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jug.” 44 If she says, “Yes, have a drink, and I will
draw water for your camels, too,” let her be the
one you have selected to be the wife of my master’s son.’
45 “Before I had finished praying in my heart,
I saw Rebekah coming out with her water jug on
her shoulder. She went down to the spring and
drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a
drink.’ 46 She quickly lowered her jug from her
shoulder and said, ‘Yes, have a drink, and I will
water your camels, too!’ So I drank, and then
she watered the camels.
47 “Then I asked, ‘Whose daughter are you?’
She replied, ‘I am the daughter of Bethuel, and
my grandparents are Nahor and Milcah.’ So I
put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on
her wrists.
48 “Then I bowed low and worshiped the
Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master,
Abraham, because he had led me straight to my
master’s niece to be his son’s wife. 49 So tell me—
will you or won’t you show unfailing love and
faithfulness to my master? Please tell me yes or
no, and then I’ll know what to do next.”
50 Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “The
Lord has obviously brought you here, so there
is nothing we can say. 51 Here is Rebekah; take
her and go. Yes, let her be the wife of your master’s son, as the Lord has directed.”
52 When Abraham’s servant heard their answer, he bowed down to the ground and worshiped the Lord. 53 Then he brought out silver
and gold jewelry and clothing and presented
them to Rebekah. He also gave expensive presents to her brother and mother. 54 Then they ate
their meal, and the servant and the men with
him stayed there overnight.
But early the next morning, Abraham’s servant said, “Send me back to my master.”
55 “But we want Rebekah to stay with us at
least ten days,” her brother and mother said.
“Then she can go.”
56 But he said, “Don’t delay me. The Lord has
made my mission successful; now send me back
so I can return to my master.”
57 “Well,” they said, “we’ll call Rebekah and
ask her what she thinks.” 58 So they called Rebekah. “Are you willing to go with this man?”
they asked her.
And she replied, “Yes, I will go.”
59 So they said good-bye to Rebekah and sent
her away with Abraham’s servant and his men.
The woman who had been Rebekah’s childhood
nurse went along with her. 60 They gave her this
blessing as she parted:
“Our sister, may you become
the mother of many millions!
May your descendants be strong
and conquer the cities of their
enemies.”
61 Then
Rebekah and her servant girls mounted
the camels and followed the man. So Abraham’s
servant took Rebekah and went on his way.
62 Meanwhile, Isaac, whose home was in the
Negev, had returned from Beer-lahai-roi. 63 One
evening as he was walking and meditating in
the fields, he looked up and saw the camels
coming. 64 When Rebekah looked up and saw
Isaac, she quickly dismounted from her camel.
65 “Who is that man walking through the fields
to meet us?” she asked the servant.
And he replied, “It is my master.” So Rebekah
covered her face with her veil. 66 Then the servant told Isaac everything he had done.
67 And Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother
Sarah’s tent, and she became his wife. He loved
her deeply, and she was a special comfort to
him after the death of his mother.
The Death of Abraham
Abraham married another wife, whose
name was Keturah. 2 She gave birth
to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak,
and Shuah. 3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba
and Dedan. Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites. 4 Midian’s
sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and
Eldaah. These were all descendants of Abraham
through Keturah.
5 Abraham gave everything he owned to his
son Isaac. 6 But before he died, he gave gifts to
the sons of his concubines and sent them off to
a land in the east, away from Isaac.
7 Abraham lived for 175 years, 8 and he died at
a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying
life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death. 9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre,
in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
10 This was the field Abraham had purchased
from the Hittites and where he had buried
his wife Sarah. 11 After Abraham’s death, God
blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beerlahai-roi in the Negev.
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Ishmael’s Descendants
12 This is the account of the family of Ishmael,
the son of Abraham through Hagar, Sarah’s
Egyptian servant. 13 Here is a list, by their
names and clans, of Ishmael’s descendants:
The oldest was Nebaioth, followed by Kedar,
Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
16 These twelve sons of Ish ma el became the
founders of twelve tribes named after them,
listed according to the places they settled and
camped. 17 Ishmael lived for 137 years. Then
he breathed his last and joined his ancestors
in death. 18 Ishmael’s descendants occupied
the region from Havilah to Shur, which is
east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There