Isaac and Rebekah

One day Abraham said to his servant, “I want you to go to my family and find a wife for my son Isaac among them. Do not worry about finding the right woman. The Lord will help you to find her.” The servant took ten camels and loaded many gifts on them. He travelled for many days until he reached the town where Abraham’s brother Nahor lived. He arrived in the early evening and stopped at the well outside the town. It was time for the women to fetch water.

The servant prayed, “Lord, help me to find the right woman. I am going to ask a young woman for a drink of water. I’ll know she is the right one if she gives me water and also gives the camels water. Please answer my prayer.” Just then Rebekah arrived with a jar to fetch water. She was very beautiful. When her jar was full of water, Abraham’s servant said, “Please give me a drink of water.”

“Certainly,” she said. She gave him water, and then she gave the camels water, too. The servant gave Rebekah a gold ring and two gold bracelets and asked her, “Whose daughter are you? Can we stay in your father’s house tonight?” Rebekah said, “I am Bethuel’s daughter and Nahor’s granddaughter. And we have plenty of room for you and your camels.” The servant whispered, “Thank you, Lord, for bringing me to the right family and the right young woman.” And so the servant stayed with Rebekah and her family. They fed his camels and then gave him food.

He said, “Before I eat, I want to tell you why I am here. My master Abraham asked me to find a wife for his son Isaac among his family.” Then he told them about Abraham and his life in Canaan. He also told them how the Lord had helped him to find Rebekah. He asked them to send Rebekah with him to be Isaac’s wife.

Rebekah’s father and brother knew that the Lord had chosen Rebekah, and they were happy for her to go with the servant. Rebekah was also happy to go with him. And so the servant took Rebekah and her servants back to Abraham.

When they were near Abraham’s home, they saw a man walking in his fields. When the servant told Rebekah that it was Isaac, she covered her face with her veil. Then she got down from her camel and greeted Isaac. Isaac and Rebekah got married. She became his wife and he loved her. Isaac and Rebekah had two sons, Esau and Jacob. They were twins, and Esau was the oldest of the two.

Genesis 24