:24
    So the man brought the men into Joseph's house and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys feed.
    Judges 19:21
    So he brought him into his house, and gave fodder to the donkeys. And they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
  37. Cross References
    Genesis 19:2
    And he said, "Here now, my lords, please turn in to your servant's house and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way." And they said, "No, but we will spend the night in the open square.
    John 13:5
    After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.
    John 13:13 - 15
    You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am.
  38. Cross References
    Job 23:12
    I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food.
    John 4:34
    Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.
    Ephesians 6:5 - 7
    Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ.
  39. Cross References
    Genesis 13:2
    Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
    Genesis 24:1
    Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
  40. Cross References
    Genesis 21:1 - 7
    And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken.
  41. Cross References
    Genesis 21:10
    Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac.
    Genesis 25:5
    And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.
  42. Cross References
    Genesis 24:2 - 4
    So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please, put your hand under my thigh.
  43. Cross References
    Genesis 24:4
    "but you shall go to my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac."
  44. Cross References
    Genesis 24:5
    And the servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?
  45. Cross References
    Genesis 24:7
    The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I give this land,' He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
  46. Cross References
    Genesis 5:22
    After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters.
    Genesis 5:24
    And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
    Genesis 17:1
    When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.
    1 Kings 8:23
    And he said: "LORD God of Israel, there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
  47. Cross References
    Genesis 24:8
    "And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be released from this oath; only do not take my son back there."
  48. Cross References
    Genesis 24:12
    Then he said, "O LORD God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
  49. Cross References
    Genesis 24:13
    Behold, here I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
  50. Cross References
    Genesis 24:15
    And it happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her pitcher on her shoulder.
  51. Cross References
    1 Samuel 1:13
    Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
  52. Cross References
    Genesis 24:26
    Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the LORD.
    Genesis 24:52
    And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he worshiped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.
  53. Cross References
    Genesis 22:23
    And Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
    Genesis 24:27
    And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
    Psalms 32:8
    I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
    Psalms 48:14
    For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide Even to death.
    Isaiah 48:17
    Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go.
  54. Cross References
    Genesis 47:29
    When the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "Now if I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt.
    Joshua 2:14
    So the men answered her, "Our lives for yours, if none of you tell this business of ours. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.
  55. Cross References
    Psalms 118:23
    This was the LORD's doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.
    Matthew 21:42
    Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD's doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes' ?
    Mark 12:11
    This was the LORD 's doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes' ?
  56. Cross References
    Genesis 31:24
    But God had come to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said to him, "Be careful that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.
    Genesis 31:29
    "It is in my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, 'Be careful that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.'
  57. Cross References
    Genesis 20:15
    And Abimelech said, "See, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.
  58. Cross References
    Genesis 24:26
    Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the LORD.
    Genesis 24:48
    And I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the way of truth to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.
  59. Cross References
    Genesis 24:10
    Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, for all his master's goods were in his hand. And he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
    Genesis 24:22
    So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold.
    Exodus 3:22
    "But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, namely, of her who dwells near her house, articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians."
    Exodus 11:2
    "Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold."
    Exodus 12:35
    Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing.
  60. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 21:3
    Their father gave them great gifts of silver and gold and precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.
    Ezra 1:6
    And all those who were around them encouraged them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.
  61. Cross References
    Genesis 24:56
    And he said to them, "Do not hinder me, since the LORD has prospered my way; send me away so that I may go to my master.
    Genesis 24:59
    So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men.
    Genesis 30:25
    And it came to pass, when Rachel had borne Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, "Send me away, that I may go to my own place and to my country.
  62. Cross References
    Genesis 35:8
    Now Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the terebinth tree. So the name of it was called Allon Bachuth.
  63. Cross References
    Genesis 17:16
    "And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her."
  64. Cross References
    Genesis 22:17
    Blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.
    Genesis 28:14
    Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
  65. Cross References
    Genesis 16:14
    Therefore the well was called Beer La-hai' Roi; observe, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
    Genesis 25:11
    And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at Beer La-hai' Roi.
  66. Cross References
    Joshua 1:8
    This Book of the Law shall not depart from your...
    Psalms 1:2
    But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And ...
    Psalms 77:12
    I will also meditate on all Your work, And talk...
    Psalms 119:15
    I will meditate on Your precepts, And contempla...
    Psalms 119:27
    Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So...
    Psalms 119:48
    My hands also I will lift up to Your commandmen...
    Psalms 143:5
    I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Y...
    Psalms 145:5
    I will meditate on the glorious splendor of You...
  67. Cross References
    Joshua 15:18
    Now it was so, when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you wish?
  68. Cross References
    Genesis 25:20
    Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah as wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian.
    Genesis 29:20
    So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had for her.
    Proverbs 18:22
    He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the LORD.
  69. Cross References
    Genesis 23:1
    Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.
    Genesis 23:2
    So Sarah died in Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
    Genesis 38:12
    Now in the process of time the daughter of Shua, Judah's wife, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
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