Study Desk

The servant asked, "Who is your father? And is there a place in your father's house for me and my men to sleep?"

Then she said, "Yes, we have straw and other food for your camels and a place for you to sleep."

Laban said, "Sir, you are welcome to come in! You don't have to stand outside here. I have prepared a room for you to sleep in and a place for your camels."

So you must promise to go to my father's country. Go to my family and choose a wife for my son.'

But my master said to me, ‘I serve the Lord , and he will send his angel with you and help you. You will find a wife for my son among my people there.

But if you go to my father's country, and they refuse to give you a wife for my son, you will be free from this promise.'

I will stand by this well and wait for a young woman to come to get water. Then I will say, "Please give me water from your jar to drink."

The right woman will answer in a special way. She will say, "Drink this water, and I will also get water for your camels." That way I will know that she is the one the Lord has chosen for my master's son.'

She quickly lowered the jar from her shoulder and poured me some water. Then she said, ‘Drink this, and I'll get some water for your camels.' So I drank the water, and she gave water to my camels.

Then I asked her, ‘Who is your father?' She answered, ‘My father is Bethuel the son of Milcah and Nahor.' Then I gave her the ring and bracelets for her arms.

I bowed my head and worshiped the Lord . I praised the Lord , the God of my master Abraham. I thanked him for leading me straight to the granddaughter of my master's brother.

Rebekah's mother and her brother said, "Let Rebekah stay with us for a short time. Let her stay with us ten days. After that she can go."

Isaac's wife could not have children. So Isaac prayed to the Lord for her. The Lord heard Isaac's prayer, and he allowed Rebekah to become pregnant.

Abimelech called for Isaac and said, "This woman is your wife. Why did you tell us that she was your sister?" Isaac said to him, "I was afraid that you would kill me so that you could have her."

Isaac moved from there and dug another well. No one came to argue about this well. So Isaac named it Rehoboth. He said, "Now the Lord has found a place for us. We will grow and be successful in this place."

So Isaac gave a party for them. They all ate and drank.

So take your bow and arrows and go hunting. Kill an animal for me to eat.

Your father said, ‘Kill an animal for me to eat. Prepare the food for me, and I will eat it. Then, with the Lord as witness, I will bless you before I die.'

So Rebekah said to him, "I will accept the blame if there is trouble. Do what I said. Go get the goats for me."

Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau, your first son. I have done what you told me. Now sit up and eat the meat from the animals that I hunted for you. Then you can bless me."