And
      Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed
      Abraham in all things.
              2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his
      house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under
      my thigh:
              
3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God
      of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto
      my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
              
4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my
      kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
              
5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the
      woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring
      thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
              
6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou
      bring not my son thither again.
              
7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my
      fathers house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto
      me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land;
      he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my
      son from thence.
              
8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow
      thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son
      thither again.
              
9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of
      Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
              10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of
      his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in
      his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
              
11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the
      city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time
      that women go out to draw water.
              
12 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I
      pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master
      Abraham.
              
13 Behold, I stand here by the well of
      water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
              
14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom
      I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she
      shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same
      be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and
      thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
              
15 And it came to pass, before he had done
      speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of
      Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abrahams brother, with her pitcher upon her
      shoulder.
              
16 And the damsel was very fair to look
      upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the
      well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
              
17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let
      me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
              
18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted,
      and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
              
19 And when she had done giving him drink, she
      said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done
      drinking.
              
20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the
      trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all
      his camels.
              
21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to
      wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
              
22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done
      drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and
      two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
              
23 And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell
      me, I pray thee: is there room in thy fathers house for us to
      lodge in?
              
24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter
      of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
              
25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw
      and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
              
26 And the man bowed down his
      head, and worshipped the LORD.
              
27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of
      my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and
      his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my
      masters brethren.
              
28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her
      mothers house these things.
              29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was
      Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
              
30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and
      bracelets upon his sisters hands, and when he heard the words of
      Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto
      the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
              
31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD;
      wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room
      for the camels.
              
32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded
      his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash
      his feet, and the mens feet that were with him.
              
33 And there was set meat before him to eat:
      but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said,
      Speak on.
              
34 And he said, I am Abrahams servant.
              
35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and
      he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver,
      and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
              
36 And Sarah my masters wife bare a son to my
      master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
              
37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt
      not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose
      land I dwell:
              
38 But thou shalt go unto my fathers house, and
      to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
              
39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the
      woman will not follow me.
              
40 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I
      walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt
      take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my fathers house:
              
41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my
      oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one,
      thou shalt be clear from my oath.
              
42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O
      LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
              
43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it
      shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water,
      and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to
      drink;
              
44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will
      also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the
      LORD hath appointed out for my masters son.
              
45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart,
      behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went
      down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me
      drink, I pray thee.
              
46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher
      from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels
      drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
              
47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art
      thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahors son, whom Milcah
      bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon
      her hands.
              
48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the
      LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in
      the right way to take my masters brothers daughter unto his son.
              
49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my
      master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand,
      or to the left.
              
50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The
      thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
              
51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her,
      and go, and let her be thy masters sons wife, as the LORD hath
      spoken.
              
52 And it came to pass, that, when Abrahams
      servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself
      to the earth.
              
53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver,
      and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave
      also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
              54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were
      with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he
      said, Send me away unto my master.
              
55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the
      damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she
      shall go.
              
56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the
      LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
              
57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and
      enquire at her mouth.
              
58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt
      thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
              
59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her
      nurse, and Abrahams servant, and his men.
              
60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her,
      Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of
      millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
              
61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they
      rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah,
      and went his way.
              62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi;
      for he dwelt in the south country.
              
63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at
      the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were
      coming.
              
64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw
      Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
              
65 For she had said unto the servant, What
      man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had
      said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered
      herself.
              
66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he
      had done.
              
67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarahs
      tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and
      Isaac was comforted after his mothers death.