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Yahweh, the God of heaven who took me from the house of my father and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘to your offspring I will give this land,' he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

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

And the servant took ten camels from his master's camels, and he went with all kinds of his master's good things in his hand. And he arose and went to Aram-Naharaim, to the city of Nahor.

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

And the man was gazing at her silently to know if Yahweh had made his journey successful or not.

And he said, "Blessed be Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld his loyal love and his faithfulness from my master. I was on the way and Yahweh led me to the house of my master's brother."

Now Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. And Laban ran out to the man toward the spring.

And when he saw the ring and the bracelets on the arms of his sister and heard the words of Rebekah his sister, who said, "Thus the man spoke to me," he went to the man. And behold, he was standing with the camels at the spring.

And the man came to the house and unloaded the camels. And he gave straw and fodder to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

And he said to me, ‘Yahweh, before whom I have walked, shall send his angel with you and will make your journey successful. And you shall take a wife for my son from my family, and from the house of my father.

And I knelt down and worshiped Yahweh, and I praised Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right way, to take the daughter of the brother of my master for his son.

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

And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "You are our sister; may you become countless thousands; and may your offspring take possession of the gate of his enemies."

And Isaac went out to meditate in the field early in the evening, and he lifted up his eyes and saw—behold, camels were coming.

And Isaac brought her to the tent of Sarah his mother. And he took Rebekah, and she became his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after the death of his mother.

But to the sons of Abraham's concubines Abraham gave gifts. And while he was still living he sent them away eastward, away from his son Isaac, to the land of the east.

And Abraham passed away and died in a good old age, old and full of years. And he was gathered to his people.

And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, son of Zohar the Hittite, that was east of Mamre,

the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried and Sarah his wife.

And it happened that after the death of Abraham God blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac settled at Beer-Lahai-Roi.