Genesis 24:12-21

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¹²And he said, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today, and show lovingkindness (faithfulness) to my master Abraham. ¹³Behold, I stand here at the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water; ¹⁴now let it be that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please, let down your jar so that I may [have a] drink,’ and she replies, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels water to drink’—may she be the one whom You have selected [as a wife] for Your servant Isaac; and by this I will know that You have shown lovingkindness (faithfulness) to my master.”

Rebekah Is Chosen

¹⁵Before Eliezer had finished speaking (praying), Rebekah came out with her [water] jar on her shoulder. Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel the ^[a]son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. ¹⁶The girl was very beautiful, a virgin and unmarried; and she went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up. ¹⁷Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar.” ¹⁸And she said, “Drink, my lord”; and she quickly lowered her jar to her hand, and gave him a drink. ¹⁹When she had given Eliezer a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels until they have finished drinking.” ²⁰So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, and ran again to the well and drew water for all his camels. ²¹Meanwhile, the man stood gazing at Rebekah in [reverent] silence, [waiting] to know if the Lord had made his trip successful or not.

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Genesis 24:15 See 22:20-24.

Genesis 24:61-67

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⁶¹Then Rebekah and her attendants ^[a]stood, and they mounted camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and went on his way.

Isaac Marries Rebekah

⁶²Now Isaac had returned from going to Beer-lahai-roi (Well of the Living One Who Sees Me), for he was living in the ^[b]Negev.^(A) ⁶³Isaac went out to bow down [in prayer] in the field in the [early] evening; he raised his eyes and looked, and camels were coming. ⁶⁴Rebekah also raised her eyes and looked, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from her camel. ⁶⁵She said to the servant, “Who is that man there walking across the field to meet us?” And the servant said, “He is my master [Isaac].” So she took a veil and covered herself [as was customary]. ⁶⁶The servant told Isaac everything that he had done. ⁶⁷Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and he took Rebekah [in marriage], and she became his wife, and he loved her; therefore Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

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Genesis 24:61 The Hebrew verb “to stand” or “arise” is often used as an instruction to prepare to fulfill a command, somewhat similar to the military command “attention.”
Genesis 24:62 The South country, south and west of the Dead Sea.