Study Desk

So she quickly poured all the water from her jar into the drinking trough for the camels. Then she kept running to the well until she had given all the camels enough to drink.

He asked, "Who is your father? Is there a place in his house for me and my men to spend the night?"

Then she said, "And, yes, we have straw for your camels and a place for you to spend the night."

Laban said, "Sir, you are welcome to come in; you don't have to stand outside. I have prepared the house for you and also a place for your camels."

My master had me make a promise to him and said, ‘Don't get a wife for my son from the Canaanite girls who live around here.

Instead, you must go to my father's people and to my family. There you must get a wife for my son.'

But he said, ‘I serve the Lord , who will send his angel with you and will help you. You will get a wife for my son from my family and my father's people.

Then you will be free from the promise. But if they will not give you a wife for my son, you will be free from this promise.'

I am standing by this spring. I will wait for a young woman to come out to get water, and I will say, "Please give me water from your jar to drink."

Then let her say, "Drink this water, and I will also get water for your camels." By this I will know the Lord has chosen her for my master's son.'

She quickly lowered the jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink this. I will also get water for your camels.' So I drank, and she gave water to my camels too.

and I bowed my head and thanked the Lord . I praised the Lord , the God of my master Abraham, because he led me on the right road to get the granddaughter of my master's brother for his son.

Isaac's wife could not have children, so Isaac prayed to the Lord for her. The Lord heard Isaac's prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant.

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

He moved from there and dug another well. No one argued about this one, so he named it Room Enough. Isaac said, "Now the Lord has made room for us, and we will be successful in this land."

So Isaac prepared food for them, and they all ate and drank.

So take your bow and arrows and go hunting in the field for an animal for me to eat.

‘Kill an animal and prepare some tasty food for me to eat. Then I will bless you in the presence of the Lord before I die.'

So Rebekah said to him, "If your father puts a curse on you, I will accept the blame. Just do what I said. Go get the goats for me."

Jacob said to him, "I am Esau, your first son. I have done what you told me. Now sit up and eat some meat of the animal I hunted for you. Then bless me."