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So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.

And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together.

Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.

So Abraham called the name of that place, "The Lord will provide"; as it is said to this day, "On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided."

So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived at Beersheba.

So the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was to the east of Mamre, the field with the cave that was in it and all the trees that were in the field, throughout its whole area, was made over

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

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

So the man came to the house and unharnessed the camels, and gave straw and fodder to the camels, and there was water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

So he said, "I am Abraham's servant.

She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels drink also.' So I drank, and she gave the camels drink also.

Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?' She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms.

So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men.

and said to the servant, "Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." So she took her veil and covered herself.

Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

The children struggled together within her, and she said, "If it is thus, why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the Lord .

The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau.

Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau's heel, so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

Jacob said, "Swear to me now." So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.

So Isaac settled in Gerar.