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The Lord , the God of heaven, brought me from the home of my father and the land of my relatives. And he promised me, ‘I will give this land to your descendants.' The Lord will send his angel before you to help you get a wife for my son there.

So the servant put his hand under his master's leg and made a promise to Abraham about this.

The servant said, " Lord , God of my master Abraham, allow me to find a wife for his son today. Please show this kindness to my master Abraham.

The servant quietly watched her. He wanted to be sure the Lord had made his trip successful.

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

Laban had heard what she had said and had seen the ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms. So he ran out to the well, and there was the man standing by the camels at the spring.

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.

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.

So they allowed Rebekah and her nurse to go with Abraham's servant and his men.

Then Rebekah and her servant girls got on the camels and followed the servant and his men. So the servant took Rebekah and left.

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

Abraham married again, and his new wife was Keturah.

But before Abraham died, he did give gifts to the sons of his other wives, then sent them to the East to be away from Isaac.

He breathed his last breath and died at an old age, after a long and satisfying life.

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah in the field of Ephron east of Mamre. (Ephron was the son of Zohar the Hittite.)

So Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah in the same field that he had bought from the Hittites.

After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. Isaac was now living at Beer Lahai Roi.

Ishmael lived one hundred thirty-seven years and then breathed his last breath and died.

His descendants lived from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt stretching toward Assyria. They often attacked the descendants of his brothers.

The first baby was born red. Since his skin was like a hairy robe, he was named Esau.