Genesis 24:10-14

International Standard Version

The Servant Encounters Rebekah

¹⁰ Then Abraham’s servant took ten camels from his master’s herd of^[a] camels and left on his journey with all kinds of gifts from his master’s inventory. Eventually, he traveled as far as Aram-naharaim, Nahor’s home town. ¹¹ As evening approached, he had the camels kneel outside the town at the water well, right about the time when women customarily went out to draw water.

¹² That’s when he prayed, “Lord God of my master Abraham, help me to succeed today. Please show your gracious love to my master Abraham. ¹³ I’ve stationed myself here by the spring as the women of the town come to draw water. ¹⁴ May it be that the young woman to whom I ask, ‘Please, lower your jug so that I may drink,’ responds, ‘Have a drink, and I’ll water your camels as well.’ May she be the one whom you have chosen for your servant Isaac. This is how I’ll know that you have shown your gracious love to my master.”