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So Abraham named that place The Lord Provides. Even today people say, "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided."

"I am only a stranger and a foreigner here. Sell me some of your land so that I can bury my dead wife."

So Ephron's field in Machpelah, east of Mamre, was sold. Abraham became the owner of the field, the cave in it, and all the trees that were in the field. The sale was made at the city gate, with the Hittites as witnesses.

So Abraham bought the field and the cave in it from the Hittites to use as a burying place.

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

I will say to one of them, ‘Please put your jar down so I can drink.' Then let her say, ‘Drink, and I will also give water to your camels.' If that happens, I will know she is the right one for your servant Isaac and that you have shown kindness to my master."

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.

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.

So Abraham's servant went into the house. After Laban unloaded the camels and gave them straw and food, he gave water to Abraham's servant so he and the men with him could wash their feet.

Then Laban gave the servant food, but the servant said, "I will not eat until I have told you why I came." So Laban said, "Then tell us."

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.

Now, tell me, will you be kind and truthful to my master? And if not, tell me so. Then I will know what I should do."

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.

and asked the servant, "Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?" The servant answered, "That is my master." So Rebekah covered her face with her veil.

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.

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

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.

When the second baby was born, he was holding on to Esau's heel, so that baby was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.

So Esau said to Jacob, "Let me eat some of that red soup, because I am weak with hunger." (That is why people call him Edom.)