A wife for Isaac

Abraham was very old. He sent for his servant.
“Promise me,” said Abraham, “that you will go back to the land where I used to live”.
Go to my father’s people to find a wife there for my son Isaac.”

The servant got ten camels ready.
Then he traveled a long way to the place where Abraham used to live.

Late one after-noon he came to the place. There was a well there.
The servant made his camels lie down.
He prayed to God, “Lord God of Abraham, show me the girl you want for Isaac.
If I say to a girl, “Please put your jar into the well and give me a drink of water.”

If she says, “Drink, and I will also bring water for your camels, then I will know she is the girl for Isaac.”

Soon, a lovely girl came to the well. She had a water jar on her shoulder.
The servant ran to meet her.
He said, “Please give me a drink of water from your jar.”

The girl gave him a drink.
Then she said, “I will also give water to your camels.”
Then the servant put a gold ring in her nose and two large gold bracelets on her arms.
He knew she was the right girl

“Who is your father?” he asked
“Is there room for me and my men in your father’s house to-night?”

“My father is Bethuel, son of Nahor.”
There is a place for you and your men to stay in my father’s house.”

Then the servant said, “Praise the Lord, for He has brought me to Abraham’s relatives.
Nahor is the brother of my master, Abraham.”
So the servant and his men went into the house.

Before he ate, the servant spoke to Laban.
Laban was the brother of the lovely girl, Rebecca.
“The Lord led me here. He said I would find a wife for my master’s son,
Isaac. He led me to find Rebecca.
Please tell me. May Rebecca come back with me to marry Isaac, Abraham’s son?”

“Yes,” said Laban, Rebecca can go with you.”
The servant brought out some lovely gifts for Rebecca, her brother and mother.
Rebecca got ready.
Then she and her servants got on their camels to go with Abraham’s servant.

They traveled a long way.
One evening they came to the land of Canaan.

There they met Isaac walking in the field.
Rebecca went to meet him.
Soon she became his wife.